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New Metalfab Bag Dump Hopper Provides Quick, Easy , And Virtually Dust-Free Way Of Dumping And Filling Your Process System With Material Received In Paper Bags

Metalfab Material Handling Systems, LLC, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of dry solids processing equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, specialty fabrication and related services, has announced availability of their new Bag Dump Hopper.

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Redesigned MetalFab Bag Dump Hopper Features A Small Footprint and Resized, More Efficient Bin Vent Filter

MF_process sysMetalfab Material Handling Systems, LLC, an industry-leading manufacturer of integrated dry solids processing equipment and systems, has announced availability of their redesigned bulk bag dump hopper. The new model features a smaller plant footprint with resized, more efficient bin vent filter, and provides a quick, easy, and virtually dust free way of dumping and filling a process system with material received in paper bags. The design incorporates a baffle and bin vent (which can be attached to a central dust collector), or optional, highly efficient bin vent filter over the dump area to maintain a dust free worker environment.

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New Brochure Provides Overview of Metalfab’s Comprehensive Lineup of Dry Solids Processing Equipment, Integrated Systems and Subsystems, Specialty Fabrication, and Related Services

MF_process sysMetalfab Material Handling Systems, LLC, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of dry solids processing equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, specialty fabrication and related services, has announced availability of a new brochure that provides an overview of the company’s extensive line of products and services available to the chemical processing, power generation, food, pet food, water treatment, foundry, pulp & paper, oil & gas, and plastics industries.

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Bin Activators Offer High Performace, Long-Term Reliability and Outstanding Warranty at Competitive Prices

news11Metalfab Material Handling Systems, LLC, a leading manufacturer of integrated dry solids processing systems and equipment, offers a rugged yet affordable line of bin activators designed and engineered to deliver high performance, high product quality, long-term reliability, and low maintenance over life of ownership.

Available in a wide range of sizes from 2′- 16′ diameter, each bin activator incorporates a unique dual baffle design that delivers continuous flow of dry materials without plugging, jamming or bridging; an endless beaded flexible sleeve 7/16″ thick with 3-ply reinforcement that will not puncture, Continue reading



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New Metalfab White Paper Available On Proper Design And Use Of Powdered Activated Carbon (Pac) Systems For Control Of Mercury Emissions From Coal Fired Power Plants

Metalfab Material Handling Systems, LLC, a leading manufacturer of dry solids processing equipment and integrated systems, is now offering a new white paper on design and use of powdered activated carbon (PAC) systems for control of mercury emissions from coal fired power plants.

The new paper provides detailed information on proper system design essential for storage, flow and metering of powdered activated carbon – which can present challenging flow problems in storage silos and equipment. Continue reading



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Drumming Out the Drums

A company installs five bulk bag unloaders and five volumetric screw feeders to automate its portable-hopper loading operation.

A company that produces welding and cutting products for national and international markets was experiencing problems loading materials from drums into a large portable hopper. Handling the drums created ergonomic and safety issues for the operator, took a lot of time and labor, and caused storage and disposal problems. To solve these problems, the company worked with a dry solids processing equipment supplier to automate the portablehopper loading operation. Continue reading



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