Sanitary Bin Activators

Product Overview

Metalfab's Sanitary Bin Activators feature the same rugged, durable, long lasting construction and unique operating features found in our standard steel bin activator line. However, a number of added features make our sanitary bin activators suitable for food and pharmaceutical applications - including continuous heliarc welded internal welds ground smooth, all contact surfaces polished to a #4 finish, secondary baffle support without threads, primary baffle raised 2" off the cross members, round cross members with enclosed corners, white neoprene main sleeve and "bead blasted" exterior steel surfaces.

Additional feature for USDA Dairy Approval include contact welds ground smooth to the minimum required radius and a bolted and gasketed access port on the lower cone section of the bin activator.

Features/Benefits
Wide Range of Sizes: 2' to 16' diameter
Unique Dual Baffle Design: features a primary and suspended secondary baffle that delivers continuous flow of dry materials without plugging, jamming or bridging
Endless Beaded Flexible Sleeve: is 7/16" thick with 3-ply reinforcement
that will not puncture, slip or leak
Solid Steel Suspension Arms: are bolted 90º and can support up to 5000,000 lbs. each to ensure the bin activator will always remain attached to the bin and cannot move off-center
Unitized Vibrator and Motor: combines the vibrator and motor in a single, sealed enclosure with no belts to slip or break – uconditionally guaranteed for 30 months
Performance Guarantee: every Metalfab bin activator is guaranteed to perform in accordance with specifications or the purchase price will be refunded
Continuous heliarc welded internal welds
304 or 316 stainless steel with #4 finish and easy-to-clean food grade gasketing
3A Dairy Approval
Operating Characteristics
Delivers long-lasting performance with low maintenance, maximum process "uptime" and high standard quality - all at a very competitive price

Specifications

Dimensions

Model # DIA O.D. I.D. A B C D No. of Hangers T.E.N.V.
HP
BA-2 2' 26 1/2 23 1/2 16 1/2 22 2 1/4 15 3/4 4 1/2
BA-3 3' 41 3/8 35 3/8 22 5/8 31 3/8 2 3/4 16 1/4 3 1 1/2
BA-4 4' 53 1/4 47 1/4 29 1/2 35 1/4 4 1/8 22 7/8 4 1 1/2
BA-5 5' 65 1/4 59 1/4 36 3/16 41 1/4 4 1/8 22 7/8 4 1 1/2
BA-6 6' 79 1/4 71 1/4 43 1/8 49 1/16 3 11/16 27 13/16 6 3
BA-7 7' 91 1/4 83 1/4 50 55 1/4 5 1/8 26 3/8 6 3
BA-8 8' 103 95 56 7/8 61 1/2 7 7/8 29 1/8 8 3
BA-10 10' 127 119 70 77 11/16 10 7/8 34 1/16 16 4
BA-12 12' 151 143 81 92 1/4 11 1/8 44 20 6
Dimension Drawing

Model # DIA No. of Bolt Holes Hole Requirements
BA-2 2' (8) 11/16 dia holes eq sp on a 26 3/4 dia b.c.
BA-3 3' (12) 11/16 dia holes eq sp on a 38 3/4 dia b.c.
BA-4 4' (16) 1/16 dia holes eq sp on a 51 dia b.c.
BA-5 5' (16) 11/16 dia holes eq sp on a 63 dia b.c.
BA-6 6' (24) 13/16 dia holes eq sp on a 75 1/2 dia b.c.
BA-7 7' (30) 1 1/8 dia holes eq sp on a 87 1/2 dia b.c.
BA-8 8' (36) 1 1/8 dia holes eq sp on a 99 1/2 dia b.c.
BA-10 10' (36) 1 1/8 dia holes eq sp on a 123 dia b.c.
BA-12 12' (40) 1 1/8 dia holes eq sp on a 147 dia b.c.
Construction
304 or 316 steel contact surfaces, #4 finish and white neoprene food grade continuous sleeve
Available Options
3A Dairy (USDA Approved)
Other Metalfab upstream/downstream bin activators, Convey-All™ Conveyors, bulk bag unloaders, PosiBins™ and hoppers