For every bulk powder processing plant, proper cleaning and maintenance of equipment is essential to ensure sanitation and quality of product. Finding ways to clean and maintain equipment while improving plant efficiency is even more essential.

That’s particularly true for plants that must batch change often for different types of powder, such as food, dairy and pharmaceutical processors.

Using outdated hose clamps and flexible sleeves, time spent taking down and cleaning equipment can be significant – not to mention the time spent cleaning up any resulting leaks or messes.

That equals unnecessary downtime, lost productivity and lost revenue.

On top of that, manual installation of equipment presents a slew of safety concerns:

1. Operators must climb a ladder carrying tools, which endanger employees and equipment below.

2. Operator have to reach to tighten clamps, which presents potential safety and ergonomic issues.

3. Operators could slice or puncture their hands with the tools.

One solution solves all of these issues. By replacing old-fashioned hose clamps with the BFM® fitting, plants can enhance efficiency by significantly reducing time spent maintaining equipment.

The BFM® fitting:

• Requires no tools to install, saving time and eliminating safety concerns
• Snaps perfectly into place in just 40 seconds, regardless of the operator’s experience
• Comprises two basic elements: the flexible sleeve with top and bottom snap bands, and two matched spigots

The improved plant efficiency afforded by the BFM® fitting directly translates to the bottom line.

Check out this BFM® fitting video to see firsthand how the connector system can be installed in less than 40 seconds.