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Popcorn company upgrades filling operations

PLC controls and servo drives improve fill speeds and accuracies.

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The Popcorn Factory, Inc., Lake Forest, IL, specializes in the marketing of a variety of fresh-popped, flavored popcorns in metal canisters (obtained from multiple canister suppliers). To upgrade packaging operations, the company installed two new servo-driven, PLC-based triple-hopper volumetric filling machines from Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc. (www.spee-dee.com) in September. These machines handle various popcorn canister sizes from 2 to 6.5 gal.

Alan Petrik, chief operating officer of The Popcorn Factory, says, “We replaced our existing Spee-Dee fillers with these new machines. One of the existing machines was more than 25 years old. We stuck with Spee-Dee equipment because we have enjoyed the simplicity and ease of operation.” The new machines, which offer PLC control from Rockwell (www.rockwellautomation.com) and servo drives from Bosch Rexroth (www.boschrexroth-us.com) yield greater filling accuracy and speed, says Petrik.

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