Wilmar Sugar has been a long standing RML Machinery customer in both Australia and New Zealand since 2012. Their challenge was to create shelf-ready cartoned products to save supermarkets’ in-store labour.
This, plus a complete overhaul of the product packaging formats into smaller 250 and 500 gram sizes led to their desire to install a completely automated new line.
They needed 24/7 reliability plus the flexibility to handle 26 different SKU’s of sugar in some tricky product formats such as caster and icing sugar which needed to be very carefully stacked.
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First, we collaborated with Wilmar’s group technical manager to design new boxes with tear-off top and front panels. Then we fine-tuned the bulk density settings on the filling machines to get the volumes per bag just right.
We installed an easy-to-read HMI (human-machine interface) which provided the ability to change products on demand. This resulted in big labour savings with just one operator able to monitor the whole line. The solution took tried and tested methodologies to stack each set of bags into a chimney-style casing. An ABB robotic arm then reorientated and relocated these on a flat box which went into the wrapping module.
We installed the first system at the Chelsea Sugar Factory in Auckland and followed up with two identical lines in Yarraville, Victoria.
Our integrated, advanced operation ensures the best quality cream cheese is produced consistently.
It was an opportunity to increase the packing line automation, with labour savings offsetting the capital costs.
RML worked with us to understand our requirements and designed a solution to suit our needs. RML delivered an automated system to service two moulding machines producing the Gallagher Ring Top Posts.
We set RML a challenge, design and build a new butter packing machine for a challenging application. RML produced a smart and effective solution that exceeded our expectations.
Ongoing service and support is important to us. RML knew this and I am pleased to say we are not disappointed. I have and will continue to recommend RML to others in our industry based on our experience
We have found RML to be a professional automation solutions provider dedicated to developing, building and maintaining our sophisticated equipment. Their open and honest approach has resulted in very positive outcomes for us.
From the first day we sat down with the RML team, through to today, we’ve been so impressed by the level of service and quality of machinery that they have built for us.
Of all of the types of packers that we have on site (past and present) the RML packers have proven to be the most reliable, and easiest to maintain.
The design process went very smoothly, start up and commissioning went better than we anticipated. We have found the RML team to be professional, proactive and very responsive to questions and quick to resolve any problems for us.
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