Bin activator
Advanced Industrial Design

Used in the Bulk Solids Material Handling Systems, Bin Activators, also known as Live Bottom Bins, Shaker Bins, or Vibrating Silo Bottoms are used to create flow of dry bulk solids from vertical storage bins. The Live Bottom will overcome sporadic or irregular discharge problems created by arching, bridging, and rat-holing. The typical geometry on a standard 4:1 vertical round bin is a live bottom that is half the diameter of the silo.
How It Works:

Positive discharge or First In First Out (FIFO) Flow of the silo is accomplished by the internal cone-shaped baffle which is rigidly attached to the body of the bin activator. This vibrated cone, replaces a major portion of the standard fixed cone. The entire bin activator unit moves horizontally by the unbalanced weights of an attached vibrator. The cone baffle relieves the weight of the material from the lower section of the bin activator, and acts like a wedge as it moves beneath the material and pushes it in all areas adjacent to the cone's surfaces. This powerful force is also transmitted to the material in the upper portion of the bin as the motion is carried from particle to particle. Product discharges around the periphery of the baffle toward the outlet of the bin activator.
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