Ogilvie & Co Streamlines Production with Riggs Autopack Depositor
Ogilvie and Co is a family-owned Western Australian company, operating a HACCP-accredited facility which produces a vast selection of award-winning condiments for the retail, wholesale and gift market.
Since 1987 Ogilvie had been hand filling their glass jars but recent demands on production have encouraged them to source a semi-automatic filling machine in order to reduce labour costs, fill times and product giveaway.
After investigating several piston filler options available on the market Ogilvie decided to purchase an English-made, Riggs Autopack Model 1000 depositor with bespoke 40L capacity low level hopper to receive hot product from a tilting bratt pan, ensuring the safe and mess-free transfer of product from their bulk cooking vessels.
After capably self-commissioning the depositor and putting it into production, Ogilvie management had nothing but high praise for the Riggs depositor and the HBM team:
“After making the decision to purchase a Riggs Depositor, we have found the investment to pay off tenfold.
On bulk production runs, it has allowed us to triple our daily output, and its ease of use means we only need two staff members to operate the machine - which frees up others who would have otherwise been manually packing product into jars.
The fill level accuracy allows us to achieve the maximum possible yield from batches, and the clean down process is relatively simple with only minor disassembly required.
We have been using the depositor for a variety of product ranges; including honey, sauces, marinades and relishes.
Whilst Riggs was in the top price bracket when we first obtained quotes for depositors, we have absolutely no regrets about our decision to proceed with them – you really do get what you pay for. The sales and service staff have been more than happy to assist with any enquiries, and we would wholeheartedly recommend this machine to any company considering a move towards semi-automation.”
The Model 1000 Series 3 depositor installed has a fill range of 50ml - 600ml and the various interchangeable cut-off valves supplied with the machine ensure that Ogilvie’s complete product range can be filled using the one machine.
