Palamatic

VariSlit Automatic Sack OpeningPalamaticPowder Handlingwww.powderhandling.co.ukPart of the Palamatic Group

Palamatic Powder Handling experts in lifting and powder handling solutionsFor over 25 years Palamatic have lead the market worldwidein materials handling innovation. Palamatic’s focus on powderyears of proven solutions. The name Palamatic is synonymouswith sack opening, providing dust-tight handling equipment forindustries processing powder products in sacks. The handling ofof the dirtiest, time consuming, labour intensive and hazardousprocesses in industry.employers to reduce occupational ill health caused by operatorexposure to powders causing lung disease, skin irritation, asthmaand other serious consequences. Palamatic has considered theneed for operator safety by designing a range of sack openingmachines that control environmental dust emissions as well ascombining low maintenance and high throughput when required.Contact us on +44 (0)1246 452054 / US 889 922 1119sales@palamatic.comPalamatic’s wide range of sack opening equipment takes intoconsideration the customer’s needs including:Palamatic solutions are backed by top level engineering,project and quality management including validation.PalamaticPowder HandlingPALAMATIC VariSlitAnother of Palamatic’s long-standing solutions for sack openingwith a principle of design proven over many years of reliableperformance throughout many industries. The VariSlit is basedon a continuous cyclic sequence of operation with electropneumaticallypowered sack opening functions making it idealfor operations requiring 6-12 sacks per minute.The VariSlit has a larger foot-print than the MiniSlit due to itsprinciple of operation and is most suitable for opening light tomedium compacted materials in sacks.The VariSlit is usually supplied with a powered inclined infeedconveyor.The VariSlit cutting system comprises twin rotary slitter bladesmounted on individual pivot arms which achieve a front and sidecut of the sack leaving the rear of the sack uncut. The bottomand the top halves of the sack are transferred via inverter discsin a continuous operation into the waste sack screw compactorwhere secondary discharge of product can take place as the sackis collected and then compacted and extruded out into a dusttightpolythene tube attached to the compactor outlet.A dust extraction spigot or an integral dust extraction unit isavailable to ensure maximum dust-tight operation.The VariSlit can be supplied to operate in various ATEX zonesa scope of explosion relief panels or explosion suppressionequipment.The VariSlit can be supplied fully wired to a machine mountedterminal box. An optional control panel can be supplied loosefor mounting as required where customers prefer to integratecontrols into their own factory systems. Palamatic can supply anyWhere the customer prefers the discharged product not to touchthe outer bag material Palamatic have developed a Top InversionVariSlit as an option.The range also includes: