Blogs

Explore a variety of packaging industry thought leadership pieces from our internal subject matter experts, read compelling case studies, hear from our service techs about helpful maintenance tips and tricks and more here in the nVenia Blog. Do you have a question you would like answered? Or a subject matter in the packaging industry you would like to learn more about?  Let us know!

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Pellet Fuel Bagging Case Study: Marth Wood Products

03/07/2017
Marth Companies in Marathon, Wisconsin, was looking to upgrade their wood pellet bagging operation. They were running a first-generation HAMER Brand Model 2040 with another manufacturer’s duplex scale that was struggling to keep up with their new bag palletizing system. Looking to improve both bagging speed and dosing accuracy, Marth...
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Animal Feed

Animal Feed Case Study: Form-A-Feed

02/01/2017
Form-A-Feed is a rapidly growing Minnesota based agri-business providing animal feed bagging of their custom nutritional blends, premixes and minerals. In addition to packaging their own brand of products, Form-A-Feed also has a robust contract packaging business, packaging products for a wide variety of customers. Form-A-Feed’s plant management approached nVenia’s...
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Fertilizer Bagging Case Study: American Plant Food Corporation

01/31/2017
Operating a fertilizer bagging plant 24 hours a day, seven days a week for 365 days a year is a formidable challenge.  That’s all well and good for the bagger, American Plant Food Corporation, except for one thing: the need for growth. A company can’t be satisfied at peak capacity,...
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Lawn & Garden

Lawn and Garden Bagging Case Study: Markman Peat Improves Efficiency with Automation

01/20/2017
The Markman Peat Corporation has a long and dynamic history as a significant national producer of premium soils 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,...
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HAMER Brand Model 600NW Auger Feed Net Weigh Scale

Chemical Bagging Case Study: Caspian Sulphur

01/20/2017
As a producer of 50 KG/100 lb. bags of reclaimed sulfur from the Tengiz Oilfields in Kazakhstan, Caspian Sulphur Company, LLP was looking for a bagging scale that would last in their demanding chemical bagging environment.  Their original scales were not up to the challenge, exhibiting high failure rates and...
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Chemical Bagging Case Study: CRI Catalyst Company

01/20/2017
CRI Catalyst Company (CRICC) is part of CRI/Criterion Inc., the global catalyst technology company of the Shell Group. CRICC is dedicated to providing a broad customer base with effective and cost-efficient catalysts and technologies. The catalysts are manufactured on a ceramic carrier and impregnated with precious metals before being delivered to their...
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Animal Feed & Seed

Animal Feed Bagging Case Study: Kent Nutrition Group

12/01/2016
Outfitting numerous plants with efficient weighing, bag handling and closing systems, nVenia’s HAMER and FISCHBEIN Brands have helped to bring consistency, reliability and increased quality across the Kent Nutrition Group (KNG) feed plants.   “Quality is the number one thing that they pride themselves on as well as providing quality service throughout the system is of...
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Industrial Film & Bag Producer Partnerships

10/28/2016
nVenia’s HAMER and FISCHBEIN brands have developed many industrial film and bag producer partnerships.   Our Form, Fill, and Seal automated bagging machines utilize film produced by a wide variety of companies in N. America and worldwide.  The companies listed below have proven their expertise in providing centerfold roll stock...
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HAMER Brand Model 600NW Auger Feed Net Weigh Scale

How to Determine The Correct Net Weigh Scale Feeder For Your Material

10/04/2016
The most important aspect in choosing a scale for your application is determining which net weigh scale feeder best meets your needs. Not all feeders are suited for handling all materials. Identifying the material flow characteristics of your product is the first step. For example, is your product powder or...
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Innovative Upright Bag Conveyor Design Maximizes Production in Feed and Seed Plants

08/15/2016
The nVenia HAMER Brand Model 4000 is an upright bag conveyor designed to transport the bag in vertical position from the bagging scale or an automated bagging machine into the bag closer. A shorter bag filling section runs faster than the longer bag sealing section. When combined with an open...
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Fischbein F-Series Portable Bag closer: Unbeatable For Quality and Durability

08/10/2016
Bagging applications in the Animal Feed, Feed Additives, Seed and grain industries utilizing a portable bag closer rely on stitch consistency and machine durability in their rugged industrial plants. The nVenia FISCHBEIN Brand F-series portable bag closer sets the standard in the industry. It is the most reliable and cost...
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New Dura Thread Clipper: An Innovative Retrofit for Industrial Bag Top Sewing Applications

07/11/2016
To add an additional feature to our industry-leading industrial bag sewing systems, nVenia’s FISCHBEIN Brand now offers the Dura Thread Clipper, an innovative thread cutting device for bag top sewing applications that can be retrofitted onto any 400 series Fischbein Plain Sew System. The key advantage of the new clipper...
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