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How To Fill Bulk Bags
How to fill bulk bags? I understand why many people ask that question. You business is growing, you are thinking about increasing the size of your bagged bulk material for shipment to your customers. No more just offering skids full of 50 or 100lb bags. You need to ship a skid with a 2000lb FIBC on it. Maybe even multiple bulk bag sizes.
Evaluating Your Inquiry
Evaluating your inquiry. Here is how Sterling Systems and Controls does it. Our goal is to customize software, electronics and mechanical equipment to meet your specific goals and specifications, to give you great value and deliver on our promises. Here is what happens evaluating your inquiry:
Handling The Dust Problem
Automatic ingredient batching systems that handle and feed/batch powder materials that are very prone to dusting during feed discharging and supply bin refill can be problematic, requiring an answer for Handling The Dust Problem.
The need for speed …. in batching
The need for speed …. in batching? How do you achieve it, and why? Vibratory Feeders feed critical ingredients into individual scale hoppers. Well there can be a few reasons why you might need your ingredient batching system to operate as fast as possible: 1. Your batching requirements are continuous. 2. Your batching requirements are very large, possibly moving many tons per hour or day.
Multiple Scales are Better
In micro/minor/bulk ingredient weighing and batching systems the use of multiple scales, while somewhat more expensive, is a far superior choice compared to the single scale rollover hopper “tub” designs. This is always a question … why use multiple scales when one rollover tub will do? Let’s clear this up once and for all. Why is it best to use multiple scales (scale hoppers or conveyor scales) rather the single scale roller tub.
What is NFPA 652
What is NFPA 652? Why do I need to know? Do I need to comply? Well those are good questions, especially if you are an industrial processor of powder materials. But first, let me address what or who is NFPA. The NFPA is an acronym that stands for National Fire Protection Association.