Bottom Loading & Unloading
Bottom Loading & Unloading systems by Carbis Loadtec offer the minimum resistance when filling or emptying tankers. Heavy hoses, lying on the floor, trip hazard, damaged, tangled, twisted, confusing, dripping residue liquids. Unsafe? Environmental Spill waiting to happen? Manual Handling incident?
Why wait for “it” to happen?
Fully articulated, self supporting, loading and unloading arms with built in shut off valves and options for drain and purge of the tanker connection. No weight to lift, just simple guidance. Available in wide ranging materials and can be fitted with a wide range of end tanker couplings.
The use of articulated pipe systems to replace hoses is becoming increasing popular, especially on bottom loading or unloading operations, where operators are protected by increasing legislation on manual handling and environmental pressures on spill prevention are ever present.
A 3” hose is far cheaper to purchase. However, it requires annual pressure test; it is difficult to stow neatly when not in use; can be dropped; can be driven over; is very heavy to use if fitted with a valve at the tanker connection point and cannot be easily heated or have vent purge valves fitted to it.
Bottom Loading & Unloading arms are balanced throughout their movement envelope; are designed not to hit the ground – protecting the valves and couplers; carry a five year warranty; allow a one man operation; can be moved into position with ease and left hanging in the air while the operator prepares the tanker connection; are parked neatly and can have various interlocks fitted to give permissives/warnings of arm condition/position.
The tanker drives up to the loading point. The line of approach can be determined during commissioning and a line painted to ensure correct positioning. The arms are designed to connect to the rear and/or side connection of the tankers specified by client.
The operator unlatches the arm and guides it to the tanker point. Having first removed the tanker dust cap he then guides the arm onto the tanker valve and screws it into position.
On completion of loading, the main valves are closed on the tanker. The purge valves are opened to blow out the interface between the tanker and main product valve before the pump. When complete it is closed and the arm disconnected. The tanker is free to leave.
CARBIS LOADTEC [Bottom Loading Survey]
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