A South African chemical manufacturer needed to pack a new powder product in larger bags at higher output. We supplied an automatic VFFS machine with an auger filler, and the customer has since ordered a second line and a smaller model.
The customer is a South African chemical manufacturer that produces powdered products for technical applications, where fill weight has to be repeatable on every bag. It was adding a new product line that needed larger bags and higher output than its existing packing system could handle.
The new product line needed a high-capacity powder packing system the customer did not have.
The larger bags and higher output of the new line were beyond the existing system.
Chemical powders had to be dosed accurately and hold that accuracy at higher volumes.
The auger filler configuration had to be chosen correctly for the powder.
We recommended an automatic vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machine with an auger filler, because an auger screw doses fine chemical powders accurately and the machine runs larger bags with consistent sealing in continuous, high-volume production.
The machine forms the bag from roll film, doses the powder with an auger screw filler, then seals and cuts the bag in one cycle.
| Machine | SAP-520 automatic powder VFFS machine |
| Dosing | Auger screw filler |
| Product | Powdered chemicals |
| Pack format | Larger bags formed from roll film |
| Production | Continuous, high volume |
Model codes shown are machines we have supplied and configured for previous projects. Your machine is specified and configured to suit your product, output and pack format — not supplied off the shelf.
The configuration was settled before the machine was supplied, from the powder, the bag sizes and the output the customer was targeting.
We went through the powder’s characteristics and how it flows, which decides the dosing system.
The required bag sizes and production capacity were analysed.
We recommended the auger VFFS machine for the powder, bag size and output.
The customer approved the final configuration before production.
The customer launched its new high-capacity powder line, with more accurate dosing from the auger filler, stable packing and the capacity to run the new product at volume. It has since ordered a second line and a smaller model.
The new high-capacity line runs the new product.
Auger screw filling improved dosing accuracy on the powder.
Further orders followed once the first line was running.
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