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The Saxlund Push Floor
The Push Floor is an discharger design by Reliable and versatile
Saxlund International for square and rectangular The Push Floor discharge machine can be used
bunkers. lt is designed to function with non free in a number of different configurations. Installed
flowing and difficult to handle bulk solid on the bottom of a rectangular bunker, the bulk
materials. The flat bottom floor concept gives material is reliably pushed from one side of the
many advantages and the Push Floor can be bunker towards the discharge device. If the
used in a number of different configurations to material is to be transferred through a discharge
suit the client' s particular requirement. This opening into one or more screws or a solids
discharge device ensures a reliable material pump, the bulk material is additionally conveyed
discharge, an exact dosage and allows the into the middle of the bunker. Due to the
storage of large volumes. versatility of the sliding floor, it can be used for
dosing tanks, underground bunkers and large
outdoor storage areas.
Function Materials handled
The push floor consists of hydraulically driven The Push Floor is particularly suitable for heavy
push floor ladders, which move alternately and moist bulk materials such as wood chips,
over the bottom of the bunker. Due to the sawdust, waste mixtures and bark. But also tires,
movement of the ladders arranged in parallel, waste fractions, rubber waste, sludge and other
the bulk material is pushed from the bunker heavy flowing materials can be easily carried out.
floor into a discharge screw or into other
downstream conveyors. The desired dosage
from the bunker is either by screw or by the
Push Floor ladders themselves.
Complete Service Design Possibilities
Saxlund International offers a complete serv- The original Saxlund International Push Floor
ice from engineering and manufacturing of discharge machine is built in lengths of more
silo equipment to commissioning and world- than 20m and any width since any number of
wide after-sales service. Our in-house quality pusher frames are possible. The maximum
control ensures the consistent quality of all economic storage capacity is generally about
plants. 1500 m³. The Push Floor system is modular so
extra pusher frames can be added later if
required by the client. The Push Floor can be
retro fitted into the client's existing bunker to
overcome bridging problems. The silo or bunker
can be constructed from steel concrete or plastic.
