Simply Tropical automated packaging equipment incorporate state-of-the-art engineering you won’t find anywhere else—engineering that keeps us running. Our product is fed direct from the processing line to the hopper where the load cell determines the weight and the plc adjust the auger or gate accordingly.

Simply Tropical state of the art machine uses a complete, integrated control solution from the PLC down to the pushbuttons. At the heart of the automation infrastructure is an Allen-Bradley compact logic control system which control all the primary axes, including the pneumatic system used for the operation of the gates.

Accompanying the control system is a SIEMEN HMI for operator interaction, and Power-Flex 525 drives, which control the conveyors.

Other components used in the packaging operation include stack lights, fiber optic photo switches, guard locking switches, starters, contactors, protective machine covers with locking system and safety covers, a bactericidal lamp, an automatic lubrication system, a hopper sensor & hopper cover, and a thermal date printer.

These machines are positioned in the middle of the processing line which takes the filled products onto secondary packaging stations and eventually on to pallets.

Our equipment is design with interchangeable parts so one can easily change from one package format to another to cater for different products and packaging.