News: Alternative to Bag-in-a-Box IBCs.

The immediate concern is the complicated method of coupling at the discharge. To get to the contents the internal liner must be broken, so that a pump hose can be fitted. With no valve to control the discharge, pressure from the mass of the content forces the product out before the hose can be coupled. The result is spillage of the product. This waste is a direct cost to production and compromises health and safety.

The bag, which lines the box, provides further wastage when product becomes trapped. The mangle provided to squeeze as much of the trapped product out is often inefficient resulting in the bag being discarded with product still in. This manual handling is inefficient and time consuming.

Francis Ward, the multi-trip intermediate bulk containers manufacturer offers an IBC especially for viscous foods, with no waste or spillage. The robust steel frames, with their galvanised or painted finish, are multi-stackable for space saving and easy to clean down for maximum hygiene. The anit-vacuum vent, combined with the coned outlet of the bottle, increase the flow rate for total discharge. This process is uninterrupted with no manual handling or cavitation at pumping.

The valve outlets prevent unnecessary spillage and waste. IBCs are available in 2” and 3” outlets, either screw thread or flanged.

If cost is the major concern, Francis Ward offer rental and lease purchase, to off set initial costs of having a container that can last indefinitely.