Bag Dump Stations

Overview

A Contained, Ergonomic, and Efficient System for Emptying Bags

Bag dump stations enable you to quickly and efficiently transfer product from bags into your processing line, increasing throughput while minimizing dust exposure and material waste. They can be used in any configuration including pneumatic conveying, aero-mechanical, flexible screw conveying, or gravity feed into the process.

How it works: Simply place a bag on the grate, cut it open, and the contents are collected via gravity and pneumatic conveying. The system is equipped with an integral dust collector that automatically turns on when the dump station door is opened, pulling dust from the bag and away from the operator. Dust collected on the static-conductive filters is pulsed automatically into the bottom of the bag dump station.

An optional LoadLifter^TM bag lift system can be integrated to assist in the lifting of heavy bags from pallets, significantly speeding up the process while preventing fatigue, injury, and twist-and-carry strain. A bag compactor can also be connected to either side, safely collecting empty bags, containing fugitive dust, and cutting down on waste volume.

VAC-U-MAX bag dump stations are highly customizable to suit your product and process.

Features & Benefits

VAC-U-MAX BAG DUMP STATIONS

• Contained, ergonomic, efficient, and easy to clean
• Improved air quality through integrated dust collection
• Reduced worker exposure to dust and contaminants
• Minimized material waste through clean collection and fewer spills (this also prevents contamination)
• Increased throughput and productivity
• Easy to integrate into process lines, conveyors, mixers, etc
• Highly customizable to suit your product and process
• Can be used in any configuration including pneumatic, aero-mechanical, flexible screw conveying, or gravity feed into the process

FEATURES

• Engineered for easy cleaning
• Unitized body is fabricated with the fewest possible welds.
• No corners: All interior bends rounded with a  minimum 1/8″ radius and the few corner welds are ground to not less than 1/8″ radius.
• Fabrication: Available in 304 or 316 stainless steel with a bead blast outer finish and polished interior for max flow and easy cleaning. Also available in carbon steel with powder coat finish.
• Body is supported by separate, strong frame made from square tubing. No crevices for material to accumulate.
• Sturdy, easily removable grate provides rigid surface for bag slitting and dumping, ample open area for material to drop into body
• Optional magnetic grate retains unwanted ferrous material.
• Integral dust hood with gas spring assisted lift-up door. Can be furnished with integral dust collector; air actuated low pressure valve with tubular outlet to connect more than one station to remote dust collection system; or plain tubular outlet.
• Baffle inside hood directs air and dust downward and to the rear and is removable for cleaning without requiring tools.
• Integral dust collector features bags which hook and snap in place and are serviced from the clean side. No glued-in gaskets, even on the large access door. Dual pulse filter cleaning.
• Door interlock switch actuates dust collector fan (or low pressure valve on hood) when the door is opened.
• Vibrator mount is standard on the body. Vibrator is optional.
• 3A/USDA sanitary design options available

DISCHARGE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

• Flanged outlet or other arrangement to mate to customer’s process equipment or gravity chute
• Exclusive VAC-U-MAX pickup adapter with air control slide valve and intake filter to introduce material into a vacuum pneumatic conveying system
• Chisel bottom screw discharger, with or without flexible walls
• Rotary airlock valve
• Rotary agitated discharger

Optional Accessories

• LoadLifter^TM Bag Lift System: A pneumatically powdered system that helps operators lift and transfer heavy bags from pallets to processing equipment. The LoadLifter speeds up material transfer while reducing operator fatigue and preventing injuries from repetitive lifting and twisting under strain. Perfect when paired with a bag dump station.
• Empty Bag Compactor: Our pneumatic bag compactor reduces the volume of empty bags, protects your workforce from fugitive dust, and dramatically cuts down on disposal costs. It can be connected to one or two bag dump stations, and the bags can be fed directly into the compactor after emptying.