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Automated Flour Bagging Lines in St. Louis

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Bratney Companies deliveredthree turn-key Concetti flour bagging and palletizing systemsto US Durum Milling in St. Louis, MO. The mill, owned by Italgrani USA, is the largest semolina and durum mill in North America.

The small bag line includes aConcetti IMF automatic bag filling and closing machinewhich produces up to 1,000 - 50 lb. bags per hour. The net weigh bagging scales are equipped with two inclined, screw-few net weighers to produce highly accurate bag weights. The bagging machine is equipped with both sewing and pinch top closing devices for pre-glued, multi-wall paper bags.

托盘包装是完成了Concetti four-column robot palletiseroffering unmatched flexibility to build any layer pattern as well as square and compress each layer for excellent pallet shape. A metal detector and check weigher are integrated in the line so when the operator changes the bagging recipe for example, the check weigher target weight adjusts as well,eliminating opportunities for errors.

In addition to the 50 lb. bagging line, the customer opted fortwo Concetti bulk-bag linesto fill 2,000 lb. FIBCs with semolina flour. Each bulk bagging machine is equipped with automated pallet and slip sheet dispensers for high productivity with asingle operator for each line.

The lines are constructed in304 grade stainless steeland all welds in the product contact parts are smoothed and cleaned to prevent product hangup. Additional features in these bagging lines include large access doors for cleaning and inspection,certified food quality rubber seals and gaskets, outrigger bearings with special seals on screw feeders, screw casings also supplied with cleaning and inspection doors.

Bratney Companies is the exclusive supplier forConcettiin North American agricultural markets. Concetti is a manufacturer ofturn-key automated packaging lines for bulk materials.