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Bagging Scales

Bag Closing Equipment

Automatic Bag Hangers

Bag Closing, Positioning & Transfer Conveyors

Palletizing Equipment

Self Contained Bag Plants

Design a System

What product or products do you bag? *

Which best describes your product flow characteristics?
(also provide bulk density of product)

	Free flowing like salt, sugar, grain or seed
	Irregular in shape and size like river rock, gravel, marble chips, etc
	Contains air, can flow like water or extremely fluid, similar to flour, whey powder, carbon black
	Contains molasses, oils, etc which would be considered semi free flowing similar to animal feeds
	Dimensions over 1” (25 mm) in size similar to range cubes or briquettes
	Flakes or products that “rat hole”

Bulk Density of Product

How many bags per 8 hour shift do you require?

What is the target weigh range of your product? *
(Check all that apply)

	1 lb to 5 lbs (1/2 kg to 3 kg)
	2 lb to 10 lbs (1 kg to 5 kg)
	20 lbs to 60 lbs (10 kg to 30 kg)
	50 lbs to 100 lbs (25 kg to 50 kg)
	Other (please specify):

Is head room or floor space restricted?

Yes No

Is product abrasive?

Yes No

Is product corrosive?

Yes No

Is stainless-steel contact platework required?

Yes No

Is food grade required?

Yes No

Is NEMA 12 electrical acceptable?

Yes No

Are bag counters required?

Yes No

Are printers required?

Yes No

What bags do you use?
(Check all that apply)

	Paper (kraft)
	Polywoven
	Plastic or Polyethylene

Physical dimension of largest bag
i.e. - 16” x 4” x 32” (40 cm x 10 cm x 80 cm)

  Flat

  Gusset

  Height

Physical dimension of smallest bag

  Flat

  Gusset

  Height

Are surge hopper bins required?

Yes No

Is a bag closing system required?

Yes No

Preference for Type of bag closing conveyor

Flat Belt Conveyor V Conveyor

Are transfer conveyors required to bring bags to palletizing height?

Yes No

Normally, one man can stack 350 bags per hour on a continuous basis. If one operator is responsible for bag filling, bag closing, and bag stacking, typically 200 bags per hour is a realistic output.

Is manual bag stacking acceptable?

Yes No

Is manual bag stacking with bag flattening preferable?

Yes No

Flexibility vs. Automation: These are opposite terms. Typically the plant that handles the fewest number of products, one type of bag, and requires at least 3,000 bags per 8 hour day is a good candidate for automation. Conversely, plants with multiple products, paper and plastic bags are not nearly as good a candidate for automation.

Man Power: even the most automated system will require one operator to be present 100% of the time.

One man can typically stack 350 bags per hour on pallets. Operations of higher speeds can look at a semi automatic palletizer, which requires one operator who can handle up to 20 bags per minute, or 1,200 bags per hour. Automation in palletizers is dependent upon the condition of the pallets, configuration of the rows, overlapping of the bags, etc. A plant using new pallets, one bag pattern, and no overlapping is a better candidate for automation than a plant that uses #2 and #3 grade pallets and has a variety of bag patterns.

More information required on automation of stacking?

Yes No