When a powder falls into a Big Bag, or flows out of it, static electricity builds up. With sand or grains nothing usually happens. But with flour, sugar, powdered chemicals or fine minerals, a discharge can ignite a dust cloud; and if there are solvents or gases in the air as well, the risk is … Read more
Reusing a Big Bag looks like an easy way to save money. But doing it with the wrong bag is one of the most common causes of lifting accidents. The short answer: only Big Bags designed for it, with a 6:1 safety factor, can be reused, and only under certain conditions. What the safety factor … Read more
A Big Bag, also called an FIBC, bulk bag or jumbo bag, is a flexible woven polypropylene container that carries between 500 and 2,000 kg of bulk product. It replaces dozens of small sacks: 40 bags of 25 kg equal one 1,000 kg Big Bag, with less labor, less product loss and faster loading. Big … Read more