Why switch to a bulk bag?

Many industrial companies chose to switch to bulk bag systems for weighing operations after having used sacks for a long time.

There are several reasons for this change, the main one being a significant gain in productivity by reducing the strain on operators and improving the ergonomics of their workstations.

The conventional sack weighing step involves repeatedly lifting sacks off the ground and emptying them into a hopper. This involves a consistent daily load bearing, restrictive movements and the need for the operator to bend down to lift. This task can therefore become time-consuming and generate stress, exhaustion, and even high turnover in some companies.

In order to avoid these drifts, bulk bags are the best alternative for the safety of the operator, but also for the reliable storage and transport of your powders.

The advantages of bulk bags

Bulk bags make it easy to transport and store powders. They have straps for easy handling for the operator via a forklift or an electric hoist.

Bulk Bags can have different characteristics in terms of design, material and size in order to meet the needs of different industries (ventilation, waterproofing, packaging of hazardous materials, etc.). All bulk bag designs offer several common advantages, such as:

• Strength as they are able to withstand heavy loads
• Volume adaptability, which will be modulated according to the volume of the product contained
• Ease of handling thanks to lifting straps which leads to savings in time and productivity
• Easy storage whether on a pallet or the floor
• Small footprint when empty and folded
• An inertia capacity to avoid any contamination of the product
• Possibility of recycling and repackaging them
• Possibility of being located in an ATEX zone

When weighing, using bulk bags rather than sacks improves the safety factor for operators as they can use a forklift and eliminate the need to bend over and lift. This option therefore generates less effort for increased efficiency and safety and can also provide a more accurate measurements by weight. A weighing pallet truck under a hopper can be installed and picked up by a stacker to fill the containers.