Engelsmann Develops a New Containment System
Engelsmann has developed a new attachment system which can be used to empty big bags easily and safely under containment conditions.
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Packaging & Bagging
Innovations in packaging and bagging equipment and systems, for dry powders / bulk solids
When tasked with selecting the right equipment to handle your packaging process there are three main areas to take into consideration. First, what style of package is right for the product? Second, what characteristics does the product have? Finally, what performance criteria is required of this particular process? This Technology Zone offers an insight into the latest innovations in packaging and bagging system design.
Articles about Packaging & Bagging
LAARMANN Big Bag Sample Divider
The representative sampling of bulk materials is always a critical challenge.
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Process Equipment Manufacturer Unveils Big Bag Discharge Station
The BBU Big Bag Unloader® from process equipment manufacturer Gericke USA, Somerset, NJ, enables food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and other powder processors to safely discharge materials from bulk bags into hoppers, feeders, reactors, sending vessels, conveyors and to other stages in the process.
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Sizing-Dispensing System For Bulk Abrasives
A new Flexicon Sizing-Dispensing System for abrasive materials receives, scalps, stores and dispenses sand, rutile, zircon, and other dense, abrasive materials on-demand, free of dust.
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Material Master Bulk Bag Conditioner With Rotary Lift Platform
Our new hydraulic bulk bag conditioner with a rotary lift platform quickly and safely returns solidified materials in bulk bags to a free-flowing state.
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Hazardous Location Stainless Steel Material Master® Bulk Bag Discharging System
The unit features sanitary stainless steel construction with round or angled structural tubing for rapid cleaning.
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Süleyman Salihler (Polimak)Süleyman is General Manager of Polimak with more than 20 years of experience in design, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of bulk solids handling systems. He leads the organization to provide problem-free solutions from single equipment to complete turnkey systems for a wide range of industries. Pneumatic conveying systems, dust collectors, rotary valves, big bag dischargers, batching & dosing systems, storage silos are some of the components designed and produced by a highly qualified engineering team in the organization. Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Süleyman's background includes software development, industrial automation, and IoT technologies. This facilitates Polimak's vision of providing data-driven smart process technologies for the bulk solids handling industry in the new digital age.
Doan Pendleton (VAC-U-MAX)Doan Pendleton is Vice President of VAC-U-MAX located in Belleville, New Jersey. With over 20 years of professional experience in the design, engineering, manufacturing and marketing of dry bulk material transfer systems, Doan’s experience includes strong application knowledge of bulk ingredient handling systems for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as well as extensive experience with portable and central industrial vacuum cleaning systems. Mr. Pendleton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing/Marketing Management from Suffolk University. As Executive Manager, Mr. Pendleton manages Global Sales and Marketing.
Todd D. Messmer (Schenck Process Group)Todd Messmer is the Applications Engineering Manager for Schenck Process North America. He has 20 years of experience as a Senior Applications Engineer customizing and designing Screw Feeders, Weighbelts, Vibratory Feeders, Flow Meters, and Bulk Bag Unloaders into customers’ processes. Todd has worked with a diverse range of companies in the Food, Plastics, Chemicals and Pharmaceutical industries and has written several articles for key industry publications. He holds degrees in both Electronics and Marketing and currently manages a team of Applications Engineers for Schenck Process. Expert in Screw Feeders, Weighbelts, Vibratory Feeders, Flow Meters, and Bulk Bag Unloaders
Chris Brennan (Spiroflow Ltd)Chris has been working at Spiroflow for over 10 years and is currently in the role of technical sales manager. He handles all the technical drawings and specifications during the sale and aides our drawing office while the equipment is designed, he also assists the manufacturing department with the build. His vast knowledge of powder handling and mechanical design is why he is involved in every aspect of designing our powder handling solutions.
Flexible Production Needs Flexible Facilities
Whether a bottler, contract, or co-packer, the terms for the industries to do with packaging are varied. Just as varied as the services on offer.
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SafeDock – The New Solution: Filling or Emptying FIBCs Has Never Been Easier
ECUBLENS – Patent pending SafeDock is a new system to fill or empty containers such as big bags or sacks.
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Achieving High-Performance Packaging With STATEC BINDER
STATEC BINDER continuously manages to successfully prove its expertise as a packaging specialist on a global scale.
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Ultra-High Capacity Bulk Bag Filling System
A new sanitary bulk bag filling system from Flexicon features dual SWING-DOWN® fillers fed by high capacity weigh hoppers, achieving fill rates of up to 40 bulk bags per hour.
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