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20 Powder and Bulk Engineering, 2011-2012 Corporate Capabilities
Flexicon Corporation
Corporate Description
Flexicon is a leading worldwide
manufacturer of bulk handling equipment
and systems that source material from
interior and/or exterior plant locations,
transport it between in-plant process
equipment and storage vessels, weigh it,
blend it, feed it to packaging lines, extruders,
molding machines and storage vessels,
and/or load it into railcars and trailers.
Flexicon offers administrative, engineering
and manufacturing capabilities on four
continents, and an extensive worldwide
network of applica tions engineers,
authorized representatives and field support
technicians to serve you–a unique
consolidation of bulk handling specialists
with hundreds of years of combined
experience.
An extensive research and development
program continually sets new standards for
equipment performance with entirely new
designs, product improvements and
equipment that complies with certifications
required by governmental and industry
associations for chemical, food, dairy and
pharmaceutical applications–both
nationally and internationally.
Facilities
Flexicon products are manufactured on
four continents:
Bethlehem, PA, USA: Flexicon Corp.
Kent, England: Flexicon Europe Ltd.
Wacol, QLD, Australia: Flexicon
Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Flexicon
Africa (Pty) Ltd.
The company’s 90,000 sq. ft.
manufacturing facility and world
headquarters in Bethlehem, PA, houses
administrative offices responsible for
worldwide operations.
The manufacturing area was purpose-built
for efficient flow of work-in-process, and
includes a 5000 sq. ft. high-ceiling area
dedicated to state-of-the-art pneumatic and
mechanical test laboratories (shown above)
equipped with full size bulk handling
Mechanical and pneumatic test laboratories are readily reconfigured and accessorized to replicate
customer installations.
equipment and systems that are readily
reconfigured and accessorized to simulate
customer installations.
Using customer-supplied bulk materials,
engineers and laboratory technicians can
verify system performance prior to final
equipment design and fabrication, and
demonstrate newly constructed equipment
for visiting customers prior to shipment. In
addition, Flexicon engineers utilize the
laboratories to study the performance of
new designs.
Markets Served
Chemical, food, dairy, pharmaceutical,
plastics and packaging industries
Major
Products
Flexible Screw
Conveyors,
Pneumatic
Conveying Systems,
Bulk Bag
Unloaders, Bulk
Bag Conditioners,
Bulk Bag Fillers,
Bulk Bag Weigh
Batching and Blending Systems, Bag
Dump Stations, Drum/Box/Container
Dumpers, Custom-Engineered and
Integrated Plant-Wide Systems.
Flexicon’s 90,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility
and world headquarters in Bethlehem, PA.
Flexicon Corporation
2400 Emrick Boulevard
Bethlehem, PA 18020-8006
Ph: 888/FLEXICON 888/353-9426
610/814-2400
Fax: 610/814-0600
Email: sales@flexicon.com
www.flexicon.com
Date founded: 1974