Spee-Dee Case Study 1: Reduce Product Giveaway
- Company: Large Food Processor
- Objective: Reduce product giveaway by improving fill accuracy.
- Situation: The company was utilizing a vertical form/fill/seal machine with a clutch/brake auger to fill gravy mix into pouches. Inconsistent fill rates had resulted in an unacceptably large number of rejects and an excessively high average unit weight, negatively impacting profitability.
- Solution: To increase fill accuracy, Spee-Dee converted the customer’s existing All-Fill clutch/brake auger to a servo unit. This cost-effective equipment modification enabled the company to immediately reduce the average pouch weight by nearly 4 grams and decrease the total number of rejected pouches.
- Bottom line: Dramatically diminishing the average reject rate from 5.0% to 1.6% resulted in an annual packaging material savings of $9,886. By lowering the average pouch target weight by nearly 4 grams, product giveaway was reduced by $19,764 within one year of installation. Break even was achieved in less than six months.
Categories: Case Studies · Tags: Auger filler, filling accuracy, profitability, Servo Auger, Servo Conversion
