CONTAINER LINERS
Dry Bulk Container Liners are a key component of the Bag-in-Box (BiB) method for transporting and storing dry bulk materials. The use of box containers for bulk logistics provides a number of cost, quality and flexibility benefits over other forms of transport. Our liners form a clean, dry, protective shield between the product and the floor and walls of the container. This enables 20ft, 30ft and 40ft bulk containers to be used as a low cost alternative, not only to road tankers for the transport of dry bulk products, but also to intermediate bulk containers, bulk bags or big bags. After discharging, the container liner is simply removed and disposed of, leaving the container free of residue and the danger of cross-contaminating subsequent products. Significant manual handling costs can be avoided when moving from bags to bulk liners operations.
- Reduced costs
- Protects products from contamination
- Protects the container from contamination
- Seals out water and external atmosphere
- Easy to install, load and discharge
- Tailored to all filling and discharging systems
- Highest quality performance and reliability
- Increased payloads
- Reduced manual handling
WHICH LINER SYSTEM IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
To arrive at a suitable container liner design, the following aspects of the application to which the container liner will be used, need to be taken into consideration:
In order to ascertain all the answers to the above, discussions need to take place with the product supplier and receiver. Once this is done, a fit-for-purpose container liner solution can be proposed. We can then provide training on the installation of container liners and correct procedures for loading and discharging.
- Type and size of container (top loading or end loading; 20ft / 30ft / 40ft / 45ft)
- Product flow characteristics
- Product quality
- Loading method
- Discharge method and local regulations
- Environmental conditions
- Cost-effective payload
- Transportation time
In order to ascertain all the answers to the above, discussions need to take place with the product supplier and receiver. Once this is done, a fit-for-purpose container liner solution can be proposed. We can then provide training on the installation of container liners and correct procedures for loading and discharging.
STANDARD LINERS
A range of free flowing products can be accommodated by simplified container liner designs whereby the only choices to make with regard to design are size and location of loading sleeves and appropriate design of discharge.
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FLUIDISING LINERS
Some materials can be difficult to discharge because of their material characteristics. Products can clump together and block. Fluidising container liners have been shown to be ideal for ‘sticky’ cohesive materials such as, starch, flour and certain speciality chemicals.
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CONDUCTIVE LINERS |
COMMODITY & HIDE LINERS |
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Mitigates the potential for explosions with the carriage of dry food materials such as sugar, flour or starch. The need for conductive container liners arose from the requirement to carry powders that could ignite inside the container and cause a dust explosion.
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Container liners used to ship bulk commodities, animal hides, secondary containment for liquids, and other food-grade product applications. FDA-approved polyethylene and polypropylene construction.
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LOADING METHODS
TOP LOADING: Top loading containers come with roof hatches to allow filling of the container directly from a product silo whilst being in a horizontal position. Such containers are mainly of the 30ft variety used in domestic internal deliveries within Europe. However, there are ocean-going top-loading 20ft and 40ft containers available.
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THROWER: A thrower is a mechanical device that receives granular products from the silo and directly propels it into the container.
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BELT CONVEYOR: A conveyor belt loads products into the container horizontally.
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GRAVITY LOADING: The container is tilted and product is loaded into the container from the open end.
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TILTED MECHANICAL LOADING: The container is tilted and product is loaded into the open end.
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PNEUMATIC LOADING: Low pressure/high velocity systems. This method requires additional equipment such as a compressor, a dryer, clean air piping, product conveying pipe, blower room or acoustic hood, and rotary valve feeder.
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DISCHARGE METHODS
SELF DISCHARGING UNIT: In order for the receiving customer to minimise investment on ‘intake equipment’, a Self Discharging Unit (SDU) solution is ideal. Such a unit provides an on-board rotary valve and blowing system, which is easily coupled to the receiving customer’s intake silo feed-pipe. We will provide a liner design optimised for use with an SDU, especially in cases of difficult to flow products requiring a fluidised liner solution.
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ON SITE DISCHARGE: Here the receiving customer has already invested in on-site conveying equipment, we can provide the correct design of liners for such deliveries along with the necessary interface equipment.
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PRODUCTS SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTATION IN CONTAINER LINERS
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CHEMICALS
ABS Resin Aluminum Powder Aluminum Resin Catalysts (Limited) Detergents Fertilizers (Limited) Glass Beads Liquids Nylon Polymer Chip PE Resin PET Resin Pigments Polyester Granules Polyethylene Granules Polycarbonate Granules Polypropylene Granules PP Resin PTA PVC Granules PVC Resin Soda Ash Zinc Powder |
FOOD PRODUCTS
Barley Cattle Feed Cocoa Coffee Bean Corn Fish Meal Flour Ground Nuts Hides Lentils Milk Powder Mixed Grain Feed Nuts Peas Rice Salt Seeds Soybeans Starch (Limited) Sugar Tea Leaf Wheat |
MINERALS
Aluminium Fluoride Anhydrite Binder Bentonite Clay Bleaching Earth Gypsum Silica Talcum Powder Tri-poly Phosphate Vanadium Slag Zeolite Don't see your product on these lists? Contact us to check compatibility! |
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