New casing equipment serves 7 bagging lines

Goya Foods installs automatic case erecting/packing/sealing systems, reduces labor costs and line slow-downs.

HISPANIC VARIETY. Goya Foods produces a broad range of bagged products--from beans to flour--in sizes from 12-oz to 10-lb.
HISPANIC VARIETY. Goya Foods produces a broad range of bagged products--from beans to flour--in sizes from 12-oz to 10-lb.

Specialty Hispanic foods processor Goya Foods headquartered in Secaucus NJ produces a range of bagged food items including various flavors and sizes (from 12 oz to 10 lb) of beans and flours for regular retail and club store markets. Each of the plant’s seven bagged-product packaging lines incorporates vertical form/fill/seal machines from Hayssen Inc. (www.barrywehmiller.com). Case erecting packing and sealing operations for these bagged products had previously been done manually.

Evaluation and automation

Recognizing the increased operating efficiencies that could accrue from installing automated casing equipment Goya Foods began to shop around for the best options. Ben Spinnickie GM at the Secaucus facility says “Our research indicated that BluePrint Automation (www.blueprintautomation.com) manufactures quality equipment in the food packing arena and they provide various options that could accommodate our packing needs.”

Goya chose rotary packer Model RP case-packing equipment from BluePrint and case erecting/tape-sealing equipment from Wexxar Packaging Machinery (www.wexxar.com). Between May 2004 and February 2005 the company installed new BluePrint casing systems incorporating Wexxar box formers/tape sealers to accommodate all 7 bagged-product packaging lines.

Spinnickie notes “Floor space in the plant was at a premium but after a few iterations BluePrint provided various options to maximize the limited floor space and present an orderly production flow.”

He notes “The first two case-packing units were delivered four months after the order was placed. We began operating these units within two weeks of delivery and installation. BluePrint personnel were active participants in the installation start-up and operator training. On-site electrical mechanical and programming assistance was conducted by Blueprint field service engineers.”

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