Bratney Blog

Benefits of Automated Robotic Palletizers

The industrial automation market is constantly growing and is expected to reach $306.2 billion by 2027. The rapid growth is a direct result of the many...

The New "Gemini" Automatic Bagging Machine

Concetti launches the IGF 1200 "Gemini", two bagging machines in one - without any product contamination

In Loving Memory of Kenneth E. Bratney

Kenneth E. Bratney

May 21, 1926 - September 27, 2020Born in Portland, OregonResided in Des Moines, Iowa

Automated Flour Bagging Lines in St. Louis

Bratney Companies delivered three turn-key Concetti flour bagging and palletizing systems to US Durum Milling in St. Louis, MO. The mill, owned by Italgrani...

The New I-Flex Automatic Bagging Machine

The new I-Flex, from Concetti, is an open-mouth bagger featuring infinite versatility and simplicity in a compact footprint. The name I-Flex stands for...

Bratney Partners with F.H. Schule Mühlenbau

Bratney Companies and F.H. Schule Mühlenbau (Member of the Kahl Group) announce the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. The partnership will include...

Modified Atmosphere Bagging for Pelleted Hops

For more than a thousand years brewers have been using hops to give beer its characteristic bitterness and flavor. To the cognoscenti, hops and beer making are...

BoMill Obtains Financing for Oat Kernel Sorting Research

Vinnova, the Swedish government agency administering state funding for research and development, has granted 2 million SEK ($215,650.00 USD) to BoMill for R&D...

The Latest in Tote Bag Filling from Concetti!

Concetti has launched the super-fast bulk bags weighing, filling and closing system - 180 BB/hr

Bratney Companies hits the road!

Bratney Companies hit the road this week.  The Bratney Trailer will be traveling the country for the next few weeks introducing customers to the  Drum Groat...

Successfully Implementing an Automated Packaging Line

Keys to Successfully Implementing an Automated Packaging Line

Product packaging is integral to successful distribution, marketing and sales of any dry bulk...

Tubular Form Fill Seal Technology on the Rise

If you’re looking for a machine for filling bulk products up to 100lb into open mouth plastic, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags, today’s tubular form fill...