Schenck AccuRate’s SacMaster system provides dust-free discharging of materials supplied in bulk bags. The unit is available in three models: fork truck loading, dedicated hoist loading and overhead hoist loading. A paddle agitation system makes complete bag emptying possible for materials such as flour, sugar, cocoa powder and many others.
Wayne Labs has more than 30 years of editorial experience in industrial automation. He served as senior technical editor for I&CS/Control Solutions magazine for 18 years where he covered software, control system hardware and sensors/transmitters. Labs ran his own consulting business and contributed feature articles to Electronic Design, Control, Control Design, Industrial Networking and Food Engineering magazines. Before joining Food Engineering, he served as a senior technical editor for Omega Engineering Inc. Labs also worked in wireless systems and served as a field engineer for GE’s Mobile Communications Division and as a systems engineer for Bucks County Emergency Services. In addition to writing technical feature articles, Wayne covers FE’s Engineering R&D section.