Popcorn packaging production proliferates

摘要

It was an opportunity for a fresh start for its fresh, gourmet popcorn and the chance to alleviate growing pains. That's why Dale and Thomas moved to a new facility in Englewood, NJ, in spring 2006: A 110,000-sq-ft showcase plant anchored by automated popcorn bagging operations. By September 2006, the facility was essentially fully operational.rn"Just in time for the beginning of our busy holiday season," notes vice president of operations Steven Kaye.rnGetting to that point was no easy task, but the company relied on Heat and Control for a turnkey installation that features six Ishida Astro baggers, each topped with an Ishida 14-head computerized combination netweighers. The install also includes the vendor's FastBack horizontal motion conveyors to quickly, but gently move the company's uniquely coated products throughout production to the baggers. One modification that Dale and Thomas selected for the baggers was a "low-ceiling bagger installation" related to the 12-ft-high mezzanine above the machines that permits operator access to the netweigher scales.