The Truth About Paddle Style Bulk Bag Dischargers
Posted by Don Mackrill on Mon, Nov 14, 2011 @ 05:22 PM
Paddles make sense, right? What do you do when ingredient won’t come out of a bag or a bin?
You hit it. That’s what paddles do to bulk bags: they manually manipulate the bag to induce ingredient flow.
Intuitively, that makes sense. However, as you will see, when we peer beneath the concept there are a number of problems with paddle style bulk bag unloaders that render their use much less than effective.
In this technical article we will explore the following design issues ineherent with paddle style bulk bag dischargers:
- Ergonomics
- Dusting
- Flow inducement
- Outlet spout clamps