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Bulk Filling and Discharging Equipment Guide Book Presents In-use Advantages of Application-specific Sanitary Equipment Versus Force-fit General Equipment

timw — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:07 +0000

The second in a series of bulk material handling equipment guide books has been released. This newest guide book, entitled, Sanitary Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specification Guide Book, was developed to bring clarity to the common, yet inaccurate, perceptions of complexity and confusion associated with the integration of bulk material handling equipment to sanitary process operations.

The Sanitary Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications Guide Book addresses two primary areas of concern shared amongst production and process engineers, plant operations and management personnel, and corporate managers, with respect to sanitary

The Sanitary Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications Guide Book details bulk bag filler systems, bulk bag unloader systems, bulk container dumper systems, and bag dump stations. Specific content includes: materials of construction guidelines for sanitary structures and components; WIP, CIP, and SIP-ready equipment design and construction; U.S. and IEC/ISO controls and automation compliance; and application-specific risk assessment implementation.

bulk material handling equipment. These concerns are: (i) identifying alternatives to force-fit, general industrial equipment designs touted as sanitary merely because of their stainless steel materials, and (ii) gaining confidence in matters relating to regulatory compliance of sanitary bulk material handling equipment, and the conformance of sanitary bulk equipment to regulated processes and practices. The guide book responds to these, and other issues, by explaining how application-specific, compliance-ready, sanitary bulk material handling systems eliminate the inspection failures, retrofits, corrective fabrication and finishing, and re-programming and re-inspection resulting when general, industrial equipment designs are force-fit into sanitary applications. The guide book also addresses the issue of sanitary equipment relative to process and practice acceptance, and the corresponding importance of selecting a bulk material handling equipment manufacturer based on an assessment of their proficiencies in areas such as: domestic and international regulatory matters; SCADA and single-unit controls and automation integration; manufacturing resources; systems commissioning; and installed base of relevant, integrated, sanitary bulk material handling systems.

The Sanitary Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications Guide Book details bulk bag filler systems, bulk bag unloader systems, bulk container dumper systems, and bag dump stations. Specific content includes: materials of construction guidelines for sanitary structural framework and components; WIP, CIP, and SIP-ready equipment design and construction features; U.S. and IEC/ISO controls and automation compliance capabilities; and application-specific risk assessment implementation. The guide book also offers a summary overview of other bulk material handling equipment, including: bulk material mixing and blending, bulk material weighing, and bulk material storage systems.

The first guide book in this series is entitled, Automated Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications, and is also available for immediate download.

Bulk Material Filling and Discharging Equipment Guide Book Assists In Bulk Material Handling Systems Evaluation

timw — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:57:50 +0000

A guide book entitled, Automated Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications is the first in a series of guide books being offered to assist production and process engineers, plant operations and management personnel, and corporate managers in their evaluation of application-specific, bulk material filling systems and bulk material unloading systems.

Automated Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications Guide Book provides materials of construction guidelines; performance capacities, pressures, and accuracies; and electrical standards guidelines for multiple bulk material handling equipment types.

The Automated Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications Guide Book details bulk bag filler systems, bulk bag unloader systems, and bulk container dumper systems. Specific content includes: materials of construction guidelines for structural framework and components; ranges of performance for operating capacities, pressures, and accuracies; and electrical standards guidelines for each bulk material handling equipment type. The guide book also presents the integrated automation capabilities of each system type and their ability to centralize multiple process controls, including upstream and downstream process operations, into a single, menu-driven controller interface. The guide book also offers a general overview of other bulk material handling equipment, including: bulk material mixing and blending, bulk material weighing, and bulk material storage systems.

The second guide book in this series is entitled, Sanitary Bulk Filling and Discharging Systems Data and Specifications, and is scheduled for release in June, 2011.

Bulk Bag Filler Provides USDA, 3-A, and BISSC Certified Construction

timw — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:00:03 +0000

Bulk bag fillers provide sanitary, safe operation; simplify integration to food, pharma, and medical applications

In previous posts we’ve discussed the issues associated with accurately identifying and harmonizing the various codes and standard necessary for bulk material handling equipment; particularly in food, pharmaceutical, and medical applications. This post will give an example, in a bulk bag filler application, of the successful harmonization and integration of multiple codes and standards into the physical construction and the controls automation of a bulk bag filler system used in food processing and packaging.

This bulk bag filler, built to achieve USDA, 3-A, FDA and BISSC compliance includes features such as 32 Ra surface finishes to simplify cleaning; tool-less, demountable assemblies to speed inspection; 3-A compliant components to aid in sanitary standards conformance; HEPA air filtration for sanitary bulk bag inflation; and a structural framework leak test system to facilitate clean-in-place (CIP) procedures. Food-grade non-metal components provide excellent material release and resistance to corrosive food ingredients and cleaning chemicals.

Bulk Bag Fillers Process Combustible Dry Powder Material

timw — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:12:01 +0000

Here is a unique bulk bag filler application in a process where high volumes of combustible powders are present. Three bulk bag fillers, each being fed by a 1,060 cubic foot capacity storage vessel, process up to 17,000 pounds per hour of the combustible powder. The process area is defined to include Class I, Division 1, Groups C and D; and Class II, Division 1, Groups F and G. The bulk bag fillers are being filled with materials of various characteristics, including flakes and rods. Integrated bulk bag densification ensures a full and stable finished bulk bag, regardless of material type. An integrated, NTEP-certified weigh system bulk bag filler for combustible dust-generating application ensures the bags are filled to a weight of +/- .01% of the total bag weight, up to 4,500 pounds. The bulk bag filler process system manufacturer, National Bulk Equipment, Inc., designed and built the system-wide automation and equipment controls to centralize to a single, menu-driven HMI. The entire process operation communicates directly to the facility’s SCADA center.

National Bulk Equipment implemented rigorous risk assessment procedures to ensure the bulk bag fillers would work to prevent operator hazards and improve the physical ergonomics for the operator.

NTEP-certified Weighing on Bulk Bag Filling Systems

daver — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:14:45 +0000

There seems to be an increased recognition throughout the industry of the process advantages, and financial value, of NTEP-certified weigh systems used in bulk bag filling and bulk container filling applications. NTEP may have once been perceived as only appropriate for pharma or other applications with cGMP; but, outside of that, accurate weighing was good enough. The industry is now recognizing, regardless of the application, accurate weighing is only of real value when it can be done consistently and repeatedly, and with the assurance that the weigh values are certified accurate. There are obvious advantages to precision weigh accuracy in bulk bag filling systems such as reduced material waste and eliminating re-work. NTEP-certified bulk bag filling systems provide those advantages plus reduced labor allocation, improved process optimization, and downstream (or customer-side) assurance that incoming packages are process-ready. NTEP-certified weighing is available for bulk bag filling systems as well as other bulk container filling systems, including drums, totes, gaylords, and others.