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Bulk Container Fillers

Leveraging Production Effectiveness for Bulk Material Processing and Packaging

NBE bulk container filling systems bring optimal production effectiveness to processing and packaging operations handling dry bulk materials. Engineered to the specific performance requirements of each application, NBE bulk container filler systems leverage their integrated construction and automation infrastructure to ensure production stays running at designed rates, throughput levels, and finished quality targets. The dominant materials of construction and build specifications of NBE bulk container filling systems easily withstand severe operating environments and demanding duty cycles. NBE controls and automation architecture pushes control functionality farther out, and deeper into container filler operations to optimize its total line throughput and deliver standard, system-wide, data reporting.

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Features and Integration:

Fillhead Support Frameworks

NBE bulk container fillers are engineered and constructed to withstand the harsh environments and rigorous duty cycles common in processing and packaging operations. The materials of construction and build specifications of NBE bulk container filling systems enable bulk material processing operations to maintain designed line speeds without concern for unplanned downtime, over- or under-filled containers, or excess labor required for rework. NBE bulk container filler systems provide exceptional performance and long-term production contribution.

Base Configurations

For applications requiring handling and filling of different container types within the same fill station, NBE bulk container filler bases are engineered to ensure safe, accurate, and effective filling of bulk totes, gaylords, drums, and bulk bags. Regardless of the container type, the process material characteristics, or the required fill rate, NBE bulk container filler bases are designed to the specific performance requirements of each application. NBE bulk bag filler bases receive, and can densify, a single container, or multiple containers at one time on slipsheets or pallets. NBE bulk bag filling systems easily integrate with NBE indexing and accumulation conveyors, improving upstream and downstream process performance.

Bulk Container Weigh Scale Systems

The reliable, repeatable, and accurate filled-container weights produced by NBE bulk container filling systems improve the availability, rate, and throughput of bulk material processing and packaging operations. Engineered for bulk container filing applications requiring highly accurate filled-container weights, NBE weigh scale systems enable bulk material packaging operations to automatically fill containers to within 1% of the target fill weight. The preliminary fill stage of the NBE fill sequence achieves a fill weight of within 5% of the target. Subsequent densification stages evenly settle and distribute the material in the container. A final dribble-fill stage tops the material to its finished weight.

Container Fillhead and Spout Interfaces

The design and configuration of each NBE bulk container fillhead and spout interface are engineered to the specific requirements of each application. Whether filling rigid totes, lined gaylords, or multiple drums on a single pallet, the combination of process challenges solved by NBE container fillhead and spout interfaces is never exactly the same. Despite difficult material flow characteristics, harsh operating environments, complex physical ergonomics of the operator, or material dust containment needs, NBE bulk container filler systems will always deliver process performance advantages.

Platform Base

For bulk container filling applications where containers are handled using slipsheets or pallets, the platform-style base design of NBE bulk container filling systems enables bulk packaging operations to easily process bulk containers without concern for time-consuming infeed or output steps. Regardless of bulk container handling methods, the platform base design of NBE bulk container filling systems contributes to a stable and safely filled bulk container; improving logistics and storage efficiencies, and reducing material waste.
Roller Conveyor Base

Engineered to simplify integration with upstream indexing conveyors and downstream accumulation conveyors; the roller conveyor base design of an NBE bulk container filling system speeds container processing and reduces operator physical interaction with the containers and the equipment. NBE roller conveyor bases are typically applied to processing operations requiring medium to high container-per-hour fill rates. The NBE roller conveyor base design offers container densification to improve stability and fill accuracy of the container.
Densification Base

The NBE densification system uses high-speed, low-intensity vibration to settle process material in the container to a dense, stable, and safe load. The NBE bulk container densification base is available in either the NBE platform base or roller conveyor base design. Unlike light-duty designs on the market, the vibratory action of the NBE densification system is isolated from the deck, between the conveyor rollers, and is directed to the full width of the container. The NBE densification base increases container fill accuracy, reduces material waste and rework, and improves container handling and storage efficiency. Where multiple containers on a single pallet or slipsheet are being processed, the NBE multiple-container densification base automatically densifies each container -- one at a time; eliminating empty container bounce and unsafe operator interaction common with wrongly applied base-style densifiers. Independent of the deck base, the NBE densifier arm and pad extend to densify a single container. When complete, the pallet deck rotates to repeat the cycle on each remaining container on the pallet. The NBE multiple container densification base is available in either the NBE platform base or roller conveyor base design.

Other Base Configurations

Rigid Container Filling Adapter

For applications requiring filling of varied rigid bulk container types; NBE container filling adapters enable safe and efficient filling of drums, totes, gaylords, and other rigid bulk containers. Engineered to the specific requirements of each application, including dust containment and filtration, NBE rigid container filling adapters are designed with the appropriate materials of construction, controls and automation, and operator interface features to ensure optimal availability, throughput, and finished product quality; regardless of container type, duty cycles, or fill rates.
Fillspout Flow Control Valve

The NBE fillspout flow control valve enables manual or automated adjustment of material feed rates; improving fill accuracy and reducing material waste and rework. NBE fillspout flow control valves are pneumatically actuated to enable variable adjustment of material feed rates; including bulk-feed to dribble-feed modes, and feed-start, and feed-stop modes.
Dust Containment Hood

The NBE dust recovery system protects the operator and surrounding equipment and facilities from airborne dust generated during filling. The NBE closed-cycle material dust recovery system collects and contains migrant material dusts and re-introduces recovered material back into the process operation. The air displacement outlet draws material from the fillspout interface for collection and filtration at volumes up to 300 CFM. The available, high-efficiency filtration stage recovers material particulate, as small as 1.00 microns, at a MERV11-rated efficiency.

Bulk Container Fillers

Leveraging Production Effectiveness for Bulk Material Processing and Packaging

Features and Integration:

Fillhead Support Frameworks

Powered Fillhead Mast Height Adjustment

Four-post Fillhead Support Framework

Base Configurations

Platform Base

Roller Conveyor Base

Densification Base

Bulk Container Weigh Scale Systems

Base-weigh Scale System

Pre-weigh Scale System

Container Fillhead and Spout Interfaces

Rigid Container Filling Adapter

Fillspout Flow Control Valve

Dust Containment Hood