Cost Efiective Pre-Made Bagging Automation

Spring 2015
Providing Superior Packaging Equipment and Customer Service Since 1927
Cost Effective
Pre-Made
Bagging
Automation
W
ith the introduction of our Model
1200BH bag hanging machine, Hamer
offers the most comprehensive line of
equipment for your bagging operation. Whether
you utilize kraft paper, poly, poly-lined paper,
poly woven or poly woven laminate bags, Hamer
equipment will dose, fill, handle and palletize
virtually any pre-made bag.
Keeping it simple
Like all Hamer machines, the Model 1200BH
features robust design and construction for long
life in any industrial bagging operation. Switching
from paper to poly woven or poly bags is done
with a few simple adjustments, keeping change
over time to under 5 minutes. Designed from
the ground up to handle all popular bag styles, it
works effortlessly no matter what bag type is being
presented. Mechanical bag size adjustments and
simplified software means anyone with limited
training can run it.
Pacing your production line
Production managers appreciate the ability of
this Bag Hanger to pace their production line.
Production requirements are set on the machine
by plant supervisors. Need 1,000 bags an hour,
set the 1200BH to produce 16 BPM to meet that
rate. If demand requires 1200 bags an hour, set for
20 BPM and demand is met. Variability in manual
bagging production numbers from operator to
operator is eliminated. Unlike many complex bag
hanging and sealing machines, the Model 1200BH
Model 1200BH
uses the same operator
to fill the bag magazine
and to assist in bag top
sealing. The simplicity
Paper, poly or
of its design reduces
poly woven bags
capital investment to less
than 30% of complex automated machines. This
means your production facility can afford to update
bagging scales for improved accuracy and add a
Robotic Bag Placer at about the same cost as one
fully-automated machine. Keeping
the Model 1200BH running
year after year won’t
break the bank.
Simple design means
fewer wear parts,
reduced parts
costs and most
importantly less
downtime.
Robotic
Palletizer
Contact Hamer at 800-927-4674, or packaging@hamerinc.com for more information.
Model 600NW the Toughest Bagging Scale on Earth!
As a producer of 50 KG/100 lb. bags of reclaimed sulfur from the Tengiz Oilfields
in Kazakhstan, Caspian Sulphur Company, LLP was looking for a bagging scale
that would last in their demanding environment. Their original scales were
not up to the challenge, exhibiting high failure rates and poor accuracy.
The Caspian Sulphur Challenge:
Bagging in Tengiz, Kazakhstan is challenging as it has some of the most extreme
conditions on earth. Temperatures are 120º F in the summer and winter
temperatures plummet to -20º F. Their processed flake sulfur is highly corrosive,
which impacts all aspects of equipment design and maintenance. The plant is
very, very remote even for Kazakhstan. Parts are not readily available, if at all.
The production plant runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Their
labor force works on 2-week rotations and lives in a dormitory in the vicinity of
the plant, as it is too far from any population centers. Thus, only a limited workforce
is available. Their mission – find a bagging scale that can meet the demands of
production AND do so repeatedly, with a high degree of accuracy
for their demanding end customer.
Finding the Right Machine – Searching the world
Model
600NW SS
Weigh Scale
Caspian Sulphur management issued a detailed product
specification and began their search for the right bagging
machine for their plant. Their product specification went to
dozens of bagging scale manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe.
Model
Elias Haska, Managing Director at Caspian Sulphur, explains, “we
600NW SS
Weigh Bucket
had a weighted 30 item requirement list which graded accuracy,
reliability, resistance to environmental influences and surrounding
chemicals, maintenance and bilingual user interface. Hamer scales exceeded competitor scales due to their
innovative, revolutionary design of securing load cells to weigh buckets, giving them added robustness.”
Caspian Sulphur management placed an order for two systems which were installed in June of 2011. The machines
were duplex stainless steel Model 600NW bagging scales with Servo controlled gravity feeders. Both scales needed
to meet +/- 100 grams, 3.5 oz. on 50kg/110 lb. bags.
Four years, millions of bags, millions
of metric tons of sulfur later
After four years of continuous running, and processing 30 million
bags since the new scales were commissioned, Caspian Sulphur
remains thrilled with the performance of the two Model
600NW bagging scales. “Operators and mechanics are very
happy with the scales. The user interface in Russian language
allows them to operate the scales with ease. The scale
controllers, together with the integrated data acquisition
systems, record the weight of every bag loaded into rail
cars. Reliability and accuracy of the scales is exceeding our
expectation,” said Haska.
“Hamer supports their product worldwide. Our operation
is at the other end of the world, yet we keep an excellent
working relationship with technical and support personnel,
resulting in scheduled visits for scale calibration, technical
training and uninterrupted spare parts service.”
— Elias Haska, Managing Director, Caspian Sulphur
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Meet
Dian Mullis
Film Innovation Offers New
Opportunity for Your Business
At Hamer, we work with a network of preferred
bag/film manufacturers that are lead suppliers of
open mouth bags and roll stock for form, fill & seal
machines. A notable innovation in
this industry is a unique, 7-layer
blend of polyethylene film with
a nylon barrier that provides
great durability. The bags
constructed of this film have the
functionality and durability of woven
laminate, but at a lower cost and with form,
fill & seal automation benefits.
7-layer PE, barrier film eases
conversion from valve bags
to Form, Fill & Seal
Our customers have converted from labor-intensive valve bagging systems
to FFS, utilizing a multi-layer barrier poly bag. This change-over reaches deep
into our customers’ production and sales/distribution process, increasing
their overall production efficiency and profitability. Consult with your Hamer
representative to learn about the latest in poly blend materials for your
product and how they will run on your machines.
Introducing Hamer’s Model
5200 Bag Kicking Conveyor.
Ideal for small footprint packaging systems,
a bag kicking conveyor transfers bags at a 90
degree angle quickly and efficiently. The Model
5200 supports a wide range of paper, poly and
poly woven bags with any type of top seal.
All motor-driven with 10 gauge steel
construction, the 5200 uses no air cylinders
or compressed air.
Pneumatic Roll Lift on
the Horizontal Roll Stand
A convenient upgrade on the Hamer
Horizontal Roll Stand is a newly
developed pneumatic film roll lift. This roll
lift automatically picks up full rolls from
the ground position, eliminating the need
for fork truck or hoist loading of full rolls.
The Horizontal Roll Stand can be used with either the Hamer Model 3100 or
2090 Form, Fill and Seal. Roll changes are fast – simply insert the core holder
in the roll and roll into place. Then with the push of a button, the full roll is
lifted into place, ready for threading into the Form, Fill and Seal. Less changeover time means higher production rates and pallets per hour.
A Minnesota native and Hamer
Engineering Manager, Dian is
a graduate of General Motors
Institute (now Kettering
University) in Flint, Michigan with
a double major in Mechanical
Engineering and Applied
Mathematics. She has had two
previous design engineering
and engineering management
roles prior to joining Hamer in
February of 2013. At Hamer, she
has increased both Mechanical
and Electronic Engineering staff,
re-tooling both the staffing and
physical engineering department.
Recently she and her team have
launched several new products,
including a new Bag Kicking
Conveyor and both Pallet and
Slip Sheet Dispensers for our
palletizer line.
“I enjoy the fast-pace at Hamer,
supporting our ever growing
product lines and working
with customers,” says Dian. “My
vision for the company is to be
THE leader for innovation in
packaging equipment, building
on our historic high quality
designs and customer service.”
Outside of work, Dian enjoys
running marathons, riding her
motorcycle, carpentry and
spending time with family.
She recently completed her
new home, acting as general
contractor and doing much of
the build on her own.
Contact Hamer Sales at 800-927-4674 for more information.
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INSIDE
Cost Effective Pre-Made
Bagging Automation...................................... Pg. 1
Model 600NW –
Toughest Bagging Scale on Earth.............. Pg. 2
Film Innovation Offers
New Opportunity............................................ Pg. 3
Model 5200 Bag Kicking Conveyor........... Pg. 3
Pneumatic Roll Lift on
Horizontal Roll Stand..................................... Pg. 3
Meet Dian Mullis.............................................. Pg. 3
Leadership
IN EVERY BAGGING CATEGORY
Uses 60% less service parts
Runs all products – soil, mulch, composts – equally well
Eliminates 70% of adjustments – no more operator standing
Model 2090FFS
and Model 300VF
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No annual rebuild – runs 4 to 5 seasons
on core wear parts
Most efficient Form, Fill, Seal/Volumetric Filler
combination available