FLEXICON CORPORATION

Contact: Sales Manager

2400 Emrick Blvd.
Bethlehem, PA 18020-8006
U.S.

Phone: 1-610-814-2400
Fax: 1-610-814-0600

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Move virtually any bulk material Free-flowing and non-free-flowing materials and blends Flexicon flexible screw conveyors offer efficiency and versatility, conveying bulk materials ranging from large pellets to sub-micron powders—both free-flowing and non-free-flowing—with no separation of blended products. For moist, sticky, friable or other difficult-to-handle materials that pack, cake, smear, plug or break apart see Bev-Con™ flexible screw conveyors. Only one moving part The only part contacting material in a Flexicon flexible screw conveyor is the rugged flexible screw which is driven by an electric motor. As it rotates, the screw propels material and self-centers within the conveyor tube, providing constant clearance between itself and the tube wall. This simple design does not require cables, chains, disks, internal bearings, and numerous moving parts found in bucket elevators, rigid augers, drag chains, and/or aeromechanical conveyors—parts that can add initial cost, require maintenance, wear out, breed contamination, and/or break down. Convey in any direction Whereas many conveyors have limited angles of incline and/or straight-only conveying paths, Flexicon flexible screw conveyors can move material vertically, horizontally, or at any angle—over, under, or around obstructions, through small holes in walls or ceilings. Gentle product handling and blending Flexicon flexible screw conveyors can handle your products gently, because the flexible screw self-centers as it rotates. This can provide ample clearance between the screw and tube wall to prevent grinding, crushing, and other product damage. In addition, the gentle rolling action created by the screw prevents the separation of blends throughout the entire length of the conveyor. Flexible screw pioneers Perhaps no other manufacturer has advanced the application of the flexible screw conveyor as far and as fast as Flexicon— the first to introduce 4 1/2inch (115mm), 6 inch (150mm), and 8 inch (200mm) diameter screw/tube combinations that elevated the capacity of this category of conveyor more than 10-fold in an 8-year period. After more than 10,000 installations worldwide involving a gamut of bulk materials, Flexicon has amassed a wealth of performance data on flexible screws—many of which have been engineered, machined and formed to Flexicon specifications. To you, it means that Flexicon has most likely solved your problem in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible—or can do so as a matter of routine. Flexicon matches an unequalled number and type of standard and custom flexible screws to a correspondingly wide selection of hopper designs and charging adapters to meet all of your material and process parameters with the greatest efficiency and reliability. Handle difficult-to-convey materials In addition to the attributes of other Flexicon Flexible Screw Conveyors, Bev-Con™ conveyors can move powder and bulk solid materials that tend to pack, cake, smear, plug, fluidize, separate, or are otherwise difficult-to-handle. BEV-CON conveyors are also highly effective for handling fragile or brittle products that tend to break or crumble from the friction, crushing, grinding, pressure, or impact that can occur in other conveyors. Products ideally suited to the special capabilities of a BEV-CON conveyor range from sub-micron powders to large pellets and include: * CHEMICALS: Titanium dioxide, carbon black, calcium carbonate, powdered lime, rubber, detergent powders and sulphur * FOODS: Cake mixes, soup mixes, gravy mixes, cocoa powder, cheese, candy, milk powder, dehydrated, frozen or raw vegetables, fruits and nuts * PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS: Talc, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, clay, calcium carbonate, powder and