Hamer Leads Open Mouth Bagging Automation

Spring 2014
Providing Superior Packaging Equipment and Customer Ser vice Since 1927
1200BH Bag Hanger
100GW Gross Weigh Scale
600NW Net Weigh Scale
Robot Palletizer
Hamer Leads Open Mouth Bagging Automation
With the addition of the Model 1200BH Bag Hanger,
Hamer now offers a full range of bagging solutions
for virtually any bagging application. Paper multiwall bags, poly woven bags, and poly bags are all
supported by Hamer’s full line of bagging machines.
available accuracy, while delivering fast, controlled
production rates. No other machine operates faster
or more accurately.
New Technology, Best Value
Whether using our Model 1200BH for a paper
bag filling operation, or our Model 2090FFS for
an automated poly bagging line, Hamer bagging
automation is easy to use. Operators quickly become
familiar with machine operation during training
and set up. So, keep running at peak performance
by reducing downtime and maintenance costs with
Hamer’s proven bagging automation.
Hamer’s complete line of bagging systems includes:
Model 600NW Net Weigh Scale
Model 100GW Gross Weigh Scale
Model 1200BH Automatic Bag Hanger
Model 2090 FFS, Form, Fill and Seal
Model RPM Robotic Palletizer
All Hamer open mouth bagging products combine
true industrial quality, innovative technological
enhancements and proven performance in virtually
any industry. Seed, animal feeds and supplements,
pet foods, fertilizer and a wide variety of industrial
bagging applications are supported by Hamer’s
extensive product line. All Hamer products deliver
best-in-class performance, workmanship and value.
Bagging Scales
The heart of any bagging application is the bagging
scale. Control your profitability by managing
giveaway and production rates with a 100GW
Gross Weigh Scale or 600NW Net Weigh Scale. Both
scales offer superior construction and the highest
Bagging Automation
Automated Palletizing
Hamer will meet your bagging requirements with
custom engineered solutions. We have low cost
palletizers at 6-8 bags per minute (BPM), mid range
palletizers and fully automated robotic palletizer
systems at 24+ BPM. We
designed our palletizer
modules to keep costs
affordable for virtually
any operation, yet flexible
to provide the very
latest in high speed
palletizing automation.
Markman Peat Improves Efficiency with Automation
their automation partner. “We watched several different
types of machinery run, and Hamer was the only
company that could hit the aggressive rates we were
looking to achieve,” said owner, Brian Sherrick.
The Markman Peat Corporation has a long and dynamic
history as a significant national producer of premium
soil and landscape materials. When the new owners,
Jeff Widdop and Brian Sherrick, completed their 2011
purchase of the company, they began researching a
variety of actions to position it for growth. In its 40+ year
history, Markman Peat’s products have been a reliable
mainstay of the lawn and garden industry.
During the owners’ analysis of their business, improving
packaging efficiency became a focus. After researching
various manufacturers and visiting several sites to watch
machinery run, they decided to work with Hamer as
The plant chosen for the new automated line, in Laporte,
Indiana is one of five plants operated by Markman
Peat. The Laporte plant already ran several of Hamer’s
original bagging machines with manual palletizers,
but customer demand for their products required
increased capacity. “We had two goals with this system,”
commented owner, Jeff Widdop, “increase production
and reduce production labor costs.” The new system
includes Hamer Model 50 Bulk Hopper, in-feed conveyor,
Hamer Model 300VF Volumetric Filler, Hamer Model
2090 Form, Fill and Seal and a Mollers Fully Automatic
High-Level, High-Speed Palletizer with an automated inline stretch wrapper. This system consistently produces
bags at the rate of 27-30 BPM each day, every day. Cost
of production is far less than with their other Hamer
semi-automatic lines.
Markman Peat has been very pleased with the system
and its performance. “From the design and specification
process through installation and service support, Hamer
has consistently met our expectations for a high degree
of service. It’s all about service – in our business and in
Hamer‘s,” said owner, Brian Sherrick.
Net Weight Scales – the Heart of Bagging Profitability
With thousands of net weigh scales in use worldwide, it’s the most overlooked part of any automatic
bagging installation. Most net weigh scales in use today were developed over 30-40 years ago.
Even recent “new designs” are still based on outdated scale design concepts and don’t offer significant
improvements to this important category of bagging technology.
Building a better
product from the
ground up
When Hamer
designed the Model
600NW Net Weigh
Scale we looked
at this technology
from a whole new
perspective. Our
600NW 304 Stainless Steel
experience in form,
fill and seal automation exposed us to virtually every
design of net weigh scale in North America.
This is what our customers told us they needed:
• Accuracy to reduce product giveaway
• Durability of machine parts with less maintenance
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• Speed, Hamer scales have speeds of 16 bags per
minute on the 100GW and 20-22 BPM on the 600NW
• Ease-of-Use, many old designs are confusing to
operate
We met the challenges our customers presented. The
Model 600NW beats all scale designs, hands down. With
over 150 units in operation since its launch in 2007, it
has become the standard by which all other scales are
measured. Here’s why:
• Innovative mechanical design dispenses product fast
• Proprietary software that runs at twice the speed of
most others
• More steel, heavier construction. Almost twice the
steel of the nearest competitor
• Extremely accurate at high speeds.
Get more bags filled faster, more accurately and less
expensively than other scale designs.
New products
Meet Jeff Conrad
Model 540 Upgrades
Hamer’s engineering and service
teams improved the functional
operation of our Model 540FFS,
High-Speed Ice Form, Fill and
Seal. As a standard of the
packaged ice industry, our team
looked to improve uptime,
reduce machine wear and
simplify operation. The result is
over 20 changes and upgrades
on the Model 540. All of these
enhancements have been in
place since October 2013, so now every Model 540FFS we ship is a much
better machine. For a complete list of upgrades or Parts Kits Upgrades for the
Model 540 and Model 535, contact your ice machine distributor or call us for
more information.
Exclusive 2nd Settling Station for Mulch
We recently introduced a secondary settling
device for our Model 2090FFS machine. This
device is located in our staged bag area
(after we fill a bag). It impacts the bag top by
tamping down clumps of material to ensure
clean transfer through the bag top sealer. As
all mulch and soil manufacturers know, their
products don’t always fall into a bag “just
right.” The Hamer Model 2090 secondary
bag settler reduces bag jam potential,
keeping productivity high. Plus, your
operator will have more time to manage
the line instead of watching the flow of the
bagging operation. This new option can be
retrofitted on any Hamer Model 2090, just
ask for part #17100.
Hamer Palletizer
Servo Controlled
Bag Pick Tool
Completed this past year, Hamer now offers
a servo controlled bag picking tool that
allows for automatic width adjustment from
bag to bag. For customers running a wide
variety of bag sizes, this tool speeds line
change over by eliminating manual adjustment to tool width. In addition, now
you can run two in-feed lines, with two different bag sizes AND the robot will
know what bag size it’s picking by adjusting automatically!
Jeff joined Hamer a little
over 2 years ago. He brought
with him over 30 years of
sales success in two different
industries. Prior to joining
Hamer, Jeff spent seven
years selling power saving
and energy conservation
solutions to manufacturing
companies.
Since joining Hamer, he’s
been thrilled by the reaction
he gets when visiting Hamer
customers, “It’s fun to have
people walk up to me in a
plant, point to my Hamer
shirt and tell me they love
their Hamer products.
From design to service
and support, Hamer has
earned a premium position
in the markets we serve
and a place in the hearts
of our customers!” Hamer’s
expanded line of palletizers
and bag placers opens even
more opportunity for Jeff to
build the Hamer customer
family.
When not out visiting
customers and providing
equipment solutions, Jeff
enjoys spending time in
the wilds of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, S. Dakota and
Nebraska hunting. Most
weekends you can find him
off chasing everything from
Ducks to Whitetail deer. Stop
by Hamer the next time you
are in Minneapolis and get a
wildlife tour of Jeff’s office!
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INSIDE
Hamer Leads Open Mouth
Bagging Automation...................................... Pg. 1
Markman Peat Improves Efficiency
with Automation.............................................. Pg. 2
Net Weight Scales – the Heart
of Bagging Profitability.................................. Pg. 2
NEW PRODUCTS
– Model 540 Upgrades
– Exclusive 2nd Settling Station for Mulch
– Hamer Palletizer Servo Controlled
Bag Pick Tool...................................................... Pg. 3
Meet Jeff Conrad.............................................. Pg. 3
The
Less product giveaway,
GW
MORE bagging profit!
Bagging Scale
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• Competitive pricing
• 16 bags per minute
• Heavy duty construction
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• Twice the accuracy of old designs
• Simple, easy-to-use controls
• Paper, poly, polywoven bag filling