Drum filling system: Automatic Drum Orienting Filler

A drum filling system that automatically aligns and fills drums that have the bung previously removed.

Drums are moved into the system by a pneumatic indexer. At the rotator a pneumatic wheel on one side and floating wheels on the other side rotate the drum. An electronic eye finds the bung opening then signals a stop. A tapered gauge is inserted into the opening to lock it’s location then retracted. The drum conveys to the fill station where it is raised off the conveyor and signals the fill cycle to begin. The automatic tare sets and the lance inserts into the drum to the designated down position.

The slow fill cycle begins until the level of liquid reaches the fill spout then it shifts into fast fill speed. At the designated fill height, the cycle shifts into dribble speed to top off the drum and minimize foaming.

This drum filling system fills a 55 gal drum in 42 seconds w/water @ 110 gpm & 30 psi .

ADO-5510 Automatic Drum Orienting Filler

• Subsurface or top fill, 3 speed for greater accuracy
• Automatic abort if lance is not aligned with bung opening
• Two product flow valves to control water hammering
• Two inch diameter product valves for faster flow rates
• Quick change 2" diameter lance
• Wetted parts are 316 stainless steel with Teflon seats & seals
• 1000 lb capacity scale base with single load cell
• Fully welded structural steel frame
• Air operated drip collector and Teflon wiper ring
• Hood for fume collection
• NEMA 4 standard enclosure, others optional
• Microprocessor controller - 250 products menu
• RS-232 port for optional data acquisition and printer connection
• Alpha - Numeric operator keyboard
• NTEP approved weight meter & load cell

A wide variety of accessories allows customization for a diverse range of drum filling options:

• Infeed & Outfeed conveyors
• Additional lance carriage
• Spare lance assembly
• Lance rack & flush station
• Kynar lance for corrosive product
• Sanitary lance assembly
• Sampling valve option
• Type X or Z purge or NEMA 7 enclosures
• Lance flush or clean-in-place assembly
• Automatic fume booth
• Automatic container grounding
• Nitrogen container purging system

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