Hillebrand launches the Pulse Flexitank for transporting high-density products

Hillebrand’s new patented technology “ensures that any product that separates or solidifies during transportation reaches its destination in its original consistency” it said.

During the course of transportation, high-density products, or those that tend to solidify, leave a sediment at the bottom of the container they are being carried in, while the liquid element remains on top. These products include, but are not limited to, paint slurry, drilling muds, vegetable oils or any type of oleochemical.

Mixing such transported goods back to their original state, in order to recover their full properties before discharging, used to be a challenging task. Hillebrand said it has “once again led the way in bulk liquid transportation” by developing the pulse flexitank, which consists of mixing the content upon destination, allowing for products that undergo this natural separation of particles to recover their original consistency before being delivered.

This technology consists of introducing either air or the actual product being transported to circulate within two internal channels and agitating the separated particles, bringing them back to their original density in less than one hour.

The design prevents solid deposits not to remain adhered to the corners while providing an ultimate pumpable viscosity. An appropriate steel bulkhead is adapted in order to protect it from putting too much pressure on the container doors, whilst allowing both doors to be open during the agitation process.

Kevin Fry, Hillebrand’s Bulk Liquids technical development director, said: “Our customers have the ability to safely choose the preferred method of aeration or agitation without having to enter the container”.

For more information visit www.hillebrand.com

12th October 2020