CUBE BAG, NEXT GEN FIBC
ADVANTAGES OF A CUBE BAG:
- Better Aesthetics, providing better value to your product.
- Better Dimensional stability, leading to higher stackability.
- Square/Rectangular shape after filling, leading to lower cost of handling and transport on per kg basis.
- All of the above lead to higher margins in your business.
Cube bag has all the advantages of Rigid FIBCs in terms of dimensional stability, and cost & transport advantages of a Flexible IBC. This is like having your cake and eating it too!!
Also, in comparison to conventional baffle bag, it transports 8% more material in same space available. Imagine the millions which can be saved in cost of transportation alone!
Following table gives you the comparison with a standard baffle bag.
| ATTRIBUTE | UNITS | CUBE BAG | BAFFLE |
| BAG SIZE | inches | 43.5*43.5*46 | 42X42X46 |
| FOOT PRINT | inches | 44*44 | 44X44 |
| CROSS SECTIONAL AREA IN BAG MIDDLE | Square inches | 1936 | 1936 |
| BASE CONTACT AREA | Square inches | 1892 | 1764 |
| TRANSPORT FACTOR | factor | .977 | .911 |
| UNIT PRICE | comparative | SLIGHTLY MORE | STD |
| VOLUME | CFT | 50.37 | 46.96 |
| TRANSPORT COST PER CFT | USD | LOW | STD |
EXAMPLE OF SAVINGS USING A CUBE BAG
40’ HC container inside dimensions are:
2.347×12.056×2.684 m (92.25”x474.5”x101.5”)
Such a container can take 20 bales of foot print 46”x47”. Assuming 15.5” space for 2 pallets and stacking margin, filled height of the bale can be 43” ( 43+43+15.5 = 101.5).
For a foot print of 46×47, cube bag size will be 45.5×46.5, and that of a baffle bag will be 43.5x 44.5. The cubic feet per bale will be:
Cube bag – 46.5*45.5*43/12/12/12 = 52.65
Baffle bag – 43.5*44.5*43*1.03/12/12/12 = 49.61
We have considered 3% increase capacity in baffle bag due to bulging of areas between baffles, which leads to increase in baffle bag foot print.
So for 20 bales, cube bag will transport 52.65*20 = 1053 cft and baffle bag will transport 49.61*20 = 992 cft.
Assuming 1053 cft corresponds to 44000 lbs, 992 cft will correspond to 41450 lbs, and if cost of loading, transport and unloading one container is usd 3000, cost per 1000 lbs is as under:
Cube bag – 68.18
Baffle bag – 72.38
That is a saving of usd 4.2 per 1000 lbs, meaning for a plant producing 30 Million lbs of a product every year (2×40’ container load every day), it transpires to a saving of usd 126,000.00 every year!!
So what are you waiting for, enquire it today, use it from 2 months down the line and start counting your cash!!
