Bulk solids handling specialist Flexicon has unveiled a drum dump feeder that seals the drum against a discharge cone, tips the drum and feeds bulk material into downstream equipment – all dust-free and at controlled rates.
Dubbed Tip-Tite, it works by raising the drum platform via 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.
Than material flowing through the discharge cone charges the intake adapter of a cantilevered flexible screw conveyor that feeds downstream equipment volumetrically.
Pre-engineered, pre-wired and ready to plug in and run, the system accommodates drums from 115 to 210 litres and is available in carbon steel with durable industrial finishes, and material contact surfaces of stainless steel, or in all-stainless steel.
