METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING BULK BAGS

摘要

A method and apparatus for packaging empty bulk bags into a rigid container without significant release of powdered residue of bag contents being released into the work environment. The apparatus comprises a packing enclosure which closely receives an open-topped rigid container and which is provided with an access opening for inserting the rigid container and a resealable opening located above the top of the container through which empty bulk bags can be deposited. The apparatus further comprises a bag compression plate which is shaped and sized to be closely received insid e the enclosure and inside the rigid container, and which can be lowered into the container to compress the bags therein. The metal plate is provided with an opening throu gh which a negative pressure is applied to the interior of the enclosure, so that dus t released during compression is extracted from the enclosure without being released in to the working environment.