Flexicon Corporation
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Tip-Tite-® Bulk Transfer System features pneumatically-actuated slide gate.
Suitable in handling nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and chemical products, Tip-Tite® Bulk Transfer System moves material from boxes into mobile bin. Designed with stainless steel construction and casters, BTS can be loaded with boxes measuring 36 to 48 in. on a side and 39 to 44 in. in height. Featuring dust-tight connection which aids elimination of contamination, BTS are housed in NEMA 4 or 4X...
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Vacuum Receiver features pneumatic dump valve.
Intended for dilute phase pneumatic conveying systems, Vacuum Receiver separates solids from air stream using filter media and gravity. Unit employs single, large diameter filter cartridge and automatic reverse pulse jet cleaning.Ã- Constructed of stainless steel, receiver has clamp-together design that enables tool-free disassembly for filter cleaning and maintenance. Flap-type dump valve is...
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Bulk Bag Conditioner loosens solidified materials.
With 2 hydraulic rams and contoured end plates, BLOCK-BUSTER(TM) presses opposing sides of bulk bags to loosen material that solidified during storage/shipment. This facilitates discharge through bag spouts by bulk bag unloaders. With motorized hoist and trolley, cantilevered I-beam allows loading/unloading of bulk bags without forklift. Bag may also be raised/lowered using hoist and rotated...
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Container Dumper enables dust-free discharging.
Constructed of carbon steel with stainless material contact surfaces, TIP-TITE(TM) High-Lift Box/Container Dumper discharges into vessels 6-10 ft above plant floor. Unit allows boxes and containers to be loaded at floor level, sealed against discharge hood, elevated, and tipped, mating the hood outlet to gasketed inlet port fitted to any receiving vessel. Raised by single hydraulic cylinder,...
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Sanitary High Lift Drum Dumper provides dust-free discharge.
TIP-TITE(TM) allows drums to be loaded at floor level, sealed against discharge cone, elevated and tipped, mating the cone to a gasketted receiving ring on downstream process equipment. It accommodates drums from 30-55 gal and discharges bulk material into process vessel inlets 5-10 ft above plant floor. Pneumatically actuated slide gate valve prevents material flow until discharge cone is...
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Dumper accommodates Gaylords and truncated corner boxes.
Constructed of stainless steel or mild steel, TIP-TITE(TM) Box-Container Dumper forms gasketed, dust-tight connection between container and equipment; tips container to 45, 60, or 90Ã-
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Bulk Bag Eductor loosens and discharges bulk solid material.
Designed to loosen bulk solid material that has solidified during storage and shipment, Bulk Bag Weigh Batch Eductor System discharges material by weight and blends it into liquid stream. Skid-mounted system incorporates 2 Bulk Bag Unloading Frames, each with integral Bulk Bag Conditioner comprised of hydraulic pump and 2 rams with contoured end plates that press opposing sides of bulk bags....
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When Two Bulk Conveyors Are Better Than One
Isotopic chemical characteristics require integration of mechanical and pneumatic conveyors for batching accuracy QUAPAW, OK - To manufacture high-purity chemical and isotopic products, EaglePicher Technologies engineered a new process in which five bulk products are transferred, weighed with a high degree of accuracy, and conveyed to a mixing system. The EaglePicher engineers knew the batch...
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Bulk Bag/Drum Filler features pivoting fill head.
Constructed of carbon steel with industrial finish, or stainless steel finished to industrial, food, dairy, or pharmaceutical standards, Bulk Bag/Drum Filler features Swing DownÃ-® fill head that pivots down for connecting empty bags at floor level. Remote console or wall-mounted panel houses controls to raise and pivot fill head into locked, horizontal fill position. Machine can be switched...
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Bulk Bag Unloader has sanitary, stainless steel construction.
Equipped with Spout-LockÃ-® clamp ring and Power-CincherÃ-® flow control valve, Model BFC-F-X eliminates dust during untying, discharging, retying, collapse, and removal of bags while allowing thorough washdown. Flow-FlexerÃ-® raises and lowers opposite bottom sides of bag into steep V shape, and Tele-TubeÃ-® telescoping tube maintains downward tension on bag as it empties....
Read More »Dumping from Safety Cages Eliminated with Flexible Screw Conveyors
Bethlehem, PA – SMK Nutra Makers, a formulator and contract manufacturer of dietary supplements and nutritional products, improved production of a protein shake sports drink by switching from manual dumping of a powdered chocolate mix from an elevated safety cage, to dumping of the mix at floor level into mobile flexible screw conveyors. Previously, operators in a safety cage were raised by a...
Read More »FLEXICON GRANTED WAIVER AS SUPPLIER TO ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES
BETHLEHEM, PA—Flexicon Corporation has been granted a waiver by the State of Pennsylvania to continue operating during the COVID-19 outbreak due to its role in the supply chain for life-sustaining businesses, it was announced by David Gill, president. “We successfully demonstrated that numerous Flexicon U.S. customers operate in essential industries, and rely on our equipment and parts to...
Read More »Flexicon Launches French Language Website
BETHLEHEM, PA - Flexicon has launched a new 223-page French language website, www.flexicon.fr detailing the company's bulk handling equipment and systems utilized across industries that fill, discharge, weigh batch or convey bulk solid materials. “The new website improves online access to information on Flexicon equipment and engineered systems by our French-language customers and prospects in...
Read More »Flexicon Opens Jakarta Location
SINGAPORE—Flexicon Singapore Pte Ltd has opened a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia, to provide factory-direct sales and applications engineering services throughout Southeast Asia, it was announced by Greg Slack, Vice President Global Sales, Flexicon Corporation. The new location will be headed by Irwan Gunawan, Regional Sales Manager, who holds a degree in Mechatronic Engineering from the...
Read More »Flexible Screw Conveyor Quick-Ship Program
BETHLEHEM, PA––Flexible screw conveyors in popular sizes are now available for shipment in two-to-five days as ready-to-assemble packages with Flexicon’s Quick-Ship Program, the company announced. Conveyor tubes and screws offered through the program are supplied in any length from 10 to 40 ft. (3 to 12 m), in diameters from 2.625 to 4.5 in. (67 to 115 mm) OD. Also included as standard are...
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Tip-Tite-® Bulk Transfer System features pneumatically-actuated slide gate.
Suitable in handling nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and chemical products, Tip-Tite® Bulk Transfer System moves material from boxes into mobile bin. Designed with stainless steel construction and casters, BTS can be loaded with boxes measuring 36 to 48 in. on a side and 39 to 44 in. in height. Featuring dust-tight connection which aids elimination of contamination, BTS are housed in NEMA 4 or 4X...
Read More »Flexicon Launches 250-Page Spanish Website
BETHLEHEM, PA - Flexicon has launched an all-new 250-page Spanish language website covering the company's full line of bulk handling equipment from stand-alone units to integrated plant-wide systems. The new site, www.flexicon.es, coincides with the 2015 opening of the company office in Barcelona, Spain, and the three-year anniversary of its office opening in Santiago, Chile. The company also...
Read More »Flexicon Marks 40th Year with 91,000 SQ FT Expansion
BETHLEHEM, PA, USAÃ- – Flexicon marked its 40 year anniversary with completion of the 91,000 sq ft (8,500 m2) building envelope that doubles the size of its US headquarters, it was announced by David Gill, president. “With walls, roof and floor now complete, and mechanical systems underway, we are on track to fully occupy the space by March of this year,” says Gill. The new facility...
Read More »Flexicon to Double U.S. Headquarters
Bethlehem, PA –Ã- Flexicon Corporation has broken ground for an expansion that will double the size of its US headquarters, it was announced by President/CEO David Gill. We built the current 91,000 sq ft (8,500 m2) facility in 2001 on an over-sized site owned by Flexicon that had acres of additional prime real estate beyond what was needed for the 2001 building, with the intention of...
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Vacuum Receiver features pneumatic dump valve.
Intended for dilute phase pneumatic conveying systems, Vacuum Receiver separates solids from air stream using filter media and gravity. Unit employs single, large diameter filter cartridge and automatic reverse pulse jet cleaning.Ã- Constructed of stainless steel, receiver has clamp-together design that enables tool-free disassembly for filter cleaning and maintenance. Flap-type dump valve is...
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