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www.machineryupdate.co.uk JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 MACHINERY UPDATE 19
Tester allows bulk bags
to be checked at speed
The portable testing device determines the venting capacity of valve bags
Beumer has developed a
testing device which is
easy to transport and
enables users to determine
the venting capacity of any
type of valve bag – including
all paper and plastics layers,
and glued areas, very easily.
The determined parameters
can be used to optimise
the manufacture of bags
or check conformity with
specifications.
Bags filled with bulk
materials are stacked flat on
pallets after being closed.
These stacks are only stable
if the air has been removed
from the bags lying on top
of each other therefore, the
remaining air needs to escape
from the filled bags before
they are closed. The quicker
this happens, the higher the
filling capacity. The bag tester
provides users with important
information on the filling
behaviour of each bag.
This is relevant for the
manufacture of bags as well as
the filling technology, and also
for transport and logistics.
In use, a pressurecompensated
flow control
valve on the device constantly
increases the volume flow
rate until a steady pressure
of 50 mbar is reached.
With this pressure, the user
can read the current volume
flow rate, which indicates the
air permeability, from the
flow-rate meter. A filling spout
with an inflatable sleeve seals
the bag valve during the air
flow measurements. The
scope of supply includes an
additional inflatable sleeve for
valve widths of up to 200mm.
The tester can be operated
with the digital display unit
easily. This means the bag
tester is quick to use and new
users can operate it without
much briefing. To help with
its portability, the bag tester
device weighs just 14kg and is
housed in a stable, hard-top
case on wheels.
T 01530 441297
W www.beumer.com
The chunk dosing unit is shown
A chunk dosing
unit for functional
milk beverages
At Anuga FoodTec this March,
the KHS Group will introduce the
new KHS chunk dosing unit for
functional milk beverages as part
of its stand that will also include
compact and modular systems
for the food and dairy markets.
This new dosing unit can be
installed on all linear systems
and supplements the existing
filling system. It permits gentle
filling of pulp with chunks
measuring up to 10 x 10 x 10mm.
Also demonstrated will be the
FreshSafe PET coating system,
which combines the advantages
of both glass and plastics in one
bottle to protect the product.
T 0121 713 6900
W www.khs.com
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