Drum Inverters are used in the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and fine chemical manufacturing industries to transfer powders, pellets, and tablets from drums to downstream processes. Unlike dumping devices, the inverter provides for a closed and controlled material transfer.
METO Systems’ stainless-steel drum inverters clamp the drum to the cone for a dust-tight seal. They can then raise and invert the drum to the inversion height. The optional machine swivel function can swivel up to 345 degrees.
Our optional discharge cones and control valves offer the most reliable way to control the rate and pace at which powder is released and directed to specific ports. The cone and valve assembly can easily integrate into dust control and containment systems.
Our drum inverters are constructed of 304 stainless steel with less than 32 Ra surface finish and 316L stainless for product contact surfaces. They come in either a fixed base or a mobile base. Fixed base units have options for manual or powered swivel. The mobile base has options for a standard telescoping column if extended heights are needed while still being able to move the unit between doorways.
Utility options include fully pneumatic and electric units, depending on your needs and hazardous area requirements. These units have push-button controls mounted on the columns and fail-safes to ensure operator safety. The simplicity of the design allows for minimal maintenance while still providing quality performance. Product discharged from our drum inverters can flow through many outlet control options, including rotary, butterfly, and iris valves, which can be manually actuated, pneumatically actuated, or electrically actuated to ensure precise flow control.
We pride ourselves on our ability to design each unit to meet your specific requirements. We will work with you to determine the design criteria, generate models, build to spec, and guarantee proper installation and start-up. After that, our preventative maintenance program will allow us to ensure our units stay fully operational. A customized part replacement plan will be generated so that you won’t lose production time if a part needs replacing.
Intuitive, safe, and highly productive, METO Systems’ drum inverters are designed for clean room operations and offer a dependable product transfer solution. The simplicity of design using standard components means minimized maintenance costs.
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