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May 2021 / 29 production time and quantity. The various production runs placed a large demand on the bagging equip- ment to include automatic recipe changes so that the entire packag- ing line — from scale through pal- letizing and wrapping — needed to change for the next material in about 90 seconds or less. The com- pany placed special emphasis on consistent bag presentation to the bag closing system to eliminate bag closing issues. Concetti's reliable bag transfer system is simple yet highly effective and has increased Diamond V's production efficiency. Both new packaging lines con- sist of a net weigher with a double screw feeder, an automated bagging machine, an integrated bag closing to permanently print on the FFS tubular plastic reel as it unwinds from the roll and advances into the bag forming area of the machine. "The system itself is a pretty standard Concetti automatic pack- aging line, a testament to their technical capabilities," Giles says. "The packaging system was the last step in a new processing line for Diamond V and was critical to the overall success of the new line." Fixing bag fill issues Diamond V returned to the supplier in 2018 looking to install two addi- tional automated packaging lines for animal feed ingredients. The two lines needed to handle several materials, each requiring a different possibility of the material taking on moisture and hardening. The supplier provided the room speci- fications, and Diamond V built the conditioned room inside its animal feed manufacturing facility. For the client's specific needs, the supplier installed a gross weigher with a screw feeder, an FFS bagging machine, a hybrid robotic pallet- izer, and a specialized FFS reel to produce bags that would help pre- serve the material's shelf life. The reel does this via a special seal that allows air to vent out of the bag while on a bag-flattening conveyor, ensuring minimal moisture in the bag and a stable pallet stack. The FFS bagging machine included an industrial thermal transfer printer Diamond V contacted Concetti in 2018 to provide two new automated bagging, palletizing, and wrapping lines for their animal feed ingredients.