Tong Engineering Ltd
Ashby Road, Spilsby,
Lincolnshire PE23 5DW
Tel: 0044(0) 1790 752771
Fax: 0044(0) 1790 753611
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SAFETY FIRST WITH NEW BIG BAG JET-FILL
New safety features are built into the latest big bag filler —
the Jet-Fill — from Tong Engineering, making it also easier
for the operator to use.
Introducing a ‘down’ position for the filling mechanism enables
the operator to fit empty bags at an easy-to-reach height,
instead of having to use a step to fit the bag on to the hook.
Then on pressing the start button the bag top rises to the filling
position, with the bag platform also rising. The delivery
conveyor then feeds the crop into the bag with the minimum of
drop. As the bag fills, a sensor on the conveyor automatically
lowers the bag platform.
When the bag is full, the conveyor belt stops or reverses if there is a bag in the other side. The bag platform continues to
lower so the full bag is suspended from the hooks to settle the
contents. The platform then rises, lifting the bag. Then the bag hooks close, allowing the fork lift to remove the filled bag.
"The introduction of a lower height for attaching the bags will
be welcomed by operators, and make the job more efficient
as well as safer," says Barry Ledger, sales manager of
Tong Engineering.
"Emphasis has been put on operator safety without distracting
from the performance of the machine. It is evident from our
visits to mainland Europe where we have seen big bag fillers
in operation that there is a definite requirement for a machine
which has correct ‘safe working’ features. We have secured
recent orders for the Jet-Fill from France, Spain and Egypt."
The Jet-Fill, with a capacity of up to 20 tonnes / hour, is driven
mechanically for ease of maintenance and has optional
weighing facility, filling to exact or average weights and
providing a print-out of each bag. Price is from £15,350 plus
VAT.
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