Drum Conditioners (Massagers)
When drums of dry powder become interlocked through road transport, heat, humidity or simply over time, it becomes difficult to produce material flow, or sometimes any flow at all. METO Systems drum conditioners are used to squeeze flexible walled drums to break up packed or solidified material.
Manufactured from 304 stainless steel, this unit is fully pneumatic, no hydraulics, and no electrical requirements. It is equipped with a manual turntable to hold the drums, floor locks, two-handed controls for safe operation, and four abrasion-resistant polyurethane wheels to allow for easy maneuverability. The METO Systems drum conditioner is applicable in warehouse environments, GMP areas, hazardous locations, or simply anywhere on site with an air supply.
The drum, box, or bag must be lifted and placed onto the manual turntable. The unit then applies pressure through horizontal and vertical bars, with the drum, box or bag’s internal liner still tied and the lid still attached. Four, 2.5” air cylinders then generate up to 1600 pounds of crushing force to apply pressure evenly yet through multiple points of contact over the drum surface.
The manual turntable on the standard unit can be used for plastic and fiber drums ranging from 12” to 36” in height, and 12” to 24” in diameter; cardboard boxes ranging from 12” to 24” in square base area, and 12” to 36” in height ; and multi-ply paper or plastic bags ranging from 12” to 36” in height.
The open front unit provides the exact same conditions and benefits as the standard unit with the same crushing force and the same horizontal and vertical bars. However, the open entry drum conditioner works better for applications requiring the unit to operate with the drums still on their dolly’s. The on-board turntable has been removed in this model, making way for a wheeled dolly and drum.
Features
- A pedestal design with two, stationary, half-ring pairs with adjustable height.
- Four pneumatic cylinders squeeze the drum between the two ring halves. Adjustable compression pressure force via a pressure regulator.
- Two-handed operating push-buttons with emergency stop release. Release of either push-button unclamps the device.
- Designed to break crusted or lumpy, dry powders and provide free flowing product from the drum to downstream equipment.
- Pneumatically powered, with a variety of crushing bar options designed to meet the needs of your specific operating condition and environment.
- The standard unit can be modified to have an open front (no turntable) to accommodate drums still on their dollies.
- A stationary pass-through conveyor design consisting of eight pneumatic cylinders (four on each pedestal), and two pedestals (one on each side of the conveyor), all centered around a mechanical turntable allows for a batch processing conveyor system.
- 304 Stainless Steel construction with <35 ra finish. Suitable for wash-down and clean room environments.
- Four abrasion-resistant polyurethane wheels on casters, with floor locks, allow the unit to move easily to a preferred operating location and locked into place for stationary operation.
- Manual, multistage indexing.
- One-man operation.
- 100% pneumatically powered; suitable for hazardous area use.
- Able to handle a wide range of drums, boxes and bags.
- On board storage for all sizes and designs of crushing bars supplied.
- Custom designed crushing bars available.
- 1,600 lbs. of crushing force at 90 PSIG.
Our drum conditioners are available in a variety of configurations ranging from our standard model, open-front model, and custom pass-through conveyor system design. Like most of our stainless-steel products, our drum conditioners and massagers feature stainless steel construction with a variety of finishes suitable for wash-down and clean-room environments.
If your production or manufacturing facility uses drums with the potential to pack their contents through road vibration, humidity changes, prolonged storage or heat exposure, then consider one of METO Systems’ sanitary drum conditioners and massagers for your operation.
