Plastics, Pharmaceutical, & Food Industries

Our Dry Bulk Hopper/Mini Silo product has found great success in support of the Plastics, Pharmaceutical, & Food Industries. Whether you are dealing with resins and additives using a weighing and batching system or molding products using a vacuum system, our hoppers improve cleanliness, reduce failure rate, eliminate recycling and eliminate waste.

Conventional Method	New "Hopper/Mini Silo" Method
Average upcharge for gaylords is $0.04 - $0.06 at a cost of $1,800 - $2,250 for a 45,000lb truckload At two trucks a month, the annual cost for gaylords is $54,000 plus pallets Costly breakdown and disposal of gaylords, plus labor and time involved substantial Gaylords on pallets are subject to damage claims		Material is fed directly into re-usable hoppers Once purchased, no extra costs for packaging No additional cost for reusable hoppers which conform to “green” standards 3-stack hoppers can be loaded and unloaded without separation or spillage No contamination in production area – improved efficiency, reduced failure rate (industry average of 8-12%) No more recycling of Gaylord cardboard boxes and skids No more labor to attend to the last 25% of Gaylord cardboard boxes Reduce/Eliminate waste – up to 2-5 lbs per Gaylord. At $1.20/lb., depending on volume, cost savings of $1,000 to $1,500 per week Clean workspace – limited dust and dirt improves the health and safety of employees