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Open Chute Box Tipper

Product News Tuesday, October 26, 2010: Flexicon Africa (Pty) Ltd

PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA -- An all-new Open Chute Box Tipper from Flexicon offers a safe, low cost method of discharging bulk solid materials from boxes, totes and other containers when dust containment is not a requirement.

  The tipper accommodates boxes from 915 mm to 1220 mm on a side and 990 mm to 1117 mm overall height.

  The box-container lift assembly is tipped hydraulically until material discharges from the container onto a smooth, flat chute that allows unobstructed discharge of free-flowing materials -- as well as non-free-flowing products containing large agglomerates -- into receiving vessels.
 
  Twin hydraulic cylinders pivot the platform-chute assembly, with the container secured from sliding by transverse sidewall braces, to discharge angles of 45 or 60 degrees beyond horizontal, including a motion-dampening feature at the termination of container rotation.

  The tipper is available with stainless steel material contact surfaces (shown), in carbon steel with durable industrial coatings, or in all-stainless construction to industrial and hygienic standards.

  It is also available with optional receiving hoppers configured with the company's mechanical (shown) or pneumatic conveyors to transport discharged material to any plant location.

  The company also manufactures dust-tight tippers for boxes, totes, drums and other bulk solid containers, as well as box-tote-drum fillers, bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag conditioners, bulk bag fillers, bag dump stations, weigh batching and blending systems, and engineered plant-wide bulk handling systems with automated controls.

  For information contact Flexicon Africa (Pty) Ltd., PO Box 10450, Linton Grange, Port Elizabeth 6015, South Africa, +27 (0)41 453 1871, sales@flexicon.co.za, www.flexicon.co.za.