BILLERUDKORSNS QUICKFILL

Fast and Clean filling of sacks

2015-11-13

Kenneth Nylund
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THE BAGGING TRIANGLE

IT IS ALL CONNECTED

Factors influencing sack strength

Filling goods
Sack dimensions
Sack design
Paper quality

Characteristics of
filling goods

POWDERED
PRODUCT

Performance
of paper sack

SACK

FILLING
EQUIPMENT

Performance of
filling machine

THE POWDERED GOODS

Physical properties of the powder:

Particle size
Blaine number
Size distribution

Environmental factors:
Temperature
Humidity
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THE FILLING EQUIPMENT

Horisontal or vertical
Impeller size
Impeller speed
Type and design of blades
Amount of blades
Diameter of filling spout
Aeration jets

THE SACK

No breakage
Filling performance
Stability during transport
Dustfree
Good handling performance
Appearance and printability

THE FILLING PROCESS

MATERIAL IN AIR OUT

DEAERATION

POROSITY GURLEY
The time in seconds for 100 ml
of air to pass through a paper
sample of a specific area.
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DEAERATION
High porosity sack paper is vital for
good deaeration
High porosity and strong paper
No need to perforate the sacks
Strength is preserved, perforations mean
min 10 15% loss of strength
Less dust in the filling environment
Less product waste
Less dust on filled sacks, which retains the
friction properties

POROSITY GURLEY
The time in seconds for 100 ml
of air to pass through a paper
sample of a specific area.

BILLERUDKORSNS SACK SOLUTIONS

THE QUICKFILL CONCEPT

QUICKFILL SACK DEAERATION CAPABILITIES

POROSITY

Porosity for the Sack is the sum of porosity for each ply

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QUICKFILL FILLING PERFORMANCE

LOW POROUS ( 2 PLY 15 SEC) VS. QUICKFILL (2 PLY 5 SEC)

Low porous sack

QuickFill sack

15% Quicker Filling

50% Lower internal pressure

Weight [kg]:
25,00
Max. pressure [mbar]:
Filling time (Coarse) [s]:
Filling time (Fine) [s]:
Filling time (Total) [s]:

195
3,53
1,95
5,48

Weight [kg]:
25,00
Max. pressure [mbar]:
Filling time (Coarse) [s]:
Filling time (Fine) [s]:
Filling time (Total) [s]:

99
3,39
1,25
4,64
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QUICKFILL A CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT

QuickFill Technology

Traditional technology
Using perforations

Less dust in the filling

environment
Less product waste
Cleaner, more attractive
sacks
Less dust on filled sacks,
which retains the friction
properties

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QUICKFILL POROSITY AND STRENGTH

STRENGTH VS. AIR RESISTANCE FOR DIFFERENT SACK KRAFT PAPERS

Geometrical TEA index vs. Air resistance

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NORMALIZED AIR FLOW VS. PREESURE DROP

QUICKFILL SE VS. STANDARD SEMI-EXTENSIBLE SACK KRAFT

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QUICKFILL NO NEED FOR PERFORATIONS

PERFORATION VS. SACK STRENGTH

Impact of different perforation patterns on the strength of a sack made of standard

semi-extensible sack kraft [2 x 80 gsm Performance Brown SE]

Perforations gives a significant loss of strength

When designing a sack reduce strength by min 10% for any perforation

QuickFill concept No need to perforate the sack

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BILLERUDKORSNS QUICKFILL CLEAN SACK CONCEPT

PAPER SACK TO REPLACE PLASTIC SACKS

BillerudKorsns QuickFill Clean sack concept is

designed to match the benefits of the plastic sack
and yet keep all benefits of the QuickFill concept
Based on high grammage QuickFill White/Brown Xcel
PM10 dust levels (g/m) measured 60 sec after drop testing
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0

PM = Particle Matter
PM10 = particles < 10 m, inhalable

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BILLERUDKORSNS QUICKFILL SACK CONCEPT

BENEFITS

Faster and Cleaner filling High porosity and no need for perforations

Less product waste

Due to unperforated sacks

Less paper needed

Sack sizes can be reduced

Paper grammage can be reduced

Number of plies can be reduced

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