It's great to be able to share how BFM® fitting has solved processing challenges for manufacturers in a wide range of industries and applications all over the world. 

For commercial reasons, many of our customers like to keep their production processes and associated challenges confidential, so we aren't always able to include their names publicly in our case studies.

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Problem Area
Product Transported
Country
Bulk Bag Loader After Image - cropped
Mineral
Reducing exposure to potentially dangerous RCS (respirable crystalline silica) dust was the driver for this building product manufacturer improving...
Richard Whittaker Image 2 - BFM® fitting installed on Richard Whittaker Ltd packing line
Food
Contract packager Richard Whittaker changes product lines up to 10x per week, each taking over 20 minutes. They wanted a more efficient solution.
CaCO3 Rocom Case Study - Sifter 1-1
Mineral
Abrasive powder leaked constantly from clamped connectors on large sifters, making dust build-up and downtime to clean up a big problem.
Nestle South Africa - Tapered connector - before & after BFM
Food

Solving leaking flour was a priority for reducing health and safety risks in this South African plant producing wafers.

Spectrum Brands BFM Connector
Food
Dust leaking throughout the plant and difficult to fit hose-clamps meant hygiene and plant efficiency were being compromised.
Soy Powder Sifter China - Before Main
Food
A major sifter leakage problem meant staff at a soy processing plant had to wear masks to even enter the screening room.
Ingredients Spain - Inlet & reject after BFM combined 400 x 309
Food

Traditional hose-clamp fittings regularly came loose on a rotary sifter creating ongoing challenge for a global supplier of quality ingredients.

Metagenics After BFM
Pharma
A leading nutraceutical manufacturer tried BFM® fitting and saved so much time, they’ve installed them on all of their powder mixing/transfer bins.
BFM® connector used to process laundry detergent
Chemical

Heavy leakage on a sifter with a significant throw caused major problems for a leading home & personal care product manufacturer. 

Multiple BFM® connectors installed at Ajinomoto in Brazil
Food

Food giant Ajinomoto had a challenging transition point that required frequent connector changes, causing extensive downtime. 

BFM® connectors used to process biogas outdoors
Chemical

Outdoor vibrating sieves used in a bio-waste plant for the anaerobic digestion process suffered from leaky traditional clamped connectors.

BatteryIndustry_BFMconnector 400x300
Chemical

A major manufacturer found extremely fine lithium powder (10 microns) leaking through their clamped connectors and were concerned for staff safety. 

Akzo Nobel plant after BFM® connectors were installed
Chemical
Construction Additives

Health & safety are paramount for AkzoNobel at its Elotex plant but the construction additives involve fine, abrasive powders.

BobsRedMillNaturalFoods_BFMconnector PNG
Food

How did BFM® reduce downtime for Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods Inc, USA, which mills 24 hrs a day, 6 days a week?

After BFM®'s were installed at Bayer Crop Science
Chemical

The engineers at Bayer CropScience were searching for a flexible connector that could be easily standardized throughout their global operations.

Superiorhygiene_infantformula_BFM_400x300
Food
Infant Formula

Milk processor HOCHDORF 's Sulgen plant found their hoseclamps often leaking powder and presenting injury risks to fingers during changeovers.

BFM® connector with stainless steel ring installed at Tyson Foods
Food

Tyson Foods Inc. had leaky and time-consuming traditional hose-clamp connectors that needed to be removed, cleaned & replaced every 12 hours.

Pharma_Plasma_BFMconnector
Pharma

Prothya Biosolutions (formerly Plasma Industries Belgium) processes around 1.2 million litres of human blood plasma per year and has stringent...

Dust-Reduction-plaster-BFMsolution
Mineral

A leading UK plaster manufacturer faced leakage issues with flexible connectors on a vibrating sieve lasting only a week at a time before tearing.

BFM® connector installed on medical equipment
Pharma
Silicon Nitride Ceramic

AMEDICA processes fine-as-talc powder, which infiltrated processing equipment connections and created a consistently powdery atmosphere.

Jotun-Powder Coating Connector-After-combined_500x400
Chemical

PT Jotun Powder Coatings, Indonesia had a challenge with paint pigment dust causing a considerable health hazard to their workers. 

BFM® connector on weigh hopper after being installed in a UK Bakery
Food

How did BFM® save over £40,000 for a multinational UK bakery that had difficulty with the flexible sleeve connecting a weigh hopper and dough mixer?

Sugar-Factory BFM 400 x 300
Food

A sugar company suffered from dust leaks in the rotary sifter room, where they had rubber connectors lasting on average 5 days. Enter BFM®.

BFM Conspare-Concrete-Connector After-500x400
Mineral

The canvas weigh hopper connectors at a concrete products plant absorbed moisture creating blockages, so they installed a polyurethane BFM® fitting.

Pulver Kimya - After BFM 400 x 300
Chemical

 A powder coating company in Turkey used nylon bag connectors that leaked constantly and were difficult to change and constantly leaked.

BFM® flow correction circle in situation
Chemical

A leading chemicals manufacturer processing sliced polycarbonate chips needed connectors that were durable enough to withstand the abrasive nature.

BFM on Dairy Bin Activator 500x400
Food

A leading NZ dairy plant had a major challenge with hygiene in their blending filler room as regular gas purging of the system was creating excessive...