JS Melbourne Controls Fluidising (Hopper Feed) Valves

The Award Winning Melbourne FLUIDISING (Hopper Feed) VALVE The Melbourne Fluidising (or Hopper Feed) Valve overcomes ratholing, arching and binding with materials like dry chemicals, flour, coal, sand, lime or cement, and plastic resins. You can:- - Greatly Improve the flow of your wet or dry product. - Have your bins and hoppers deliver constantly. - Control flow rates for consistent weight delivery. Easy to use - Simple to install - Energy efficient - Corrosion free stainless steel - Virtually maintenance free.
The MELBOURNE FLUIDISING Valve is made from stainless steel and therefore is corrosion resistant, contaminant free and hygienic. The MELBOURNE Hopper Feed Valve is ideal for any industry which uses hoppers, bins, screw conveyors, tip trucks, in fact, virtually any container used in the transport/handling of bulk product. HOW IT WORKS A special socket is bolted or welded into the side of your bulk container and the MELBOURNE Hopper Feed Valve is simply screwed in. When the valve is pulsed, the mushroom shaped piston head lifts 0.8mm to emit a 360° blast of air approximately one metre in radius. The high velocity blast of air travels along the inside of the container wall, creating a low pressure zone above the piston head, pulling the product in from the centre and distributing it around the inside of the container wall. This will fluidise the product in the container, creating a continuous flow condition.
The piston is fitted with a teflon seal to enable unlubricated air to be used for the food and cement industries. Control of the MELBOURNE Hopper Feed Valve is by a solenoid air valve and a state-of-the-art electronic controller. The controller allows automatic or remote start up or shut down and complete versatility in programming the length and frequency of the pulses. All installations are packaged to meet the individual customer’s requirements.


The high velocity blast of air travels along the inside of the container's wall, creating a low pressure zone above the piston head, pulling the product in from the centre and entraining it in the air stream on the inside of the container, creating a continuous flow condition. The piston is fitted with a teflon seal to enable unlubricated air to be used for food and cement industries. Control of The MELBOURNE HOPPER FEED VALVE is by a solenoid air valve and a state-of-the-art electronic controler. The controller allows automatic or remote start up ro shut down. It provides complete versatility in programing the length and frequency of the pulses. All installations are packaged to meet the individual customer's requirements. To fill out an online design specs enquiry form, click here.


JS MELBOURNE CONTROLS PTY LTD WINNER 1995 HEALTH AND SAFETY ORGANISATION AWARD For excellence and innovation in Workplace Health and Safety. The Award Winning MELBOURNE HOPPER FEED VALVE for hoppers, bins, screw feeds, trucks and slides. We now manufacture 34 different types to suit virtually any industry for use with wet or dry materials. Some applications for the MELBOURNE HOPPER FEED VALVES are: Hot water use eg, the Paper Industry Tungsten carbide head for abrasive materials Concrete lined hopper mounting Miniature versions with soft seats for hopper volumes up to 200 litres, eg the Pharmaceutical Industry High temperature units are available (up to 300ºC) Higher temperature units are currently under development. A PRODUCT OF J S MELBOURNE CONTROLS PTY LTD. BETTER PRODUCTS THROUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

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