Why Leading Spice Companies Choose Spee-Dee Spice Filling Systems
Lack of flexibility, slow changeovers and insufficient product knowledge are problematic when you’re looking to enhance your spice filling. That’s where Spee-Dee comes in.
There’s a reason 21 leading spice companies partner with us for their high-speed filling needs. Spee-Dee spice filling machines provide quick, tool-less changeover that allows you to easily switch bottle sizes and maximize your profits. They can also fill a wide variety of spice packages, including glass and plastic jars, flexible pouches, retail sachets, pillow bags, resealable stand-up pouches (SUPs) and foodservice bags, making Spee-Dee spice filling machines a flexible option for your growing business. Read on to learn how Spee-Dee improves your spice filling.
Increase Spice Filling Speeds with a High-Speed Rotary
Our high-speed rotary accurately fills spices into rigid containers at speeds up to 450 per minute. Featuring patented magnetic filling funnels (U.S. Patent #10,994,879) without fasteners, it’s not just fills that are fast. You can achieve a fast, hygienic changeover that’s completely tool-less, too. Other features include:
- Variable speed container vibrators settle the product into the container and optimize headspace
- Full machine access for maintenance and cleaning
- Hygienic base design, including sloped surfaces and visual inspection windows that simplifies cleaning
- Custom, tool-less container adapters that quickly and easily adapt to different container height and shape
Integrate a Spee-Dee checkweigher to provide and verify accurate spice fills.
Enhance Your Spice Packaging with a Compact Rotary Filler
But what if you need to enhance your spice filling in a small footprint? Or how about if you’re ready to upgrade to a rotary from an inline filling system, but don’t need it to be high-speed? No problem. Spee-Dee's compact rotary filler is designed to fit your space and fill at speeds up to 80 CPM without requiring you to drastically modify your new or existing line to accommodate it. It is an intermediate option that bridges the gap between inline and high-speed rotary filling systems while retaining the key features of our high-speed rotary. Pair it with a checkweigher for a complete filling solution.
Minimize Giveaway with Bulk Net Weight Augers
Accurately fill bulk bags and rigid spice packaging. Fill up to 25kg of dry spices and spice mixtures by weight with a Spee-Dee net weight auger. This solution integrates a Spee-Dee 4800 servo auger with a load cell and conveyor to accurately fill containers with less than 0.25% variance to minimize product giveaway and improve profitability. It uses a custom bulk and dribble weight feedback method that calculates the weight of the product in-flight.
Save Time and Money with Our Test Lab
Every spice product is unique and presents its own packaging challenges, and so does the facility where you package them. To simulate your plant conditions, we offer a 3,000-square-foot test facility where we run products as you would in-house to ensure these challenges are overcome with your Spee-Dee machinery. Before your spice packaging solution ever leaves our facility, this Test Lab allows us to confirm you will achieve your desired rate, accuracy and line efficiency.
Features include:
- 15’ x 40’ mezzanine, with a total of five test bays
- Three test bays with cutouts for integration with ancillary packaging equipment like VFFS machines
- Three available styles of mobile test equipment
- Multiple auger fillers, cup fillers and a rotary test turret
- Bulk product sample storage
- Full washdown capability
Click here to learn how our Test Lab enhances your experience.