What type of bulk bag filler do I need? Great question! Although they may perform the same essential task, bulk bag fillers can vary greatly in capacity, design, and automation. To find the right product for your needs, you will need to determine several items related to the bulk bags, including their design, the needed level …
Safety Considerations in Handling Bulk Bags
Bulk bags, flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), Super Sacks®, Big Bags, Jumbo Totes, Flexi Totes . . . Whatever name you give them, FIBC bags are experiencing a meteoric rise in popularity. In 2015, in fact, well over 34 million bulk bags were used in the United States – a 20-percent increase from the previous year. …
Top 6 Bulk Bag Equipment Manufacturers
While FormPak, Inc. is considered a premier supplier of bulk bag handling equipment, we refuse to pretend that we’re the only player in this niche market. We are neither the only supplier nor the first, and we want to highlight the strengths and accomplishments of our competitors. With over 48 years of dry solids handling …
What Makes FormPak Unique?
If you’re looking for the industry leader in custom bulk bag handling systems, look no further than FormPak, Inc. We’ve come a long way – starting in 1968 as a manufacturer’s rep firm selling and designing bags and related equipment in the Midwest, to 1998 as a manufacturer of our own line of simple bag …
What Type of Bulk Bag Unloader Do I Need?
What type of bulk bag unloader do I need? Bulk bag unloaders come in three primary frame configurations – Fork Loaded, Hoist & Trolley, and Half Frame – and deciding which type best fits your application can be tricky. You must take cost, configuration, and application influences into account, as well as ergonomic features and …
Bag Unloader Type – Paddle Agitators vs Live Fluidization
Super Sacks® History The first Super Sacks® hit the US market in the late 60’s. They were the development of the Japanese, and were originally made of PVC vs. The current woven polypropylene materials used today. BAG Corp. (Dallas, TX) was the first importer/distributor of these bags, and ultimately the first producer of bags in …
Formpak, Inc. Hosted Manufacturing Day Event
FERGUSON, MO OCTOBER 2, 2015 – In celebration of Manufacturing Day 2015, Formpak, Inc. hosted an Open House to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the Missouri economy and showcase the positive aspect that manufacturing is thriving in our Ferguson community! Our guest that toured our plant were Ferguson Mayor Knowles, Ferguson Councilman Kallstrom, and …
Mike Owens Joins Brewers Association Safety Subcommittee
The Brewers Association safety subcommittee works to increase safety awareness of Brewers Association members with the goals of minimizing risk and preventing harm to people, products, and facilities. “I am very excited about the opportunity to serve the greater brewing community on the Brewers Association safety subcommittee,” said Owens. “My previous work in non-profit groups …
Mike Owens Elected President of FIBCA
Mike Owens, National Sales Mgr. for FormPak, Inc. was elected President of FIBCA (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container Association). Mike is the first Associate Member to be elected to that post in the 30 year history of the organization.
New HQ
FormPak, Inc. moved into their new headquarters/manufacturing campus this past March. At 62,000 square feet, on 5.5 acres in North St. Louis County, the company is poised to expand their manufacturing capacity and sales significantly. There has already been a dramatic increase in throughput due to more efficient work flow, new in-house metal-working equipment, and …
