What Does Bulk Material Handling Equipment Have to do with Cirque Du Soleil?
A daring performance at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas required the innovative use of bulk material handling technology.
To stage a thrilling beach scene, Cirque du Soleil turned to Flexicon for engineering support and conveying equipment.
Read here how Flexicon helped enhance the show and protect the performers.
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Speed is Everything
How Quickly Can You Label Your Circuit Breaker Box?
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The circuit breaker box in your new house is in a dark corner on the far side of your basement. You are appalled to discover that none of the 100 circuit breakers are labeled. Matching each circuit breaker to its respective light is a daunting task, especially considering that each circuit breaker maps to only one light.
You start by switching all 100 lights in the house to “on,” and then head to the basement to begin the onerous mapping process. On every trip to your basement, you can switch any number of circuit breakers on or off. You can then roam the hallways of your mansion to discover which lights are on and which are off.
What is the minimum number of trips you need to make to the basement to map every circuit breaker to every light?
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"An ounce of action is worth a
ton of theory. "
--Friedrich Engels
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Real Solutions for Site Specific Problems
Your One-Stop Source for Large-Scale
Engineered Bulk Material Handling Systems
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Flexicon® offers a broad range of both upstream and downstream bulk handling equipment — all integrated with automated controls. When you receive equipment recommendations from Flexicon®, it is based on your unique application requirements, not on any one manufacturer's existing product line.
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Products range from individual equipment to automated systems that source bulk material from interior and exterior plant locations, transport it between process equipment and storage vessels, weigh it, blend it, feed it to packaging lines, extruders, molding machines and storage vessels, and load it into railcars and trailers.
In addition, Flexicon® can custom-engineer automated, plant-wide bulk handling and processing systems integrating Flexicon® equipment with existing bulk handling and mechanical process equipment from other manufacturers.
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Project Engineering Division (PED)
Flexicon's PED minimizes the time required of you and your staff by assigning a product manager to assume responsibility for your entire project, taking the risk and uncertainty out of coordinating with multiple suppliers. They can work independently, with the engineering firm managing your entire expansion or directly with your in-house engineering team, while adhering to your standards, documentation requirements and timelines.
Sanitary Construction and Finishes
Virtually all Flexicon® equipment is available constructed and finished to meet food, dairy and pharmaceutical requirements of industry associations and governmental agencies worldwide. Beyond requisite sanitary construction and finishes, Flexicon® equipment offers innovative design features — many patented — that enable processors to minimize washdown time, eliminate cross contamination between changeovers, eliminate plant contamination and verify cleanliness — and do so rapidly, efficiently and
safely.
Complete Controls and Automation Services
The Flexicon® Controls and Automation Department matches state-of-the-art control technologies with Flexicon's full-scale fabrication capabilities. All Flexicon® equipment, from basic conveyors to sophisticated plant-wide process systems is offered with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and human-machine-
interfaces (HMIs).
State-of-the-Art Test Labs
Using samples of bulk material you supply, Flexicon® evaluates your material using full-size equipment configured and accessorized to simulate your system. Simulations verify performance prior to fabrication, demonstrate newly constructed equipment for visiting customers, and study the performance of new designs.
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The FLEXICON® Lifetime Performance Guarantee assures you of a successful result, whether you purchase one piece of equipment or an engineered, automated plant-wide system. From initial testing in large-scale laboratories, to single-source project management, to after-sale support by a worldwide network of factory experts, you can trust your process — and your reputation— to Flexicon®.
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