Systems and methods for efficiently managing bulk material are provided. The disclosure is directed to a portable support structure used to receive one or more portable containers of bulk material and output bulk material from the containers directly into the blender hopper. The portable support structure may include a frame for receiving and holding the one or more portable bulk material containers in an elevated position proximate the blender hopper, as well as one or more gravity feed outlets for routing the bulk material from the containers directly into the blender hopper. In some embodiments, the portable support structure may be transported to the well site on a trailer, unloaded from the trailer, and positioned proximate the blender unit. In other embodiments, the portable support structure may be a mobile support structure that is integrated into a trailer unit.

The present invention is directed to a system for fully dispensing liquid from a bulk shipping container. The system includes a bulk bin and a cassette disposed therein. The cassette includes a cassette board, a liquid bag having inlet and outlet ports and an air inflated bag that is attached to the liquid bag. The air bag includes an air inlet port formed at one end thereof and used for inflating the air bag from a source of pressurized air. The air bag further includes an obstruction region defined by a weld line that is formed on an opposite end from the air inlet port to redirect the pressurized air within the air bag when inflating the air bag reaches a level at which the pressurized air counteract the liquid pressure within the liquid bag so as to urge the liquid toward the outlet port of the liquid bag.

Systems and methods relating to the packing and packaging of bulk material bags such as grain bags and silage bags. The left and right sides of the bag are continuously folded over itself without overlapping the center of the bag. The folded bag allows for the left and right side ends to sit atop the folded left and right sides. The box containing the packed grain bag may have an external indicator indicating the center of the bag. This configuration allows for users to pull/unravel the bag easily and the indicator allows for easy alignment of the bag with the grain bagger.

A system, method and apparatus for transferring bulk material for transport, the method includes placing a first quantity of bulk material in a soft-sided bulk material container, extending a first hold-in across the container from a first side of the container to a second location, the second location being substantially toward a second side of the container, wherein the first hold-in is secured to the first side of the container, securing the first hold-in to the second location and placing a second quantity of bulk material in the container, the second quantity covering the first hold-in and securing the first hold-in to the second location with a weight of the second quantity of bulk material.

A fabric bulk bag and a method for constructing the same, the bag including a continuous sidewall, a top portion, and a bottom, all defining a bulk storage space therein; the bottom further comprising eight sides which define an octagonal shape having an enlarged footprint so that the bag wall is sewn to the bottom in less time than a round shaped bag, yet when filled stands more upright with less tendency to lean than the current square shaped bags thereby providing a safer more dependable stacking bulk bag. In the method of producing the fabric bulk bag, the bag is constructed in less time than the prior art round bottom bags, uses less wall fabric than prior art square bottomed bags and when constructed and filled, supports itself more stable on a floor or pallet because it provides substantially more base for the product to rest on. In other embodiments, the bag would be multi-sided with greater than four sides.

Systems and methods relating to the packing and packaging of bulk material bags such as grain bags and silage bags. The left and right sides of the bag are continuously folded over itself without overlapping the center of the bag. The folded bag allows for the left and right side ends to sit atop the folded left and right sides. The box containing the packed grain bag may have an external indicator indicating the center of the bag. This configuration allows for users to pull/unravel the bag easily and the indicator allows for easy alignment of the bag with the grain bagger.

Systems and methods relating to the packing and packaging of bulk material bags such as grain bags and silage bags. The left and right sides of the bag are continuously folded over itself without overlapping the center of the bag. The folded bag allows for the left and right side ends to sit atop the folded left and right sides. The box containing the packed grain bag may have an external indicator indicating the center of the bag. This configuration allows for users to pull/unravel the bag easily and the indicator allows for easy alignment of the bag with the grain bagger.

Sealable fabric for a flexible intermedia bulk container (FIBC) for receiving bulk material including a woven fabric including polypropylene, a coating including polypropylene and a sealable film including sealable polypropylene, particularly sealable polypropylene resin.