In South African businesses, bulk bags are essential for effective material handling. These highly customisable bulk packaging solutions can be made to meet your exact needs. In contrast to conventional packaging, bulk bags provide a high level of personalisation, including a range of alternatives for top and bottom closures, such as remote discharge spouts, that improve efficiency and safety.
The dimensions can be changed to fit the volume of your products precisely, optimising storage capacity and reducing unused space. A variety of lifting loop shapes and strengths are available, guaranteeing the safe and effective movement of filled bulk bags. Adding inner liners adds an extra degree of security for products that need extra protection against contamination or for components that are sensitive to moisture.
To enable simple filling while preserving product integrity, you can choose from a variety of top closures, including dust flaps, fill ports, or drawstring closures. Similarly, it’s important to choose the right bottom closure. Flat closures for simple stacking or discharge spouts for effective material removal are two possible options.
Custom Bulk Bags is a leading manufacturer and supplier of bulk bags in South Africa. We produce up to 3.5 million bulk bags per year and our products can safely hold between 500kg and two tonnes of material per bag. We offer several UN-certified designs and attachments, making our products fully customisable.
What are remote discharge spouts?
One of the options for closures is called remote discharge spouts. These creative spouts provide major benefits and have revolutionised the way materials are released from bulk bags.
Conventional bulk bags frequently require the bottom spout to be manually untied, which can be a dangerous and ineffective procedure, particularly for heavy bags. Remote discharge spouts remove this problem.
These spouts are usually built into the bulk bag’s bottom and include a side-mounted release mechanism. With this system, workers can pull a rope or press a lever from a safe distance to discharge the content from the bag.
Advantages of remote discharge spouts
- Enhanced safety – By eliminating the need for workers to reach below heavy bulk bags to untie the bottom closure, remote discharge spouts improve safety. By doing this, the possibility of mishaps or injuries during material discharge is greatly decreased.
- Improved efficiency – The ability to operate from a distance makes it possible to empty bulk bags more quickly and effectively. While the material flows, operators can start the discharge procedure from a safe distance and attend to other responsibilities.
- Complete discharge – By ensuring a more thorough emptying of the bulk bag, remote discharge spouts reduce product waste and leftover material accumulation.
- Decreased dust and spillage – Remote operation allows for a more regulated discharge and reduces the possibility of product spillage and dust production during the emptying process.
- Worker ergonomics – These spouts improve ergonomics and reduce strain on workers by removing the need for labour-intensive bag handling.
Choosing the right discharge spout
Even though remote discharge spouts have several advantages, it’s important to choose the correct spout for your particular application. Custom Bulk Bags offers a range of spouts, including slide gate spouts which provide accurate flow management for discharges that are metered.
We offer iris valve spouts which allow total shut-off capability for operation without dust. Next, we can fit your bulk bags with pinch valve spouts, which are perfect for a variety of materials and are simple to use.
If the proper bulk bag features, such as discharge spouts, are not specified, you could lose out on efficiency, productivity and safety. At Custom Bulk Bags, our team of professionals is available to offer advice and information throughout the design and specification process.
We will assist you in choosing the best remote discharge spout and bulk bag configuration to maximise productivity, security, and economy for your business. We are available for consultations, so for more information about our products, please contact us today.
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Custom Bulk Bags is a leading South African manufacturer of woven polypropylene bags for various industries, such as mining, chemicals and food. We are able to produce over 3.5-million bulk bags per year, keeping our customers in stock at all times. Our bags adhere to the highest levels of quality as a result of our stringent in-house testing and quality control programmes.
Custom Bulk Bags holds ISO 9001 certification and we currently have a number of UN-certified designs. We are a Level 2 B-BBEE manufacturer and supplier and fall under the ownership structure of Deneb Investments Limited. For more information on our products, contact sales@custombulkbags.co.za. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for our latest news and industry insights.
