Rising to the yeast challenge

Shifting the many tonnes of yeast extract produced every day required a dust-free system that was flexible and offered a free flowing operation. Spiroflow’s conveying equipment provides health and safety benefits by reducing the hazards associated with dust and manual handling, as well as boosting production efficiency.

The company installed a flexible screw conveyor and a bulk bag filler at the customer’s plant to transport the powdered substance, which can be used in the dairy industry and a variety of processed foods. Maintaining the quality and consistency of ingredients while in transit through a processing facility is vital to ensure that the end product is in mint condition for packaging and distribution.

Spiroflow’s project engineering manager, Chris Brennan, explained: "It was a challenging project due to the tight headroom and conveyor path needed so we designed a customised system to meet the customer’s requirements. Flexible screw conveyors are ideal for fitting around existing plant or awkward routes.”

Spiroflow’s weighing and filling stations are installed in food and process plants worldwide, providing dust free and highly accurate filling of 1 to 2 tonne bulk bags. They incorporate an inflatable spout neck seal, bag inflation prior to filling to ‘pre-form’ the bag and product compaction and de-aeration during the filling cycle to provide a stable load for storage or transport.

Conveying equipment from Spiroflow fulfils the highest levels of hygiene and dust containment, while the main advantage of the flexible screw conveyor is its simplicity, which results in short installation times and low maintenance. It suits powdered, granular and flaked materials with a bulk density up to 2.5kg/1 and can carry material to a maximum distance of 20 metres, although multiple units can extend to greater distances as required.

From early beginnings supplying flexible screw conveyors primarily to the plastics industry, Spiroflow is today one of the world's leading manufacturers of a full range of equipment for handling dry bulk solids and ingredients in powder, granule, pellet and flake form across the whole spectrum of process industries, boasting household name manufacturers and distributors among its clients.

In addition to bulk bag fillers and flexiblescrew conveyors, Spiroflow manufactures bin activators, aero mechanical conveyors, tubular cable and chain drag conveyors, vacuum conveyors, bulk bag dischargers, ingredients handling and weighing systems.

A cornerstone of the company’s success is its eagerness to design and develop bespoke equipment to meet the needs of individual customers.