Discharging stations for Big Bag and Octabin
OKTOMAT^® SOS

OKTOMAT^® SOS Series

Already fitted with all the basic functions of the OKTOMAT^® system as standard and in addition with an oscillating system as an aid to help problematic materials to flow properly.

Full equipment:

• OKTOMAT^® basic system
• Oscillating system for foil / big bag tightener
• Oscillating system for suction head

SOS control:

• Pipe emptying suction (conveying line)
• Residual discharge time display
• Empty signal via LED light and potential-free contact
• Control component for automatic switching in a double station

Materials

The OKTOMAT^® SOS series is also capable of emptying poorly flowing materials due to its oscillating systems.

• regrind
• powder
• bridge-forming granulates like TPE / Soft PVC
• bridge building agglomerates or similar
• food / salts etc.

Applicable for all bulk bag types

The OKTOMAT^® handles easily and effectively the discharging of all common types of big bags, octobins, folding boxes, lattice boxes, bulk bags with foil inlet, etc.

Just pallet jack will do

Simply use a pallet jack to move the bulk bags, clamp the foil and the suction will follow without supervision and risk of interruption. The bulk bags will be compeltely emptied.

Thousands of OKTOMAT^® systems are in use worldwide. Most of them work in 3-shift operation under the hardest conditions in these processes:

• Injection moulding
• Extrusion
• Recycling
• Compounding
• Mixing
• Dosing

OKTOMAT^® emptying systems are used in the following sectors, among others:

• Automotive
• PVC processing
• Medical Technology
• Raw material handling
• Paper/Film
• Optics
• Packaging
• Recycling
• Cable production
• Lighting
• WPC
• Logistics
• Paper Finishing
• Raw materials/Chemistry
• Food
• Connectors
• Flat film production
• Blown film production

Oscillating system for suction head

The suction head enters vibrating into the material, is pulled up again in a time-controlled manner (the resulting sinkhole in the material fills up), is then lowered back onto the surface and the procedure starts again. The frequency, stroke, lifting force and sequence of short or long strokes are individually adjustable.

1. During suction, a cavity may result in the suction zone underneath the suction head.
2. The suction head oscillation system raises the suction head. The resulting sinkhole fills up again.
3. The system lowers the suction head back to the surface and makes it sink down time controlled.

Oscillating system for foil/big bag tightener

In case of very bridging materials, a non-slip wall may occur during the suction process. By repeated lowering and lifting of the foil/big bag tightener during suction, the material wall will be loosened, thus enabling the material to flow towards the suction point.
 

1. The border areas do not slip. A deep sinkhole is formed.
2. The oscillation system lowers the foil/big bag tightener towards the bulk material surface and the material under pressure in border area will be released.
3. The suction head is raised and the oscillating system pulls the foil wall upwards. The constricting container wall presses the material walls into the middle and causes them to collapse.
4. The suction head is lowered again and can continue to suck away material

OKTOMAT^® SOS – Pedestal version

• Pedestal version made of steel, powder-coated
• 8-fold height adjustable
• Bag tightener tension force 1500 N
• Foil/big bag tightener made of stainless steel (Ø 600 mm)
  for foil inliners and big bag
• Automatic complete emptying / automatic bag tightener
• Suction head type S, conveying line 38/45/50 mm
• Oscillating system for vibrating suction head
• Oscillating system for foil/big bag tightener
• SOS control: oscillation, empty suction function (conveying line), residual discharge time display, empty signal via LED light and potential-free contact, control component for automatic switching to the next OKTOMAT^® in case of double station

Placement

• space-saving in width, footprint 1200 mm x 1900 mm
• control access from the side (remote control optionally)
• approach zone left/right/front

OKTOMAT^® SOS Classic – Portal version

• Portal version made of steel, powder-coated
• 7-fold height adjustable
• Bag tightener tension force 2400 N for high density material
• Foil/big bag tightener made of stainless steel (Ø 600 mm)
  for foil inliners and big bag
• Automatic complete emptying / automatic bag tightener
• Suction head type S, conveying line 38/45/50 mm
• Oscillating system for suction head
• Oscillating system for foil/big bag tightener
• SOS control: oscillation, empty suction function (conveying line), residual discharge time display, empty signal via LED light and potential-free contact, control component for automatic switching to the next OKTOMAT^® in case of double station
• Special height optional for extra high containers
• Special width optional for extra wide containers

Placement

• space-saving in depth, footprint 1520 mm x 1160 mm
• control access from the front(remote control optionally)
• approach zone front/rear

OKTOMAT^® SOS

• 8-fold height-adjustable
• installation height 2620 mm - 3670 mm
• special height max. 3970 mm (+300mm) by means of a base element

Container height

In order to achieve complete emptying, there must be a minimum distance of 1500 mm between the top edge of the container and the top edge of the discharge station.

OKTOMAT^® SOS Classic

• 7-fold height-adjustable
• installation height 2770 mm – 3670 mm
• special height max. 4270 mm with an extension (600 mm)
• special width of 1820 mm (+300 mm) for particularly wide containers

Container height

In order to achieve complete emptying, there must be a minimum distance of 1500 mm between the top edge of the container and the top edge of the discharge station.

The OKTOMAT^® uses a vibrating suction head instead of the suction pipe and the automatic bag tightening mechanism pulls the foil inlet or big bag upwards. The suction head floats and vibrates in the material and breaks up lumps. The loosened material flows towards the middle and is continuously sucked.

1. During the suction process, the flexible bulk bag wall is pulled up and inwards via the automatic bag tightening system.

2. As a result, the bag tightens and the bulk material in the border area flows to the central suction point.

3. At the end of the discharging process, the almost empty bulk bag is automatically lifted up from the bottom, enabling a complete material discharging.