The Top 3 Criteria That Make A “Good” Equipment Design “Great”
By: Rebecca Fowler, director of mechanical engineering for Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery"To me, a 'good' design is one that meets every customer need. For a “good” design to become “great”, it needs to be elegant. An elegant design is one that meets three main...
Spee-Dee Exhibits Rotary Filler With Simple, Hygienic Design at PACK EXPO
Fill dry products into rigid containers quickly, safely and cleanly STURTEVANT, Wis., July 23, 2019 — Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery is showcasing the open, accessible design of its rotary dry product filling system at PACK EXPO Las Vegas at booth C-3436, Sept....
Spee-Dee Expands Management Team
STURTEVANT, Wis., June 12, 2019 — Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery has strengthened its engineering and customer service teams. Rebecca Fowler joined as Director of Mechanical Engineering and Ian Toro was promoted to Customer Service Manager. Both will report to Dave...
Spee-Dee Expands Northeast U.S. Sales Team
4 Feb, 2019 Robert Trabbold brings more than 13 years of industry and filling experience to the Spee-Dee team STURTEVANT, Wis., Feb 4, 2019 — Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery has named Robert Trabbold as Regional Sales Manager, Northeast. In the newly created role,...
New sanitary auger fillers improve filling accuracy
Standard Process Inc. takes sanitation very seriously. As a leading manufacturer of more than 300 whole food supplements, the Palmyra, WI-based company goes to great lengths to ensure its production facilities and equipment meet or exceed prescribed sanitary...
Spee-Dee helps PacMoore fulfill nation’s appetite for baked goods
There’s no question that people love cookies, cakes and other baked goods. In fact, the adoration is so high for cookies alone that some estimates tab the figure at more than two billion of them are eaten every year. Now that’s a lot of cookies. Of course nearly all...
Three Spee-Dee employees celebrate 20-year anniversaries
Mark Navin, Ron Fojtik and Timm Johnson joined Spee-Dee in 1995. The success of any company is typically due in large part to the longevity and skill of its people. That’s certainly the case with Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, which is celebrating a significant...
Spee-Dee Test Lab Replicates Customer Applications For Accurate Production
Spee-Dee® Packaging Machinery’s (www.spee-dee.com) testing lab can simulate production runs, giving customers assurance that their product will meet desired fill rates and accuracies. The goal of the test lab is to duplicate a customer’s specific application by...
Spee-Dee combination fillers perfect for multi-ingredient applications
Combination filling systems use two or more fillers to fill multiple ingredients into a single container. They come in a variety of designs to meet the wide range of multi-component products. Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery offers several combination fillers to meet...
The Value of Properly Testing Dry Powder Filling Machines Prior to Installation
Precision performance is extremely important when it comes to filling dry products for the food industry. If your application calls for filling containers with 425 grams of product, that amount needs to be in each container. Inaccurate fills can result in lost...