Auto Sack Opener - Mini Slit Datasheet 2012 - Palamatic

MiniSlit 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 powderprocess and its specific handling problems is a culmination ofyears of proven solutions. The name Palamatic is synonymouswith sack opening, providing dust-tight handling equipment forindustries processing powder products in sacks. The handling ofpowders, flakes and pellets in any environment is potentially oneof the dirtiest, time consuming, labour intensive and hazardousprocesses in industry.Complying with the COSHH Regulations is a driving force foremployers 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 888 922 1119sales@palamatic.comPalamatic’s wide range of sack opening equipment takes intoconsideration the customer’s needs including:• Equipment foot-print• Variations in sack throughput• Wide ranges of sacks to open• Product and sack material• Hazardous and explosion proof restrictions• Low headroom• Cleandown and maintenance• Emptying capabilityPalamatic solutions are backed by top level engineering,project and quality management including validation.PalamaticPowder HandlingPALAMATIC MiniSlitThis is one of Palamatic’s long-standing solutions for sackopening and also is one of the most cost effective options. Theprinciple of design has been proved over many years of reliableperformance throughout many industries. The MiniSlit is basedon a continuous cyclic sequence of operation with electropneumaticallypowered sack opening functions making it idealfor operations requiring 4-8 sacks per minute.The MinISlit has a small foot-print and due to its principle ofoperation is most suitable for free-flowing and lightly compactedmaterials in sacks.The MiniSlit can be supplied with the options of a horizontalinfeed roller conveyor for manual feeding of the machine orwith an powered inclined infeed conveyor.The band-knife cutting blade utilised on the MIniSlit achieves avery efficient cut and emptying operation of the product fromthe sack. As the sack is being conveyed through the blade systema clean cut is made through its length and then retracted leavingthe end of the sack uncut. The bottom and the top halves of thesack are transferred via inverter discs in a continuous operationinto the waste sack screw compactor where secondary dischargeof product can take place as the sack is collected and thencompacted out into a dust-tight polythene tube attached to thecompactor outlet.A dust extraction spigot or an integral dust extraction unit isavailable to ensure maximum dust-tight operation.The MiniSlit can be supplied to operate in various ATEX zonesand where material is of an explosive nature can be fitted witha scope of explosion relief panels or explosion suppressionequipment.The MiniSlit offers many machine finishes from mild steel powdercoated to various levels of stainless steel finishes polished to 240grit which makes it suitable for high specification applications.The MiniSlit 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 anynecessary Functional Design Specification for such integration.The range also includes:• Manual Sack Opening Systems• Bulk Bag Dischargers FIBC Semi Automatic• Bulk Bag Dischargers FIBC Fully Automatic• Combination Bulk Bag (FIBC)/Small Sack Discharger Range• Compactors• Infeed Solutions