Company Name:
Triple G Farms
Location:
Elba, NY
Business:
Grow, repack, sell potatoes and onions to grocery and other retail stores.
Problem:
Triple G Farms packs their potatoes into bags ranging in weight between 5 & 50 lbs. After the bags are filled, a Fischbein bag sewing system (Upper Right Photo) closes those bags. The Fischbein knife the cuts the stitching between bags and cycles 30 times on 5 lb. bags, and 90 times on 50 lb. bags. This extra cycling creates wear and tear on the system that often results in the knife failing. When this happens, a Triple G Farms employee has to constantly use scissors to cut the thread or just pull the bag off the line which can result in damaged bags or product.
Solution:
A Newlong bag closer (Upper Left Photo) was chosen as a replacement. We chose the Newlong because the air operated guillotine knife only cycles / cuts once between each bag. This is a much more efficient process that cuts down on the wear of the bag closer.
Install Challenges:
Every project has its challenges to overcome. On this project, the Newlong cutting knife was not configured correctly. After an extra visit to the customer site, we were able to adjust the knife to cut properly. Our customer appreciated this extra effort for no extra charge.
Bottom Line:
Now that this system is up and running we expect that Triple G will be able to use their employees for more productive activities, save money on packing material and replacement parts, and prevent their bags and potatoes from being damaged during the packaging process.
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