Dumpers

Custom dumper units that tip tote bins and bulk boxes onto conveyors to feed a sort line — actuated by hydraulics, pneumatics, chain drive, or a forklift.

Remcon has built various styles of custom dumper units to dump tote bins or bulk boxes onto conveyors for feeding onto a sort line and similar applications.

Dumpers can be designed to be actuated via hydraulics, pneumatics, a chain-driven motor/reducer, or manually actuated via forklift or trip arm.

Custom chain-driven tote dumper with enclosed steel housing
FIG. 01 Chain-driven tote dumper, fully enclosed housing
Chain-driven tote dumper showing frame, casters, and drive side
FIG. 02 Drive side — end rings ride on heavy-duty casters

Special Features & Specifications

Features

  • Fully enclosed housing contains material as it is dumped onto another conveyor or receiving point.
  • Hinged or easily removable guards for areas that need to be accessed for maintenance.
  • Fully adjustable range and speed of rotation.
  • Sensors mounted on the dumper control the starting and stopping of tote infeed/outfeed conveyors, and the forward and reverse rotation of the dumper, via a fully programmed PLC with touchscreen controls.
See the tote bin conveyors that feed these dumpers
Custom chain-driven tote dumper with transfer conveyor for infeed and outfeed
FIG. 03 Tote dumper with transfer conveyor for infeed and outfeed
Tote dumper and transfer conveyor viewed from the infeed side
FIG. 04 Infeed side — sensors stage each bin automatically

Specifications

  • Drive method — multiple drive methods available.
    • For the chain-driven design, the tote bin holder frame has round end rings on both ends, which ride on heavy-duty casters mounted to the frame of the dumper. The chain drive allows the bin to be tipped a full 180 degrees, and then return to the starting position.
  • Dumping rate — fully adjustable via variable-speed motor drive with braking resistor, which will slow or stop the dumper motor several times per dumping cycle, with pauses in between. The length of the pauses and the acceleration time for each start can be changed as needed.
  • Casters — 8" diameter x 3" wide "Brute" steel casters.
  • Chain — #80 (1" pitch) roller chain.
  • Frame — structural 5" square tube steel frame, with 1/4" plate steel panels anywhere glass will come into contact, and 10 ga. steel elsewhere.
  • Gear motor — Dodge Tigear II gearmotor, meets American Gear Manufacturers Association Class 2 rating, with 3 HP motor.
  • Rain covers — 14 ga. galvanized steel.
Chain-driven tote dumper with transfer conveyor, showing rotation frame and guarding
FIG. 05 Rotation frame and guarding at the dump position
Tote bin conveyor and dumping system built for broken glass
FIG. 06 Tote bin conveying and dumping system for broken glass

Built Around Your Bins

We specialize in custom designed and fabricated equipment and can work with you to design a dumper that will work well for your needs. Contact us to discuss options or to get a quote.

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