A STORY ABOUT
PACKAGING FERTILIZER

From Colombia via Guatemala to Mexico and across the Atlantic to France and on to Northern Ireland, Scandinavia, and Holland – STATEC BINDER machines are used worldwide by one of the largest producers of fertilizer.

The first four bagging machines for open-mouth bags were purchased by the European fertilizer producer in 1986, as the company wanted to switch to fully automatic bagging machines in order to reduce the dust and respiratory load for the employees. On the other hand, the customer wanted to achieve higher output and as the Binder+Co AG was one of the first suppliers of fully automatic high-performance bagging machines, the Austrian company was chosen as the supplier.

The special characteristic of the bagging machines was that they were specially manufactured for fertilizer. To be precise, this means, for example, that stainless steel was used for a wide variety of applications, there was increased corrosion protection due to the coating and the machines were equipped for heavy-duty. Even today, great importance is attached to these features in the development of the machines. Throughout the years the bagging machines have been further optimized, also together with the customer.

The CERTOPAC, a fully automatic high-performance bagging machine for open-mouth bags, has proven itself for the customer. Some machines of the predecessor model ABF/SPK are still in operation after more than 30 years of service.

In particular, the good cooperation with the Austrian company, the reliability, and the long lifetime of the machines were decisive for the fertilizer manufacturer to buy more machines. Since the machines have to run 24 hours a day during the high season, simple operation, simple maintenance and the efficiency of the machines were also crucial in order to purchase more machines.

The packaging lines were gradually upgraded with the PRINCIPAL-H, a high-performance high-level palletizer. The PRINCIPAL-H palletizes up to 2400 bags per hour and is therefore the perfect complement to the high-performance bagging machines. The high-performance robot palletizer PRINCIPAL-R is also already in use for the customer.

A total of more than 280 fully automatic bagging machines and palletizing systems for processing fertilizers in woven PP and PE bags have already been installed and commissioned on all five continents. Due to the stable and robust construction, the long lifetime, and reliability of the machines, STATEC BINDER is a well-known specialist when it comes to bagging and palletizing fertilizer. In addition, the Austrian company constantly proves that the customer’s requirements have top priority and it is looking for the perfect solution for bagging and palletizing the respective product. For these reasons, many fertilizer producers rely on STATEC BINDER machines, and long-term and successful partnerships are established. One thing is certain for STATEC BINDER: only through the experience and feedback of the customers, it is possible to continuously further develop and optimize the machines in order to meet the requirements of the customers and to ensure satisfaction.