Sachs Peanuts Installs Hayssen Packaging Line for In-Shell Products
Apr 26, 2016
Sachs Peanuts has a proud tradition of quality and service dating back four generations, family owned and operated for more than a century. Sachs processes, packages and distributes quality salted unshelled peanuts from the heart of the Virginia and Carolinas’ peanut growing regions. As industry leaders in private label and co-branded peanuts, they serve retailers and wholesalers, including supplying peanuts to many popular restaurant chains.
To meet market demands, Sachs recently invested in their Clarkton, North Carolina facility, including a new vertical form fill seal packaging system from Hayssen Flexible Systems. In an effort to make continuous improvements, Sachs regularly works to develop new products and services to serve their customers better. As equally important is their commitment to on-time delivery and safety. Sachs chose a stainless steel washdown ULTIMA ST 13-22 bagging system from BW Flexible Systems. The equipment is constructed with stainless steel product contact surfaces designed to withstand the salt fines from roasted and salted peanuts. The open access tubular frame provides ease of maintenance and cleaning for the machine operators as well. BW Flexible Systems also provided Sachs with an integrated Yamato 514 multi-head scale.
The packaging line consists of a vibratory infeed conveyor with product screening. The infeed conveyor supplies product to a bucket elevator which raises the peanuts to the height of the Yamato scale. Again, the product goes to a vibratory conveyor for a second screening of product, and then is dispensed onto the scales at a steady rate.
The peanuts are then dropped into the ULTIMA ST for form, fill and seal. The laminate film is pulled from a roll, formed over the forming tube, filled with the peanuts and then sealed as a completed bag. The packaging line also includes an incline conveyor that receives completed bags from the bagger and dispenses them onto a rotary table for manual case packing.
Currently, Sachs is using this system to package a variety of pack sizes, up to 8 different weights, anywhere from 8 oz to 5 lb pillow packs. The ULTIMA ST is very suitable because it offers quick changeovers with Allen Bradley controls and an HMI screen. The 8 oz packages are running at 75 packages per minute, while the larger 5 lb bags run at a consistent 40 packages per minute.
Tom Ribken, Sales Executive for this project, comments,Sachs Peanuts has been a Hayssen customer for 2 decades now. The new Ultima ST/Yamato scale system we recently provided replaced an older system from the 1990s. Now Sachs Peanuts can fulfil their large orders for the 5 pound bags much faster than before. We are proud to be in partnership with Sachs and look forward to supplying future needs as their company grows.”