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Drum Dump Feeder

Product News Tuesday, October 26, 2010: Flexicon Africa (Pty) Ltd

PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA -- An all-new TIP-TITE^TM Drum Dump Feeder from Flexicon seals drums against a discharge cone, tips the drum and feeds bulk material into downstream equipment, dust-free at controlled rates.

The drum platform is raised by a single hydraulic cylinder, creating a dust-tight seal between the rim of a drum and the underside of the discharge cone. A second hydraulic cylinder tips the platform-hood assembly and drum, stopping at dump angles of up to 90 degrees with a motion-dampening feature. Material flowing through the discharge cone charges the intake adapter of a cantilevered flexible screw conveyor that feeds downstream equipment volumetrically.

Available in stationary and mobile configurations, the Drum Dump Feeder is offered with cantilevered flexible screw conveyors in custom lengths oriented horizontally (shown), or at an incline, for the purpose of elevating, as well as metering, the material.

Gentle rolling action of the flexible screw conveyor in an enclosed tube reduces agglomerates discharged from drums, improving feed rate accuracy.

Pre-engineered, pre-wired and ready to plug in and run, the system accommodates drums from 114 to 208 litres, and is offered in carbon steel with durable industrial finishes,with material contact surfaces of stainless steel, or in all-stainless steel finished to food, dairy, pharmaceutical or industrial standards. The company also manufactures pneumatic conveying systems, bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag conditioners, bulk bag fillers, bag dump stations, drum/box/container tippers, drum fillers, weigh batching and blending systems, and engineered plant-wide bulk handling systems with automated controls.

For information contact Flexicon Africa (Pty) Ltd., PO Box 10450, Linton Grange, Port Elizabeth 6015, South Africa, +27 (0)41 453 1871, sales@flexicon.co.za,www.flexicon.co.za.