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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!

Pinch Bag Closers Are a Smart Choice For Animal Feed Or Feed Additives

04/16/2016
Are you currently using valve bags or sewing in your bagging operation of Animal Feed or Feed Additives? Do you experience any product leakage from the valve or the stitch? If so, consider an open mouth pinch style bag combined with the FISCHBEIN Brand PBC 6000, a Pinch Bag Closer...

Aggregate Bagging Case Study: Pavestone® Automates Bagging Plants Nationwide

03/06/2016
Pavestone, a market leader in providing manufactured segmental retaining walls, interlocking pavers and patio products to multiple industries, researched a variety of automated bagging machinery manufactures while planning their bag line automation projects.   Bagging a wide variety of hardscapes products nationwide, Pavestone Company specified their aggregates bagging system requirements and...

Case Study: American Rock Salt Modernizes Salt Bagging Facility

03/06/2016
American Rock Salt in Mt. Morris, New York, is the highest producing salt mine in the United States. The majority of their business is in bulk markets, but they offered bagged products using equipment that was installed for a now defunct mining operation years ago.   As the bag business grew they decided...

Hot Air Bag Sealer Replaces Band Sealers in Side Gusset Poly

02/26/2016
The nVenia FISCHBEIN Brand HAS 300 hot air bag sealer is the only hot air solution technology available for sealing polyethylene pillow type and side gusseted bags up to 9 mil in thickness. Tired of replacing bands? The HAS 300 is less expensive to maintain than band sealers, which can...

Unique Design On Auger Feed Net Weigh Scale Makes Cleaning Simple

02/26/2016
The nVenia HAMER Brand Model 600NW Auger Feed Net Weigh scale is the perfect equipment solution for dosing powders, flours, spices, and chemicals in open mouth bagging operations. Design improvements in the auger housing now allow easy access points to improve the ability to clean the augers. Simply open the...

nVenia’s FISCHBEIN Brand: Much More to Bag Closing Than Just Sewing Machines

02/16/2016
In the bag closing industry, nVenia’s FISCHBEIN Brand is synonymous with sewing equipment. And rightfully so – the FISCHBEIN Brand has been an industry leader in bag sewing systems for more than 100 years. The FISCHBEIN Brand’s bag sewing success penetrates deep into production plants across the world and includes...

FastChange Bag Spout Reduces Material Change Over Time in Open Mouth Bagging Operations

01/28/2016
The nVenia HAMER Brand Model 1200BH Bag Hanger now features a new option called FastChange Bag Spout, which is a dual bag spout that allows for quick spout change-over. This is ideal in animal feed, animal supplements and seed bagging operations where several products are run on the same line...

HAMER Brand Bag Conveyors: Durability and Reliability at Low Cost

11/29/2015
Looking for the perfect solution to handle, turn, and condition bags in your seed, animal feed, fertilizer, lawn & garden, or wood pellet bagging operation? nVenia’s HAMER Brand has a complete line of bag conveyors to fully outfit your plant. Made of heavy gauge steel and reliable motors, our conveyors,...

Model 600NW Servo Gravity Net Weigh Bagging Scale: Accuracy, Speed, Reliability

11/09/2015
Is it time to consider a new scale purchase in your operation? Often overlooked, the bagging scale is fundamental in setting the bagging line’s pace and maximizing your profitability by reducing product give-away. The Model 600NW Servo Gravity scale is the king of bagging scales from nVenia’s HAMER Brand. Gravity-fed...

Aurora Products: Multi-Head Weigher Success Story

10/28/2015
Aurora Products in Stratford, Connecticut, roasts its own nuts and mixes its own trail mixes. No preservatives, artificial colors or additives are used in its All Natural and Organic dried fruits, nuts, trail mixes, salad toppings and granolas. That variety of products makes it difficult to fully automate their packaging...

APPA Fine Foods: A Frozen Foods Success Story

10/13/2015
Success often spurs change.  At APPA Fine Foods in Corona, California, a manual operation could no longer achieve the productivity needed for an expanded line of individually quick frozen (IQF) pre-cooked meals.  Dinners like the Szechuan Chicken and Noodles involved multiple ingredients in multiple bags. “For this particular product, that...

Maximize Robotic Bag Palletizing Productivity with EasyPic

10/05/2015
Next generation robotic systems offer significant improvements and new technology, including the ability to maximize robotic bag palletizing productivity with nVenia’s HAMER Brand. Our leadership of robotic palletizing solutions comes in part due to our exclusive operator control or HMI – EasyPic. This simple operator HMI allows for easy adjustments...