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Tea bag maker upgrades packaging ops

New cartoning system saves labor and packaging materials, while improving production rates, package appearance, and environmental friendliness.

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Custom Co-Pak LLC (www.customcopak.com), Philadelphia, PA, had been manually cartoning its tagless tea bags for several contract customers, and was interested in automating the operation to achieve greater efficiencies. At a trade show, the company had seen a servo cartoner from Packaging Systems Automation, Inc. (PSA) (www.psautomation.com), and believed the machine would be a good fit for Custom Co-Pak’s needs.

After discussions with PSA, the co-packer opted for a customized PSA Model CM (continuous motion) 625 (6.25” pitch) servo cartoner for installation at the Philadelphia facility. The machine loads tea bags in 20- and 30-counts into the cartons and was modified to meet Custom Co-Pak’s carton size and glue closure requirements.

Customization, installation, & benefits

According to Mike Medvidik, CFO and partner, “PSA engineers were able to modify the equipment at their facility based on our instructions and sample materials. We visited their plant after requested modifications were made, and they were able to make the final necessary adjustments. The equipment then was shipped to our plant for installation and start-up in the Summer of 2007.

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