J-Tec Material Handling

Combined discharging station for bags and FIBCs – Hygienic design

Especially for the food industry J-Tec’s R&D department designed a combined discharging station. It became a space-saving combination of a FIBC discharging station and a dumping station. Because hygiene is extremely important in the food industry, J-tec took the necessary measures to comply with the EHEDG guidelines as much as possible. The discharging station consists entirely out of stainless steel and can be produced with an internal finish less than 3µm. Thanks to the use of rounded corners, product residues are not able to stay behind. Therefore the risk of bacteriological contamination is almost impossible.


FIBC Discharging station:
Thanks to the J-Tec FIBC’s closing head, dustproof unloading is guaranteed. The vibration motor, mounted on the FIBC disk, allows difficult flowing products to propagate easily. This new model can be equipped with a pneumatic sealing system which allows you to re-close FIBC’s any time any day.

Dumping station:
The dumping station is 100% (water)-and dustproof thanks to a special FDA approved removable sealing and closing system. Again, there are no sharp edges and the dumping station is easy to maintain. When the flow characteristics of a product require it, the dumping station can be provided with 3 aeration nozzles, a pneumatic vibrator or a vibrating motor. These options will improve the product flow significantly. The J-Tec’s dumping station also has some additional ergonomic advantages. The user is able to move his arms and head without any restrictions and can perform the necessary operations. The dumping station is also equipped with a collapsible support element which serves as a perfect bag support pane. The J-Tec dumping station is also available in a clean in place version.

Combining solids and liquids

Inline mixing of powders and liquids

For the continuous mixing of powders and liquids J-Tec has developed an inline mixing concept. This inline mixing system is a combination of a loss in-weight feeder and a dissolving unit. Inline mixing involves dosing a continuously weighed amount of powder into a continuously controlled and weighed amount of liquid. The concentration of the powder in the mixture can be adjusted at all times. With this mixing system, several powders can be mixed into the liquid at once. The highlights of this mixing installation are the compactness, the simplicity, and ease of cleaning.

J-TEC Dosing Valve

J-TEC Material Handling designs CIP cleanable discharge station for sacks and FIBCs

As a result of evolutions in legislation (e.g. the introduction of the General Food Law) and the subsequent increase in bacteriological inspections, there is a tendency in the food industry towards cleaning systems that can be validated. By this we mean cleaning systems that are verifiable, automatic and operator-independent.

As far as food safety is concerned, the introduction of the product into the process is a crucial step. It is very important that product spillage and contamination are avoided.

For a customer from the baby food industry, J-Tec’s R&D department designed a CIP cleanable (Clean In Place) discharge station for sacks and Big Bags®. This unit has been designed in accordance with EHEDG directives (European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group). The station has been made completely out of stainless steel. The product contact parts are Ra ≤ 0,4 μm, and the outside surfaces are Ra ≤ 0,8 μm. It has no sharp edges
where unhealthy organisms and dust can accumulate.

The bag dumping unit has a 100% water- and dust-tight door thanks to a special, FDA approved seal. Optionally, a removable grid can be supplied.

The Big Bag® discharge station ensures dustfree discharging of Big Bags® thanks to J-Tec’s discharge clamp. If necessary a shutt-off system for Big Bags® and/or a pneumatic hammer can be supplied.

The unit can be fitted with the required equipment for CIP cleaning.

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