Cone Valve IBC Systems for the Chemical Industry

Cone Valve IBC systems can be fully specified for ATEX zones, using certified components, grounding systems, and safe operating protocols.

Benefits:

• Safe for flammable and combustible powders
• Designed for Zone 1, 2, 21, or 22 environments
• Prevents static build-up and dust ignition risks
• Compliant with global standards (ATEX, IECEx)

All powder handling is enclosed— from discharge to transfer — ensuring zero exposure to operators or the environment.
Benefits:

• Protect operators from toxic or reactive materials
• Reduce dust cloud formation (primary ignition source)
• Contain volatile or hazardous dusts
• Lower facility contamination and cleaning costs

The patented Cone Valve technology ensures controlled, mass flow discharge —even for powders that are difficult to handle or tend to segregate.

Benefits:

• Prevents rat-holing, bridging, or flushing
• Maintains blend uniformity and batch quality
• Reduces mechanical intervention and risk exposure
  

Perform powder blending directly inside the IBC — eliminating the need for separate mixers or open transfers, which introduce risk.
Benefits:

• Reduces powder exposure and cross-contamination
• Avoids handling volatile or reactive materials in open air
• Ensures blend homogeneity with no re-segregation during discharge
• Speeds up batch preparation and changeover
  

Cone Valve systems are trusted in handling powders with poor flow characteristics, including those prone to electrostatic build-up or dust cloud formation.

Examples:

• Aluminum & magnesium powders
• Metal oxides (TiO₂, Fe₂O₃)
• Organic peroxides
• Nitrates, catalysts
• Pharmaceutical actives
• Pigments, carbon black, resins

Benefits:

• Reduces mechanical intervention
• Enhances flow without external vibration or fluidisation
• Safer handling of exothermic, flammable, or sticky powders

IBCs can be cleaned offline, and changeovers require minimal downtime — ideal for multi-product, hazardous environments.

Benefits:

• No fixed contact equipment to clean
• Reduce exposure to residual hazardous material
• Ensure operator safety during changeovers
• Increase OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)

Get full discharge of high-cost or hazardous materials without leaving residues behind — critical for both cost-efficiency and safe cleaning.
Benefits:

• Maximise material yield
• Minimise waste disposal costs
• Reduce chemical residue risks during cleaning