Smalley’s tote fill station uses a gentle spiral letdown system specifically designed to fill totes efficiently while lowering the product gently into the bin. The system incorporates a steel holding bin mounted on a sturdy tubular construction platform. The product is then gently and precisely conveyed from the bin via an electromagnetic feeder on to the constant velocity spiral. The spiral chute is specifically designed to maintain a constant conveying speed that will reduce degradation to the product.

Once the tote is in position and presented for filling by the roller feed system, the spiral will lower to within a foot of the bottom of the tote, then slowly raise as the product fills the tote, leaving a minimum amount of product free-fall that will in turn reduce the degradation.

The product and tote weight are constantly monitored by load cells sitting directly below the tote. A leveling shaker is also included to condense the volume of the product into the tote. Once the tote reaches the desired weight, the spiral will fully retract and the now filled tote will be conveyed into a staging area while a new tote enters the system. The control system is state of the art using Allen Bradley components with a fully integrated tough screen for easy operation. Our controls shop is UL listed and strictly complies with the latest codes; we will also engineer our controls using components of your preference.