In the event of the use of substances harmful to health in a production system, special protection should be put in place for operating personnel. In this regard, Azo has developed a new version of the big-bag emptying station, equipped with a big-bag connection device containment box to offer protection to the operator. Big-bags have become widely accepted for handling powders in a number of sectors. They offer significant advantages over bags when it comes to transport and storage of bulk products. Their high load capacity reduces packaging waste. In addition, they are easily recyclable. Big-bags are economical; they require fewer operating personnel thanks to the optimized storage, transport and feeding properties, and reduce transport and processing costs.
Azo big-bag unloading stations allow bulk products to be emptied cleanly into closed production systems. Big-bags can be easily placed on the station using a chain hoist. Difficult-flowing products can also be emptied reliably thanks to our specific extraction assistance systems. Noxious aerosol dusts are dusts so fine that they enter the airways of the lungs and can be harmful to health. Dusts can also cause other health risks. A large number of substances are classified as CMR (carcinogens, mutagens, toxic for reproduction = proven carcinogenic potential, ability to induce proven hereditary mutations, proven reproductive toxicity). These substances are not only absorbed through the respiratory tract, they are also, in some cases, through the skin, or even through the digestive system. New substances are constantly being classified as hazardous to health, which means that users are increasingly forced to modernize their existing installations, or to replace them with systems meeting the latest standards in force. It is in this context that the new version of the Azo big-bag emptying station with containment box was born. It is designed for use in an area that meets the requirements for level 3 of the EPO classification (exposure category). The glove box thus offers optimal protection for the operator, without impacting ergonomics or productivity. This version of the Azo big-bag emptying station is therefore the ideal solution for handling products in an EPO 3 classification zone. In addition to the complete station, Azo also offers a conversion kit allowing the conversion of a station. big-bag emptying station in a big-bag emptying station with glove box. In line with this development, Azo also offers a new bag emptying station meeting the same requirements.