Signature Spotlight: Pebco’s Uni-Load® Bulk Loader

For close to 30 years, Pebco’s Uni-Load® system has been the first name in loading bulk materials into rail cars and trucks. Times have changed, but the world’s need for speed and uniformity of loading hasn’t. In fact, with the massive growth of industry and population, it might be more important than ever. When unveiled, the Uni-Load® system revolutionized the bulk material shipping industry by introducing changes in two major areas: chute positioning, and movement and gate arrangements. The Uni-Load®’s advances in bulk material loading have a multitude of benefits:

• The Uni-Load® system’s chute is located directly over railcars in a fixed position and has a solid one-piece connection to the silo discharge flange. Less efficient, conventional telescoping systems waste time and effort because they have to move horizontally from a side position.
• The gate of the Uni-Load® is non-jamming and its position at the bottom of the chute eliminates the problem of “in-transit” material that plagues conventional chutes.
• Uni-Load®’s chute is fast. It swings from “clear” to “load” in about 5 seconds. The regulating gate can be actuated in an amazing 2 seconds, which gives the loadout operator almost unlimited control of the load.
• Nothing is worse and makes for more uneven loads than an operator having to guess when to shut off the flow of a load. With the Uni-Load® system this is a thing of the past. Operators using our system can shut off the flow at the exact point they sight the car as “full”. With no “post-closing” material fall you get neat, symmetrical and accurately weighted load each and every time.  Plus, this precise flow allows for a much higher level of safety.
• The Uni-Load® system’s simple design makes it easier to maintain. The design of the pivot chute also provides built-in protection against accidental contact with locomotives or cars.

Pebco’s Uni-Load® system, combined with our 35 years of experience and unmatched customer service, give you an easy choice when sourcing a new loading system. To learn more about the Uni-Load® system or any of our other outstanding services, keep checking our blog or contact us today.

Thirty-Five and Counting: A Brief History of Pebco

It’s hard for those of us who have been here from the beginning to believe, but it’s true: 2012 will mark Pebco’s 35^th anniversary at our Paducah, KY headquarters. Having dedicated ourselves over that time to becoming leaders in the fields of powder and bulk solids handling equipment, we feel that this is as good a time as any to take a look at our humble beginnings, our stature today, and all the successes along the way. Of course, like most any manufacturing firm, our location and the people in our community have both defined us as a company and shaped our business. In our case, that means that early on, we decided that it was best for us to tailor our mass flow feeders, loading spouts, chutes, diverters, and other equipment to the mining and fuel industries.

That custom tailoring extended beyond just the general direction of our manufacturing. We also realized that, to maximize efficiency, safety, and productivity for our customers, our products would need to be custom designed, and they are, almost to a one. In fact, 80% of our handling systems are one-of-a-kind, modified to handle a specific application. Our ingenuity also led to the Outstanding Product of 1983 award for our Uni-Load loadout system, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s 1985 Kentucky Exporter of the Year recognition, and a 1997 award in Powder Bulk Solids. With a number of other patents including feeder control technologies and  cascade chute designs, our commitment to innovation and finding the right solution – even if it means designing a system completely from scratch – continues to shine through to this day.