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Robot palletisers for high-speed end of line palletising. The run up to Christmas this year is an extremely busy time for all at RMGroup. These Robots are awaiting programming and integrating into fully automated packaging and palletising systems for our customers. In the image we can see : The NEW  ABB IRB4600 Robot will be used in a pick & Place application. Picking up containers of antifreeze and placing into

Australian Company to add to RMGroups record breaking turnover in the first sales Quarter. RMGroup have seen a record breaking increase in sales for the first quarter of the financial year. Designing, manufacturing and installing bagging and palletising systems for: Building Supplies, Thermoplastics , Water Purification Salts, Animal Feeds and Food Products. RMGroup have provided these industries with fully automated packing solutions that will increase their productions, improve health and safety

Why consider stretch hood technology for your end-of-line palletising process? Introduced in the late 1980s, the stretch-hooding method of pallet packaging provides benefits with respect to operating costs, speed, reliability, sustainability, and distribution chain performance. Stretch Hooding is rapidly becoming the chosen packaging method for many industries. Important factors which make Stretch Hooding very efficient in the packaging of palletised goods are: • Transport security – anti-theft protection • Displayed

Automatic bagging machine for aggregates. The Cobble Shop based in Ayrshire have increased their capacity to bag products by installing a high-speed state-of-the-art robotic bagging machine from RMGroup. They have blogged about the project on their website which can be read here The system consisted of: Two on the floor plan robot palletiser In feed conveyor. Rotoplat wrapper Form Fill seal Machine Derek Keir of The Cobble Shop told RMGroup ” The Engineers were

Automatic Bag Placer At PPMA 2018 Show • Packaging Automation & Solutions So the day has finally come, all the months of preparation and hard work have certainly paid off. The stand looks great and all the team are excited to be there and speaking with visitors over the next 3 days. The automatic bag placer will be on stand E82 for viewing and the team will be more than

Automatic Packaging system for Day Group is being programmed and commissioned – It’s another busy week in our workshop in Mid-Wales. Day Group Line 16 is getting ready for delivery. Consisting of: Dosing Hopper FPK 44 Form Fill & Seal FFS Receiving Conveyor Square Rollers Bag Flattener Transfer Check Weigh Conveyor Pick Up Conveyor Gripper Head Robot Base IRB 460 ABB Robot Pallet Magazine + 2520mm Pallet Conveying 1560mm Loading

It is always satisfying to see the end product being built and in action, both in the workshop and on site. The processes raw materials go through to end up as moving, functional automated machine is also very interesting. RMGroup have invested in state of the art milling, turning, CNC controls and laser cutting machinery which allows manufacturing to be completed in-house at the 50,000 sq ft factory in Mid Wales.

PPMA 2018 – If you have an interest in Process and packaging machinery, whether it be a new venture or to add to an existing system then the PPMA show is the place to visit. Get free technical advice and machinery information at the show, find the solution for your packing and palletising needs. Visit RMGroup on 25th-27th September at the NEC Birmingham on stand E82 for the opportunity to

RMGroup were approached by the innovation Team at Welsh Government to deliver a presentation to highlight the support obtained through various departments over the last 5 years. Managing Director Edward Rees and General Manager Rosie Davies presented to over 35 team members for the All Wales innovation event held in Newtown on Tuesday December 5th 2017. The presentation covered company history and then an overview of support received from innovation,

When a new customer contacts us with a need for more than an off-the-shelf solution, understanding the requirements, desired outcome and limitations are very important. This enables RMGroup design engineers to offer the customer the best solution at the best price. RMGroup have recently had this type of challenge, the project ran successfully and adds another system to the ever-growing portfolio of bespoke packaging and palletising machinery. The brief :

Mole Valley Farmers Ltd was formed in 1960, when a group of farmers from the South Molton area created an agricultural buying-group. The success of this early enterprise has resulted in the Mole Valley Farmers family of companies becoming a leading agricultural supply business spanning the length of Britain, with holdings in Wales and more recently Scotland. This includes Mole Valley Farmers branches and Bridgman’s stores across the South West,

RMGroup always welcome customer feedback to ensure we are working to the best standards we can. So when RMGroup featured in The Poultry Business Magazine last month we were delighted and to receive the feedback from Angela Maclean of Maclean Eggs was great. The producers who are based in Berwick upon Tweed contacted RMGroup in the Spring of 2016, looking for an end-of-line palletising solution for eggs. Ed Pugh, Technical Sales Manager

 Here at RMGroup we are passionate about professional development of our engineers and increasing the skill set within the team. We are extremely pleased to announce that our Mechanical Design Engineer Jamie Cochrane who started with the company in 2014 has won first place at Staffordshire University GradEX Exhibition on the 4th May 2018. GradEX is the University’s exhibition of final year project work across a range of disciplines. In

Stonegate specialise in free-range and organic eggs. In 1926 the farmers of Stonegate village got together to form one of the first egg cooperatives in the country. Stonegate is now a thriving, professional and innovative business, with family and collaborative values being key to their success. Nestled in the National Trust village of Lacock, Wiltshire, their state-of-the-art facility where all the free range and organic eggs are packed. It is

Showcasing our newest design in bag placers…. Hill Head is only 2 months away and being the largest three-day exhibition of its kind, RMGroup are pleased to announce a return for the fourth time. RMGroup welcomes all visitors to discuss their packaging needs from robot automation, bag handling, form fill and seal to bulk bagging, hoppers and manual bagging lines. On the stand there will be a Manual Bagging System, demonstrating a

ABB 2018 European Value Provider Conference and Customer Day this year has been held on April 17-18, 2018 in Lyon, France demonstrating and highlighting Collaboration, Simplification and Digitalization. RMGroup are pleased to confirm attendance at this years conference. Activities began the evening of April 17, 2018 with a Gala Dinner and awards ceremony at Palais de la Bourse – Salle de la Corbeille. ABB Robotics’ top executives will share their vision

Automation in the workplace : RMGroup offer a wide range of bagging machinery, from semi-automatic to fully automatic packaging equipment and accessories. The range includes form fill and seal machines, baggers, ABB robots, counters, weighing machines, conveyors, thermal transfer printers, heat sealing and bespoke bag packaging systems. With end of line Palletisers and stretch wrapping the process can dramatically increase productivity. With automated systems more available than ever, companies are quickly

Hill Head Exhibition 2018 Stand A8   Countdown has started with only 3 months to go… Hill Head is the largest three-day exhibition of its kind. RMGroup are pleased to announce a return to Hill Head for the fouth time. Held in a limestone quarry in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside, Hillhead is continually adapting, providing a spectacular and unique setting for exhibitors and visitors alike to do business amongst

Installation of high-speed automatic bagging line N&C Enterprises is a wholly owned Irish family run business based in Co Kildare created in the 1940’s who focus on volumes to locally based merchants and Builders. Due to growth N&C Enterprises now finds itself as an industry leader, manufacturing and supplying products such as landscaping stone, pebble dashing and dry mortar products such as concrete mixes, rapid setting post mix and pre-blended

LAMMA 18 – It’s that time of year again!     We are pleased to announce we will be exhibiting again this year at the UK’s leading farm machinery equipment and services show. Come and visit us on STAND G54 We will be demonstrating the latest systems for box and bag filling requirements including: Pickup Conveyor ABB Robot Transfer Conveyor Full Bag Conveyor MB500 Beak Discuss with our experienced team how

Specialist Aggregates are a “one of a kind” manufacturer and aggregate importer with over 700 product lines and the capability to supply niche aggregate markets in the UK, Europe and Worldwide. The company supply individual packs via courier and multi-pack pallets serving both public and corporate customers. Their extensive product range, all of which is available to buy on-line varies from coloured and glass aggregates, granites and marble, through lightweight

RMGroup was approached by the innovation Team at Welsh Government to deliver a presentation to highlight the support obtained through various departments over the last 5 years. Managing Director Edward Rees and General Manager Rosie Davies presented to over 35 team members for the All Wales innovation event held in Newtown on Tuesday December 5th 2017. The presentation covered company history and then an overview of support received from innovation,

Baling Machine for Pet Bedding – RMGroup specialise in Baling systems which are suitable for many products such as hay, straw, wood shaving and sawdust to name a few. We were delighted when a very well known Company contacted us with their requirements to package bales of pet bedding. Our Baling machinery is available to view on our website. As an expanding supplier into Pet Retailers, Pet Wholesalers, Garden Centres

Wood Shaving Baling System – Pukepine Sawmills was established in 1998 at the current site in Te Puke and a few years later they added Purepine Mouldings as a complimentary operation. The Tanner family have been involved in sawmill ownership for over 30 years bringing a wealth of knowledge to the business Situated on a land area of 7.8 ha. The sawmill has an annual output production level of 100,000

Case Study – Coal bagging line at House Fuel It is important to us at RMGroup that we can see our customers satisfied with their process and packaging solution. Ian Mercer, Managing Director at House Fuel stated “When we decided to venture into the coal market, we were absolutely certain that RMGroup would supply a packaging line that would deliver on performance and reliability. We were confident that RmGroup could supply to

GRS Bagging is the UK’s leading supplier of bagged aggregate to builders’ merchants and retail outlets nationwide. They move more than 100,000 bags of stone every day, and pride themselves on a local service, with trained experts on the ground. They supply more than two million tonnes of bagged aggregate and decorative landscaping products every year. Supplied in bags (ranging from handy mini-sized to bulk) or straight from the truck

Animal feed bagging – Hay & Brecon Farmers take delivery of new Bulk Bagger to supply 6 depots and merchant customers. Hay & Brecon Farmers are an agricultural co-operative serving the farmers and local community of Mid Wales and the border counties as one. Their six depots stock a wide range of agricultural goods, and also have an extensive selection of gardening, equestrian and outdoor products on sale to the

Egg Palletising Event a Success The egg palletising event that was held as part of the Wales Festival of Innovation at RM Group on Wednesday 28th June turned out a great success. Many more people turned up than expected or registered which was  brilliant. A positive interest was taken by all who attended and many people confirmed how beneficial it was being able to speak to RMGroups Technical Sales Staff.

Egg Robot Event at RMGroup Egg Palletising System Open Day Event RMGroup are holding an interactive event demonstrating the latest in automated packaging and palletising systems. Come along and see a fully automated egg system running in our factory. With presentations and the opportunity to explore the benefits of automated packaging. June 28th 2017 5:30pm – 7:30pm This free to attend event is designed to allow businesses with packaging and

 We are exhibiting at Cereals Event 2017 We will be exhibiting at Cereals this year with two ABB Robots on display. This years event is a fantastic opportunity to explore the benefits of automated packaging, speak to our Technical Sales Team and  discuss your requirements on 14th & 15th June. We look forward to seeing you there! Stand 373 Written on Monday 6th June 2017 by RMGroup  

 SCA Ltd Fully Automated De-Palletising and Strapping System SCA Timber is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of wood-based products, with an annual production capacity of 2.1 million cubic meters. The operations include  five sawmills in Sweden, wood-processing units with planing mills in Sweden, France and the UK and distribution and wholesale operations. SCA approached RM Group to Assist in the automation of their very labour intensive process of depalletizing 1200mmx2400mm

Melcourt approached RMGroup with their requirements to bag topsoil compost and bark in FIBC bags. Sales Manager Edward Pugh met with Andy Perry Production Manager at Melcourt, and all the specifications were discussed. The request for speed and efficiently while allowing them to effortlessly process large amounts of their product with minimum cleaning and disruption was viable with the BB150C. Melcourt is an independent, privately owned company, formed in 1983

Potato Bagging Machine Richard Bruckshaw of Cotwall Farm in Telford contacted RMGroup with an enquiry, to install a system to palletise potatoes. Due to labour issues in the past and extremely busy periods, he required a process that was effective and reliable whilst being flexible to any changes he may require in the stacking format. After receiving a quotation from a competitor, he decided to make contact with RMGroup to

RMGroup invest in Laser machinery and Brake press RMGroup have recently invested in 2 high powered machines and recruited 8 new employees, to keep up with production demand after announcing record sales and to stabilise a long-term expansion for the company. The new investments include a Bystronic Byspeed 4020 4.4KW laser cutting machine and one LVD 135 ton 4 metre press brake machine. Bystronic lasers cutting machines are renowned for

Successful Event at LAMMA 2017 Organisers confirmed it to be the most successful LAMMA ever, the mammoth machinery event that took place at the East of England showground in Peterborough on 18 and 19 January, pulled in 40,000+ visitors. It was a busy two days for RMGroup, and we are excited about how our systems were received by everyone who came to see us. We took away some great enquiries

  RMGroup – Green Energy with the single arborElectrogen® 45 One of the biggest and growing costs of operating a manufacturing business is energy. Keeping the buildings heated to a good temperature all year round for the steel working and storage temperature is paramount. Operating the large machinery including laser cutters uses a huge amount of energy each year, so reducing these energy costs is an easy way to make significant savings

LAMMA ’17 January 18th & 19th 2017 RMGroup will be exhibiting at the Lamma ’17 show. Stand No. 3A170 LAMMA is the UK’s largest farm machinery, equipment and agricultural services show and is FREE to attend. Demonstrating the latest in robot palletising technology including systems for stacking trays of eggs, baled hay/straw and potatoes. RMGroup sales team welcome the opportunity to discuss our systems and any future requirements, so why

Sika Limited, the UK subsidiary of the worldwide Sika Group which was established in 1927 and produces and markets a wide range of state-of-the-art systems, contacted RMGroups’ Sales team with their requirements to supply a fully automated system that would be capable of palletising and stretch wrapping buckets. Sika business is aligned in seven target markets: Concreting, waterproofing, roofing, sealing and bonding, refurbishment and industry. As a Company that develops

Robot Palletising Bagging Systems from RMGroup RMGroup recently manufactured an automated bagging line for Radbournes Aggregates. This system includes; • Bulk hopper • In-feed • Heat Sealer • Bag Kicker • Bag Flattener • Conveying system • Robot Palletising system The system was designed to bag a wide range of aggregates. It requires one operator to load the bulk hopper, prepare bags for sealing and remove the stacked pallets. The palletising

RMGroup’s high-speed mobile packing line the LTF 800 is exceeding all expectations, by packing over anticipated throughputs of 1000 tonnes a week. The line, which has been specifically built to suit aggregates and rock salt has been on hire with Alpha Commodities since September. We supplied the LTF 800 which includes form fill and seal packaging system with ABB robot palletising, And a second trailer for bulk in-feed hopper and

RMGroup’s Industrial robots are capable of almost any application, but when close collaboration with a human is required the industrial robot is unable to deliver. The new generation of collaborative robotics have been developed to work in close proximity with operators, with sensors capable of determining its surroundings, making them inherently safe to work with. Reeco Automation Ltd has recently been formed as a partner company to RMGroup to supply

Visit PPMA to see RMGroup on their stand. This year sees the annual PPMA exhibit transform into the triannual PPMA Total show, a larger show that includes packaging materials as well as machinery, creating a more appealing show for a broader audience. RMGroup are to attend the exhibition on the 27th to the 29th of September and would like to invite you to visit stand A62 for the opportunity to

Bird Seed Bagging Machine – RMGroup’s Mobile packaging line CTM 800 is the smallest of the range, designed for customers with limited site space for fixed installations, as well as those looking for a mobile solution. All self-contained within two shipping containers exists a fully operational Packaging system, consisting of a High Speed Form Fill and Seal system with weighing system, capable of producing 900 bags per hour. The Two Containers

High Speed Form Fill and Seal installed at Dupré Minerals, part of Goodwin PLC. Dupre Minerals were in need of a brand new fully automated packaging line that could be managed by a single operator. A Form Fill & Seal system was installed to pack various mineral based products with a single ABB IRB 460 robot arranged in a ‘two on the floor’ stacking system. This enables the robot to

New Baling Systems – When the decision was made at Chipmunk South West Ltd to upgrade their existing baling system to a brand new baler it was a simple decision to opt for RMGroup’s HDB 800 automated baling system, providing them with greater throughput speeds and improved bale presentation. The heavy duty HDB 800 baler with an 800 litre capacity main pressing chamber was the perfect match for baling Chipmunk’s

FFS Line – Last month saw RMGroup engineers complete the installation of a high speed packing line at GRS. One of the UK’s largest aggregate suppliers. Throughout the installation we periodically photographed progress in order to provide a step by step insight, from the start of installation, through to commissioning of the working packing line. As a result, we are pleased to share those photographs in a time lapse video

Spring 2015, RM Group were presented the challenge of developing a high speed handling solution to arrange a variety of bakery products into various pack ready formats. The remit, to “dramatically and reliably increase production handling capability and maintain very high quality standards”, came to us from Village Bakery Group, the well regarded Welsh baker. In order to achieve the prerequisite speed and accuracy we immediately turned to our partner

For 2016, RMGroup have so far confirmed attendance at two trade exhibitions with more expected to follow. We will be demonstrating a selection of innovative automated bagging and palletising solutions and will be on hand to offer guidance and support in all our fields of expertise.   Hill Head 2016 RMGroup are pleased to announce a return to Hill Head, the largest three-day exhibition of its kind. Demonstrating automated aggregate

Due to an irreparable breakdown on an existing palletising line, British Sugar were in dire need of a replacement robot that had to be sourced and fitted to return their packaging line to production. As existing customers of RMGroup, British Sugar knew that RMGroup could deliver. A replacement robot was fitted and commissioned within 3 weeks of placing the order, made possible by RMGroup’s large array of stocked robots, and

Packing animal feed made effortless with ‘easy teach’ and ABB Robot palletisation Allen & Page have seen exceptional speed and pallet presentation improvements for their animal feed since upgrading their existing single palletising system with two IRB 6400 fitted with ‘Easy teach’.  Easy Teach is a program designed by RMGroups engineers, following the simple training provided by the engineers it allows the end user to have full control of layer configurations

The last 12 months have seen Day Group take delivery of twelve individual packaging lines as part of a large rejuvenation and expansion plan. Day Group essentially requested a variety of machinery that would deliver on speed and reliability which would be versatile enough to handle an assortment of raw materials. The systems supplied by RMGroup range from manual bagging systems, to high speed fully automated form fill & seal

Authorised Value Provider – RMGroup have been duly noted for their In-depth knowledge and Industry experience in the field of robotic integration. Demonstrating over 20 years of progression in robotic application, RMGroup have been awarded with entry to the authorized value providers (AVP) scheme. The AVP scheme was created by ABB to highlight companies who have shown to provide comprehensive knowledge and innovative solutions, which in turn enable prospective customers

Our all new LTM 600 Semi-automated mobile packaging line left RMGroup HQ today on its journey to its new home at R & J Aggregates Ltd to pack a wide range of aggregates in the Staffordshire area. In need of a new packaging line, our new and improved LTM 600 was a simple choice for R & J. Featuring many new design improvements, including our new external conveying, designed to fold

Processing & Packaging Machinery Show (PPMA) – After an exceptional year at PPMA 2014, Packaging machinery experts RMGroup and Robotics specialists ABB are returning to a shared stand at this years show, demonstrating the latest in Robot palletising and picking solutions, ideal for high speed picking and placing applications in the food & drink industry. Accompanying the robots will be the all new EASY TEACH programming solution, fully operational on a

RMGroup have supplied another two BB-400 bulk bagging systems to Day group, the high capacity bulk bagging system have some new additions one of which is the slip shot lining, this reduces noise when loading and will increase the lifetime of the bagging system. The lining is also designed so it’s easily replaced when required in years ahead. The robust construction of the BB-400 means its well suited to handle

After experiencing an exceptional year in 2014, Deco Pak have invested in brand new packaging lines to further increase output in the coming year. Deco-pak chose RMGroup to supply a fully automated system that would be capable of producing 20 bags per minute with minimal human interaction. This was achieved through the use of the very efficient Form Fill and Seal system the FPK 44, which produces 20 bags per

Egg Palletising Machinery – Earlier this year RMGroup set out to revolutionise the egg palletising industry with an end-of-line automation solution that would allow egg producers to process and palletise their eggs with ease and at a speed that would dramatically influence their daily productions. The latest system was installed for a local Mid Wales based egg supplier who was in need of automating their existing egg processing line. The

Aggregate Sack Filling Machinery – RMGroup engineers have just completed an installation of machinery equipment for aggregate at A.J Champions & Son, Builders merchants & haulage contractors based in Radstock. The installation which is to pack and bag all types of aggregates, consists of a MB-500 capable of producing 700 bags per hour, accompanied by a Bag Flattener Conveyor, Rumble Roller Conveyor, Kicker and a Bag Transfer Conveyor. To complete the manual bagging

Aggregate Bagging solutions and palletising with state of the art packaging machinery. Days Aggregates are one of the UK’s largest aggregate suppliers, providing some of the UK’s major builders merchants with various aggregates. To keep up with demand during the summer season of 2014 Days Aggregates hired both of our contract hire mobile packaging lines. Bagging aggregates in the port of Southampton, managed by our experienced operators, the hire lines

Bulk Bagging Aggregates – Since the installation of the first BB-400 bulk bagger in September at Shoreham in the South of England, Days Aggregates have ordered a further three identical Bulk bagging systems for aggregates from RMGroup as part of a large expansion currently being undertaken at various locations from which they operate. The speed and efficiency of the BB-400 bagger at Shoreham quickly proved invaluable to Days Aggregates, vastly

  Manual Bagger & Robot Palletising System for aggregates. Yarrows Aggregates have taken delivery of a Manual Packaging System to bag a variety of aggregates at their Sunderland Depot. RMGroup were contacted by Yarrows Aggregates who were interested in replacing their existing out dated manual bagging line that had served them well over the years but was not producing the numbers necessary to meet the requirements of today. Their existing

Manual Bagging stone – The Stone and Garden Company have just taken delivery of a brand new MB-400 manual bagging system, a bagger capable of 400 bags per hour dependant on product and operator speeds. The system is integrated with their existing aggregate bagging line comprising of a Bag Conveyor and a Saxon 5 Continuous Bag Sealer. The MB-400 Bagging machine installed includes a large Hopper located externally with an

Bagging Animal feed – RMGroup have just installed an end of line palletising system at Stephenson’s Animal Feed, an addition to their existing bagging system. As Yorkshires largest independent Animal feed producers efficiency was an important aspect of the new system, capable of speeds of up to 12 per minuite the ‘One-on-the-floor’ system has dramatically increased the throughput of the line and improved the stability of the stacked pallets.The palletising

Product Brochure – Our Brand New 2014 brochures now on our website Our latest product brochures Our brand new brochures are now on our website in .pdf format to be downloaded or printed. The brochures feature a brand new fresh look for 2014, and have been updated to feature all of our latest products. Click here to view all of our brochures. If you would like to receive a printed

The PPMA 2014 Exhibition proved a great success for RMGroup It has been exceptionally busy at RMGroup HQ this week, following up the vast amount of enquiries that were gathered last week when exhibiting at the PPMA Show, the largest Processing and Packaging Machinery Show in the UK. At the show we unveiled the world’s first Automated Mobile Packaging System, all self-contained within a 45ft trailer, which proved very popular

Bulk bag aggregates – RMGroup have this week completed three installations at Southampton for Days Aggregates, consisting of two independent packaging lines and a Bulk Bagging System. One of which is a fully automated system that integrates a Vertical Form Fill & Seal machine with conveying to an ABB IRB 460 Palletising Robot. The ABB palletising robot installed is the fastest in the world, 15 per cent faster than its closest rival

Coal bagging & packaging palletising Line Yesterday a coal packaging system was installed at A & B Milligan’s of Lancashire, who contacted RMGroup interested in automating and increasing the speed of their existing packaging line, the new system was designed to integrate with their current manual bagging line which consisted of a Hopper, a Bag Conveyor and a Saxon 5 Heat Sealer. A Coal Weighing System was added to their existing

Launch of our fastest Form Fill & Seal machine at The PPMA Show Our fastest Form Fill and Seal machine the FPK88 will be launched at the PPMA Show on 30th of September on Stand F42. The new FPK88 Vertical Form Fill and Seal machine incorporates the latest in FFS technology, its design allows for continuous bag production as there are no interruptions whilst dosing. The 88 also seals the bag

ABB palletising robot -Factory testing the all new ABB IRB 460 Palletising Robot Today we tested one of the new ABB 460 Palletising robots in our workshop, capable of 2,190 cycles per hour, making it possibly the fastest palletising robot in the world, 15 per cent faster than its closest rival, perfect for companies wanting to upgrade to a fully automated palletising system with high speed output. The system shown

Our Fastest Bulk Bagging System the BB400 in action at RmGroup HQ The brand new BB-400 built for Days Aggregates has just been completed and tested at RMGroup HQ, capable of 3 bulk bags per minute and able to refill to weighment in just 17 seconds. A large 20 tonne hopper feeds onto a large in-feed belt conveyor which then feeds the BB-400 bulk bag filling system. The system itself

Twin coal weigher Ridge Fuels a leading distributor of solid fuels throughout Shropshire visited the RMGroup site today to sign off their brand new TW600 – Twin Coal Weigher which is now ready for installation at their depot. The TW600 – Twin Coal Weigher is our latest one bag filling system, consisting of a large hopper that has been designed to splits the product onto two shaker trays simultaneously, providing

RMGroup are attending the PPMA exhibition on the 30th of September to the  2nd  of October at the NEC in Birmingham. The PPMA exhibition is the largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition in the UK showcasing the very latest technologies from industrial robots and automation technology. RMGroup will be showcasing various machinery occupying two separate stands: Stand F42 will feature the latest addition to the vertical Form, Fill and Seal

Potato Packing Machinery & Equipment RMGroup recently supplied JBA Potatoes with a robot palletising system further automating their existing potato packaging plant. The system installed consists of a re-conditioned One on the floor ABB IRB 6400 Robot, a bag kicker as well as a pacing and pickup conveyors. The packing line collects the 25kg potato bags from the existing system, which are then automatically stacked onto pallets by the ABB

Mobile packaging systems Both the LTF 800 and LTM 600 have headed south to warmer climates this summer to assist Days Aggregates with their bagging operations. The fully automated LTF 800 will be situated in Southampton with one of our experienced operators. Supply includes a 15 tonne stainless steel hopper with infeed conveyor and the mobile bagging line which includes (as standard) doser weighing system, FPK44 form fill and seal

Robot palletising system for minerals . RMGroup recently installed a robot palletising system at Imerys Minerals. The system installed was an addition to their cement bagging line. The brand new palletising system includes an ABB IRB 6600 robot with an IRC5 control panel. The system applies slip sheets using vacuum suction on the robot gripper head, bags are then automatically stacked. Once the pallet has been stacked it is automatically

Coal bagging – The fully automated bagging machine and  packaging system installed at Online Coal includes a large Hopper & In feed conveying system, a brand new FPK46XL Form, Fill & Seal machine, followed by a robot palletising system and pallet wrapping machine. The Machinery is designed to pack 20 and 10Kg bags and is capable of packing up to 16 bags of coal per minute. Ian Mercer – Director

Recycled wood baling system. RMGroup were approached by Fura Iceland to install a fully automated baling plant for shredded recycled wood – or chip pin as sometimes known in the industry. The plant was built up from new and used machinery. We delivered the in-feed system as part of Phase 1, which included a bulk bagging system that the customer used to send test product out to potential customers. The

Fully automated palletising system for road marking materials. Earlier this year we were approached by our customers Hitex Traffic safety to install yet another plant for road marking materials. Their first ever Form fill and seal machine was installed over 10 years ago, Now that very same machine is being relocated to serve the new plant for powdered lining materials. Included was supply of a complete mixing and batching plant

Packaging and palletising white lining products RS Clare Further automate with Robot palletising.  . . Major road marking supplier RS Clare & Co Ltd further automate their packaging system with a palletising system. RMGroup were pleased to supply RS Clare’s with an ABB robot and 3 pallet accumulation system to palletise bags from a previously installed Form, fill and seal packaging machine for their white lining products. Originally RS Clare

Packaging line for grass seed Plant food Following on from a successful installation, SCOTTS Company (UK) gave RMGroup the task of further automating their bottling line for products in the Patch Magic range. RMGroup were asked to take jugs that had been filled and capped from existing plant and place into cardboard boxes of varying sizes. RMGroup supplied a 710 Endoline case erector, which deposited cardboard boxes into the erector

Soils Composts – Semi and fully automated packing lines designed and installed by RMGroup Scotts Miracle Gro Packaging for soils and composts The newly designed RM Group bag placers, twin BKP 84’s will collect pre made, from the bag magazine, (re sealable bags with a tear off strip to open from new), and present the bags to the filling spout, fill the bags and then transport them to the sealing

Cement Packing Reader Group first in cementitious industry to receive FFS De-aeration system Following a very successful installation at Reader group, RMGroup are proud to present an innovative packaging solution to the cementitious packaging industry. Reader have been manufacturing grouts, sprayed concretes and equipment for the civil construction and mining industries since 1985 and is one of the most established grout and machinery manufacturing facilities of its kind in the

Mobile Packaging system for salt Following last years success in France RMGroup heads to Sweden with the LTM 600 to contract pack rock salt The LTM 600 is capable of bagging de-icing salt of 600 25KG bags in an hour. The bagging line is fully automated, complete with Bag Placer, Pallet magazine, and Robot Palletising System. RMGroup will transport the bagging line to your chosen site, prepare the line for

Coal Bagging Machine – EK66 Form Fill and Seal system starts bagging coal for UK’s largest coal distributor CPL RM Group is installing the EK66 Twin Form, Fill & Seal Packing System. The EK66 is a high speed Form Fill and Seal packing machine with packing rates up 30 bags per minute, low maintenace and savings on packing material. The Form Fill and Seal will intergrate with CPL’s existing coal

Aggregate Packaging Systems – Aggregate supplier Peakdale quarry products were looking to update their automated bagging line with the latest bag placing, total bag control and heat sealing technology from RMGroup. Engineers completed the system earlier this month with great success, supplying a quality bagging line for aggregates. If you are looking to bag and process pack all types of aggregates such as coal, slate, stone, decorative gravel and cement then

Bulk Bagging unit for hire. The BB-200 is a robust IBC bag filling system designed to accept various products, allowing users more flexibility to utilise the system to bag a broader range of materials. System includes a hopper, belt conveyor and filling frame. The channeled arms on the bag filling frame are designed to accept 4 looped bulk IBC’s. Once filled, the bag can be removed with ease by using

Baling system for timber products Last year we were approached by the UK’s largest timber supplier, International Timber. They were looking for a fully automated solution to baling their wood shavings/sawdust which is a by-product of their saw mill in Grangemouth, Scotland. Fortunately, we had the fully automated Esse gi pc 350 baler in stock. Together with an ABB robot palletising system we installed a fully automated line which is