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Advanced Material Handling for Plastics & Rubber

The plastics and rubber industries require precise and efficient bulk material handling to maintain quality and streamline production. Flexicon equipment conveys a wide range of materials to ensure consistent performance and improved operational efficiency.

Plastics & Rubber Material Characteristics

Bulk ingredients for plastics and rubber products range from dry to oily, free-flowing to non-free-flowing and powders to large pieces. We can move them all.

Abrasive

Dense

Dusty

Hazardous

Large Particle Sizes

Plastics & Rubber Materials & End Products

Ensure safe plastics and rubber material handling for even the most challenging applications.

Bulk materials we handle

Rely on our tailored equipment to handle all your plastics and rubber bulk materials.

Adipic Acid
Aluminum Trihydrate
Amorphous Powder
Antimony Oxide
Azodicarbonamide
Barium Sulfate
Bisphenol A
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Sulfate
Carbon Black
Chopped Fiberglass
Crystallized Powder
Flame Retardants
Fumed Silica
Hydropulp
Impact Modifiers
Iron Oxide
Light Stabilizers
Limestone
Magnesium Silicate Hydrate
Magnet Waste
Methylcellulose
Nitrate
Nylon
Oxalic Acid
Pearl
Pigments
Plastic Flakes
Plastic Pellets
Polypropylene
Purified Isophthalic Acid
PVC Powder
Recycled Asphalt
Resins
Rubber
Rubber Flakes
Silica
Silica Sand
Sodium Hydrosulfite
Starch
Superabsorbent Polymer
Talc
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
Titanium Dioxide
Vinyl Flooring Grinds
Volcanic Ash
Wax
Zinc Oxide

Products made from materials

Plastics and rubber materials can be used to manufacture a wide range of end products.

Bags
Coatings
Composite
Construction Materials
Desiccants
Doors
Electronics Materials
Fencing
Filters
Flooring
Foam
Footwear
Furniture
Gaskets
Metal Replacements
Moldings
Pipes
Polymers
Profiles
Resins
Roofing
Rotomolding
Rubber Adhesives
Rubber Mulch
Showers
Siding
Spacers
Tape
Textiles
Tile
Tires
Tubs
Turf
Windows

Enhance your bulk handling process

Flexicon’s bulk handling equipment offers various advantages that help streamline your process from start to finish.

Reduce wash-down time
Eliminate cross-contamination between changeovers
Prevent plant and product contamination
Contain dust
Verify cleanliness
Integrate with other manufacturers’ equipment
Promote flow
Reduce environmental hazards
Contain product
Reduce product degradation
Create filtration systems
Suppress and collect dust
Improve worker safety

The World’s Top Companies Trust Flexicon

Industrial Chemicals

Chemical Powders De-Lumped with Bulk Bag Conditioner

To eliminate the cost, mess, delays, and safety concerns of manual methods, the company installed a BLOCK-BUSTER® Bulk Bag Conditioner that de-lumps the materials automatically.

"The Bulk Bag Conditioner has cut the time to de-lump materials by 75% and improved the quality of raw materials entering the factory."

Elio Sanchez, Project Manager at DSM Coating Resins Spain

Flexicon Equipment for Bulk Plastics & Rubber Materials

Here are some examples of Flexicon equipment that are frequently used in the Plastics and Rubber industry.

Flexible Screw Conveyors

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Pneumatic Conveyors

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Weigh Batching Systems

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Any bulk material challenge, handled.

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