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Bagging automation sows robust seeds of efficiency

Easy-changeover vf/f/s bagger and net weigher/feeder system reduce manual labor requirements, improve output speeds, and save on packaging material costs.

The easy-changeover system is producing flat-bottom bags with center fin seals in bag widths from 190mm to 290mm.
The easy-changeover system is producing flat-bottom bags with center fin seals in bag widths from 190mm to 290mm.

Patten Seed Company, Lakeland, GA, is a privately held family- and employee-owned business, specializing in the development and production of turf grass sod, seed, and organic humus compost. To accomplish its packaging needs, the company had been buying four different sizes of pre-made stand-up film pouches (one-lb, two-lb, 5-lb, and 6-lb), manually filling them, and closing them with a band sealer.

Ben Copeland, Sr., President of Patten Seed Company, recognized the need to modernize and automate his packaging operations. The previous line was slow and labor-intensive, and the company was paying premium prices for pre-made bags, which were not always delivered on time as needed.

After looking at various possible packaging options, Patten Seed selected the Model BI-260 Intermittent-Motion Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Bagger from Bossar USA, Inc. and the Model NW3X3-GT Net Weigher/Feeder from Parsons-Eagle. The easy-changeover system, installed in February 2016, is producing flat-bottom bags with center fin seals in bag widths from 190 mm to 290 mm. Bossar also provided the label printing equipment. The bag forming film is a PET/LLDPE lamination in varying gauges (4.0-4.75 mil based on bag fill weight) and is supplied by Clear Lam.

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