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Automatic Sack Openers for Pet Food Handling

Manufactured in the UK

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Overview

Throughout the years Entecon Industries Ltd has manufactured many Automatic Bag Slitters for different types of food manufacturers.

The sack opening machine is ideal to open sacks with powders, such as flour (wheat), coffee, tea and petfood for sacks / bags of 10kg up to 80kg.

Entecon's Automatic Sack emptying machine supports the highest levels of food safety.

Project

Entecon has produced an Automatic Sack Opener for a Pet food manufacturer using the following; Potato Starch, Caster Sugar, Ground Linseed, Limestone, Dark Malt, Chickpea, Brown rice, Oat and Carob Flours, Ground Oats, Dextrose Monohydrate, Skimmed Milk Powder, Poultry and Meat Meal.

The client experienced bottlenecks due to the manual opening of 10kg, 16kg and 25kg bags of different types of products, leading to inefficiencies in production workflows and increased labour costs. With production demands rising, they required a high-capacity repeatable automated solution.

Automatic sack opener

Objectives

The client and Entecon developed the design criteria which includes:

  • Improving the material handling process and contain dust / clean GMP operation
  • Enhancing throughput and meeting the production capacity of 300 sacks per hour
  • Reducing manual labour and associated risks
  • Ensuring compatibility with client's existing production line

Solution

Based on the client's criteria Entecon's Automatic Sack Opener (ASO) has the following design and features:

  • Opening 10kg to 25kg bags of product
  • Handling 300 sacks per hour
  • Dust Extraction Unit and dust free operation
  • 1.5 meter infeed belt conveyor
  • HMI Touchscreen can be mounted on either side (customers choice)
  • Controls PLC

Benefits to the Manufacturer

Benefits to the Manufacturer

01

Increased Efficiency

Reduced bag opening time by 80%

02

Labour Cost Saving

Reduced the need for manual intervention by 50%

03

Improved Hygiene

Minimized spillage and dust dispersion, adhering to food manufacturing standards

04

Operational Continuity

Streamlined material flow, enabling uninterrupted production

Designed & Built by Entecon

Entecon Industries Ltd are a leading UK specialists in bulk material and powder handling. Every machine is engineered to order, ensuring optimal performance, safety, and long-term reliability. We believe that our STS is the best machine of its type available on the market today.

For more information about our Sack Tip Station machine or any of our other products or services, please contact us. +44 (0) 1276 414540 .

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