Flexicon, Bethlehem, Pa., debuted a dust hood with a dust containment enclosure that contains spillage and dust from escaping through seams in the bag and folds in the spout.
The 6-sided enclosure seats against the rim of a hopper or flange of downstream equipment, and is equipped with an exhaust port for dust collection and a hinged door with inspection window. The top of the enclosure contains a circular opening that allows passage of the bag spout to the equipment connection point. The flat bottom of the enclosure supports a Tele-Tube telescoping tube that pneumatically raises a Spout-Lock clamp ring, which connects the clean side of the spout to the clean side of the equipment.