Access all platforms, safely

Flexicon are taking safety to the next level, eliminating the need for ladders, scissor lifts and forklift cages with its new line of anti-slip access platforms to reach elevated process equipment safely. This article first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Food and Drink Business.

With 1220 square millimetre deck sections, and stairways that can elevate up to 2.4 metres, the modular system includes braced frames which can be bolted to the floor. The Access Platform Line maximises personnel security with upper grab rails and mid-height rails bolted to stairway stringers and deck perimeters, auto-closing hinged safety gates, and anti-slip grating on treads and decks.

The line is modular, so frames can be stacked to attain high elevations. Decks can also be joined in 1220 square millimetre increments to create elevated walkways and extended mezzanine areas in shapes conforming to equipment configurations and plant layouts.

Control panels can be mounted to the brace frame allowing for equipment to be operated from various elevations.

Flexicon also manufactures flexible screw conveyors, pneumatic conveying systems, tubular cable conveyors, bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag conditioners, bulk bag fillers, manual dumping stations, drum/box/container tippers, weigh batching systems, and automated plant-wide systems integrated with new or existing process equipment.