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| Product Description--Structured IBC | |
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Shipping containers
typically comprised of a plastic inner tank with a
metal/plastic/corrugated exterior protective shipping structure. Designed for the easy loading, shipping and delivery of granular or liquid products. |
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| Manufacturers | |
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Meese Orbitron Dunne |
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| Key Features | |
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--Typically feature
top air vents, loading caps, and unloading plugs and valves. --Continuous flow systems available to facilitate loading and unloading. --Tanks available to handle regulated & non-regulated chemicals, food products and other liquids. --Some containers feature disposable inner liners to eliminate possible contamination and cleaning issues. --Flexible tanks and collapsible exterior structures available to reduce empty container shipping costs. |
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| Issues to Consider | |
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--Cleaning
requirements of interior tanks. --Durabilty and ability to repair exterior shipping structure. --Matching dynamic and stacking requirements to container performance. |
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| Product Description-Flexible IBC-Woven & Non-Woven Bags | |
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Shipping containers
made of flexible material sidewalls with no additional exterior
structures and vairous configurations of spouts and chutes for loading/unloading. Ideal of handling of granular products. Typically lifted and dumped using a system of corner straps or loops. |
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Springfield Special Products |
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| Key Features | |
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--Loading ranges of
200 to 8,000 lbs. --Top duffle or spout loading. --Stackable. --Baffles and internal supports available to reduce bulging. --Full bags lifted by heavy duty corner loops by forktruck. --Seams can be sewn or welded. --Various wall materials available (woven polypropylene, PVC sheet, etc.) --Various loading/unloading flaps, chutes or spouts available. |
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| Issues to Consider | |
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--Loading and
unloading configurations. --FIBC foot print (length and width) compatibility with transportation mode (i.e. truck, sea container, etc.) --Moisture content of shipped materials for loading, unloading and damage (mold, mildew) purposes over time. --Estimated material stretch and cube bulge and possible effects of container/trailer unloading. --Some containers feature disposable inner liners to eliminate possible contamination and cleaning issues. |
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| Product Description-Hopper Bottom IBC | |
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Shipping platforms
manufactured of steel/aluminum sheet and heavy gauge wire. Pallets are formed from various gauge sheet metals and wire to create a full range of light duty and heavy duty, strong and durable skids. |
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Buckhorn LinPac Mat'l Handling |
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| Key Features | |
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--Some containers
collapsible or nest (i.e. 1.4:1 to 1.8:1 return ratios) to
reduce return cost of empty containers. --Ability to control material flow by sliding hopper gates and doors. --Angled floors to allow materials to flow to container side or floor center. --Liner bags and discharge stands (elevated container platform) available. --Matching covers available. |
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| Issues to Consider | |
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--Method of unloading
of materials (i.e. fork lift, discharge stands, etc.) --Hopper foot print (length and width) compatibility with transportation mode (i.e. truck, sea container, etc.) --Moisture content of shipped materials for flow and damage (mold, mildew) purposes over time. --Some containers feature disposable inner liners to eliminate possible contamination and cleaning issues. --Matching container static (warehoused) and dynamic (while in transit or being fork trucked) loading specifications to material application. |
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