BFM® Global, the team behind the snap-fit flexible connector, the BFM® fitting, have released a new product enhancement that offers a quick, easy access option for in-stream metal-detector testing and product sampling.
The Quick Access Port is a new add-on option that can be inserted in the BFM® Seeflex 040E or 060ES range of flexible connectors. It gives easy access to product flow to perform metal detector drop-testing, take product samples or even add small-volume ingredients.
Provides fast, easy access to product flow without product spillage
The Quick Access Port consists of a 56mm polyurethane thread port hole with a stainless-steel screw in plug. The port can be inserted in the side wall of BFM® fitting connectors made from the popular Seeflex 040E and 060ES materials.
The plug can be unscrewed and re-screwed easily without interrupting product flow and without spilling product. This means customers don’t need to remove a flexible connector to do testing or access difficult pipe hatches or doors where there is potential for product loss.
Metal Detector Testing and product sampling made easy
The concept for the Quick Access Port came about from a discussion about the difficulty some customers had accessing product flow for metal detector testing.
“They were having to remove the connector each time they tested – which in some cases was hourly – and this was a significant interruption to production” said Matthew Bailey, BFM® Global’s Technical Lead.
By adding a port in the wall of the BFM® fitting connector, it serves as both the chute for product to pass through the detector and as the testing access portal, without product loss or any significant downtime.
It’s taken quite a bit of development to get this innovative new product modification to market and the team are excited about the application possibilities.
“It’s great we’ve managed to solve the initial challenge for use in metal detector testing” said Bailey. “The new port option also means that BFM® fitting flexible connectors can act as easy access hatches for in-stream product sampling and for adding small volume ingredients during processing which is a bonus!”
The Quick Access Port is now available as an optional extra to add to any Seeflex 040E and Seeflex 060ES flexible connector of 150mm / 6” (diameter and length). Both materials are compliant with FDA, USDA & EU food safety regulations.
To find out more about the Quick Access Port option and the rest of the BFM® fitting range of products visit www.bfmfitting.com.
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About us
BFM® Global Ltd is the New Zealand based manufacturer of the BFM® fitting system, a revolutionary snap-in flexible connector and spigot that eliminates the problems associated with traditional hose clamp systems.
Traditional hose-clamp fittings have been used in manufacturing for more than a century… and the associated problems they bring have just been accepted as standard. Apart from the difficult nature of removing and refitting the hose-clamps, leakage is the main problem. If your process involves pressure or vacuum, any hose-clamped connection is a potential point for product and air leakage.
While hose-clamps are generally a cheap initial solution, the loss of valuable product, daily clean-up costs, and potential associated health and safety issues will, in the long term, significantly affect your bottom-line.
The more cost-effective solution being used by many of the world’s leading manufacturers is the revolutionary BFM® fitting system.
BFM® fitting has revolutionised industrial flexible connectors
A BFM® fitting generally fits between two pieces of machinery, either where a stationary machine connects to a moving one, or where access to product flow is needed. It comprises two steel spigots (or flanges) that are welded to your pipes and a snap-fit flexible, blue-band connector, or sleeve, that seats on the inside of the shaped portion of the two spigots, holding it securely in place.
Because they seal from the inside, BFM® fittings provide a 100% sealed connection, even if there is pressure or vacuum running through the system. This means no leaks, so no loss of valuable product and a much cleaner, safer and more efficient operating environment.
BFM®s patented blue band connectors provide superior performance:
- 100% sealed, no mess, no leaks
- Seals tighter under pressure
- No product build-up means better hygiene
- No tools required for fitting
- Snap-in design makes installation easy
- Explosion resistant design for added safety
- More durable materials last longer
- Standardised connector sizes mean you need to keep less stock
The BFM® fitting is used in a wide variety of applications, especially those involving dry dust or powders, to supersede old hose-clamped systems:
- Vibrating & oscillating sifters/sieves
- Conveyors & Feeders
- Fans
- Baghouses
- Silos & bin inlet & outlets
- Cyclones
- Blenders
- Vibro tubes
- Rotary valves
There is a full range of materials and specific connector designs that offer solutions for virtually any processing application or environment.
Compliant with global food and safety regulations
We pride ourselves in meeting global certifications across food safety, explosion and materials, making us the product of choice across the world. We have a wide variety of products that conform to important global standards such as 3A, USDA, FDA, EC & ATEX and our products and production facility has been certified as both Halal and Kosher compliant.
BFM® fitting is being used by some of the biggest names in the global food, pharmaceutical, chemical and mineral industries.
The BFM® fitting range of products are available from more than 50 Authorised Distributors who sell to over 70 countries around the globe – to find a local Distributor, visit www.bfmfitting.com/distributors.
Where we supply to
UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America
Industries we supply to
Chemicals, Consultants
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