Drum Discharge Systems
Volkmann systems for discharging bulk material from drums either work by tilting and emptying the barrels into a pick-up hopper or by an automatic guided suction lance. Feeding with a lance may alternatively be performed manually. Special secondary/feeding air entrainment allows the system to take material from barrels with liners or directly from sacks. Our systems provide an extremely gentle material transport from the barrel and works successfully with sensitive and easy to damage delicate tablets.
The system monitors and regulates the suction air flow to avoid excess pressure action on sensitive bulk goods, which can occur with tipping systems. These designs allow for the discharge of material from drums with liners under full containment to work in a closed system under controlled environmental conditions.
Drum tipping and emptying station
This drum tipping and emptying station developed for a customer is a good example of a customised solution from VOLKMANN. This station is not a standard product with a few minor modifications. We designed, developed and manufactured a completely new machine for this task.
The drum tipping and emptying station can be used flexibly for different tasks. One operating mode is the emptying of drums of different sizes weighing up to 120 kg. The station is also used for manual emptying of sacks. The resulting dust is collected by the bonnet with integrated nozzle for on-site extraction. A third operating mode is the emptying of big bags. To do this, the bonnet must be changed at the station, which can be done in just a few minutes thanks to the quick-release fasteners.
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More InformationDetailed information about this station can be found in this news release.
