Drum dumpers

The key advantage of most of these is their portability. A small operator is unlikely to want to have a number of devices performing the same function and is unlikely to be able to afford this expense either. Another advantage of all of these is that they reduce the amount of dust generated by the handling of the powders. They will also generally reduce the physical load on the plant operator, whether this is by mechanical means, as in the case of the screw conveyor and the drum dumper, or by pneumatic means for the pneumatic conveying systems. 

Figure 7.18 (a) Chute type drum dumper (b) clamped cone type drum dumper (both Flexicon Corporation). 

Flexicon Corporation (2006) Bag Dump Stations, Bulk Bag Dischargers, Bulk Bag Fillers, Drum Dumpers, Flexible Screw Conveyors, http //www.flexicon.com/us/index.asp. Accessed 21 November 2006. 

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