As dry bulk operations move toward higher capacities, longer conveying distances and more stringent environmental and availability targets, gearless conveyor drives are increasingly being evaluated as a practical means of simplifying maintenance, reducing energy losses and improving long-term system reliability.

A packaging that weighs just 2 kilograms but can hold up to 2 tons? That’s what big bags made of polypropylene or PET tape fabric are all about. At interpack exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany, Starlinger demonstrates live how much this widely used bulk packaging can take.