Red failsafe bars anchor a blue bulk bag unloader to the floor.
These new failsafe bars keep Automated Flexible Conveyor's bulk bag unloaders upright in case of an overload or accident.
Bulk bag unloader Automated Flexible Conveyor's forklift-style unloaders move materials from flexible intermediate bulk containers, super sacks and other bulk bags for conveying to storage, to day bins, or directly into a process.
What's new? A new failsafe bar design, available as an option on forklift-style bulk bag unloaders that use built-in load cells. The dual failsafe bars go through the machine's steel frame and are set against the two load cells at floor level. If an operator raises a bulk bag that exceeds the recommended weight and snaps the load cells, or in the event of a forklift collision or other accident, the failsafe bars engage automatically and instantaneously to help keep the bag unloader safely in place and intact.
Benefits Improved operator safety, an upgrade over chain-style devices that may take longer to engage in the event of a failure.
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