5500 Air Packer (for valve bags)

The Model 5500 Air Valve Bag Packer uses compressed air to fluidize and convey granular, pelleted, dry, and fine powder products into Valve-Style bags.

The 5500 is commonly used for materials like cement, mortar, sand, resins, plastic pellets, bread crumbs, corn meal, cracker meal, milk powder, and many other products packaged in valve bags!

Free product testing is available to determine if an air packer is right for your valve bag operation.

The 5500 can be used in single or dual-spout configurations - with manual of fully-automatic bag hanging!

Features - Options - Specifications

Standard Features

3.5 ft³, 30" x 14" OD Mild Steel Air Chamber
Cross Flex Beam Scale Pivots Have No Wear Points
Scale Beam Dashpot to Dampen Vibration
Rugged Steel Stand with Adjustable Bag Discharge Saddle
Pneumatic Bag Clamp
Constant or Intermittent Fluidizing Air
Lower Chamber Cleanout Door
Dust Collection Shroud
2" to 2.75" OD Filling Pinch Tube Options
Made in the USA

Options / Accessories

Digital Electronic Weigh System with Strain Gauge Load Cell
Automatic Start with Pneumatic Bag Discharge
Low Pressure Fluidizing Blower
Variety of Pressure Chamber Sizes and Shapes
Pressure Chamber Ventilation
Two Stage Filling
Automatic Bag Discharge (Flat or V-shape Saddle)
Stainless Steel Product Contact Parts

Scale Specifications

Material Type	Granular, Pellet, Fine Powder
Feed Method	Air/Pneumatic
Spout Size	3" to 6"
Bag Length	16" to 36"
Weighment Range	20 to 110 Pounds
Accuracy**	+/- 1 to 4 oz
Speed (Maximum)**	Up to 10 BPM
Overall Width	21"
Overall Depth	64"
Overall Height	98.5"
Machine Weight	Approx. 1150 lbs (567 kg)
Pneumatic	0.75 CFM @ 80 PSI
Electrical (NEMA 12 Standard)	115 V / 60 Hz / 1 Phase

* formerly Bemis Packaging Machinery Company

** Accuracy and Speeds vary with Product Characteristics (Call for a product evaluation)