Flexicon (Europe) has solved
a material transfer problem
for Fillcare, a subsidiary of
French producer Fareva
which has a production plant
in Mid Glamorgan and
specialises in shampoo and
skincare products.

Recently it invested in a
pneumatic, vacuum, bulk
materials transfer system to
move raw materials from
bulk bags to manufacturing
vessel. A fatty alcohol in the
form of wax flakes caused a
flow and compacting problem.
This was resolved by
Flexicon which recently
designed and commissioned
a dedicated bulk bag
conditioner to sit upstream of
the bulk transfer system. The
conditioner’s two hydraulic
rams with specially-contoured
end plates press opposing
sides of bulk bags to loosen
material that has solidified
during storage and shipment,
enabling bulk bag unloaders
to discharge material through
bag spouts.

An optional, hydraulicallyactuated,
variable-height
turntable allows in-frame bag
rotation and conditioning of
bulk bags at varying heights.