MechChem Africa November 2017

⎪ Products and industry news ⎪

Flexicon explosion-proof bag dump station

Radar products from E+H’s e-direct online shop! Thenewfree space radarMicropilot FMR10 from Endress+Hauser offers various significant prod- uct features regarding innovation and efficiency. It is a radar measuring device with Bluetooth wireless technology whose commissioning, op- eration and maintenance are carried out via the SmartBlue App. The full PVDF body guarantees a long sensor lifetime. Wireless remote access and its most compact design make it eminently suitable for installation in areas difficult to reach or in places with limited space. The new Micropilot FMR10 is especially designed for the requirements of the water and wastewater industry as well as for utility applications in all industries. It is of particu- lar use for measurement in storage tanks, open basins, pump shafts and canal systems. Notable features include: up to 5.0measuring range; process temperature from -40 to +60 °C; process pressures from -1.0 to 3.0 bar; accuracy of up to ±5.0 mm; and IP66 ingress protection. The Micropilot FMR10’s best price-perfor- mance-ratio in radar measurement is available via Endress+Hauser’s e-direct product portal. www.e-direct.endress.com

ableproduct.Filtersarereadilyaccessedby removing the interior baffle, and replaced rapidly using quick-disconnect fittings. The compactor employs a pneumatic air cylinder that compresses bags into a removable polybag-lined bin that accom- modates 50 to 80 bags. The main waste access door and a flapper door within the bag infeed chute are safety interlocked to preventoperationofthecompactorunless both doors are closed. The hopper discharges into an enclosed Flexicon flexible screw conveyor for dust-free transfer of free- and non-free-flowing mate-

A new Flexicon bag dump station with an explosion-proof electrical system, contains dust emitted frommanual dump- ing activities, compacts empty bags and conveys the material to an elevated destination. Bags are staged on the bag tray and transferred through a plastic strip curtain into a hooded glove box and onto a grate, which supports the bag and prevents unintended operator contact with mov- ing parts. The hood is equipped with a poly- carbonate skylight that illuminates the interior of the enclosure for improved bag slitting, dumping and disposal. Abaginfeedchutethroughthesidewall of the glove box permits the operator to pass empty bags directly into an integral bag compactor, causing dust generated from compaction as well as dumping ac- tivities to be drawn onto the system’s two filter cartridges. The automatic reverse-pulse filter cleaning system employs timer-activated solenoid valves to release short blasts of compressed plant air inside the cartridges, causingdustbuild-upontheouterfiltersur- facestofallintothehopper,conservinguse-

rials to an elevated destination with no separation of blended products. www.flexicon.co.za

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