The VFS-1000 vertical feeding system is our prized Dartronics, Inc. custom invention! It is the Ultimate Pouch Feeding System to allow printing and labeling downstream, and was engineered just four years ago from the imagination of our President, Ken Darrow. In the short years since its inception, the System has taken the industrial packaging industry by storm! And though the ‘V” in VFS-1000 stands for “vertical,” it could easily stand for “versatility;” because the System’s versatility is unmatched!

Designed to Feed:

• Zippered bags/ Pouches
• Standup Pouches
• Foil Pouches
• Auto bottom
• Cartons
• Coffee Bags,
• Paper Bags,
• Gusseted Bags
• Mylar
• And more!

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We compiled a list of some of our biggest named customers who have purchased our VFS-1000 system over the years, showcasing the different system components and innovative ways they integrated our custom product into their impressive facilities and various industries.

#1 Harris Seeds was our first-ever VFS-1000 sale back in 2018! Harris Seeds has provided the finest quality vegetable seeds, flower seeds, plants, and supplies to growers and gardeners throughout the United States. Since 1879, it has been a trusted seed supplier for commercial and home gardeners who rely on Harris Seeds for high-quality seeds and growing supplies. In 2018, Dartronics, Inc. provided Harris Seeds a Vertical Pick & Place Bag Feeder with a Print & Apply Wipe-On Labeler – Integrated System.

We replaced their existing Print and Apply Labeling System, which was over ten years old, where operators hand-place zippered bags one at a time at the print and apply labeler conveyor. And the existing machinery’s speed was about 30 zippered bags per minute. Fortunately, our Dartronics Vertical Pick and Place System automated their process, and they instantly were able to feed zippered bags at speeds of about 53 bags per minute, almost doubling their productivity and reducing errors.

System Components:

• • • Dartronics, Inc. VFS-1000
    • Altech ALcode Print & Apply Labeler
    • SATO S84-ex
    • Shingling Conveyor for Printed Bags Accumulation

#2 Walton’s Inc. Walton Jerky & Snack Sticks is a family-owned and operated business serving the needs of the independent meat processor for over 30 years. They offer a wide variety of products and services, including on-site expertise and high-quality products.

Dartronics, Inc. provided Walton’s with a VFS-1000, TTO Printer & Shingling Conveyor system. Specifically, we offered a feeding & printing system for their vacuum pouches to help with their daily production volumes, which were about 10k to 20k pouches daily. With the VFS-1000 able to feed up to 60 pouches a minute, our system was the perfect solution to keep and speed up Walton’s production rates!

System Components:

• • • Dartronics, Inc. VFS-1000
    • FlexPackPro 420C: Continuous Thermal Transfer Overprinter
    • FPP Powered Printing Conveyor
    • Powered Shingling Conveyor

#3 Jonathan Green has been a leading supplier of grass seed, soil enhancers, fertilizer, and organic lawn and garden products since  1881—a family business with a turfgrass research farm where we study and grow top-performing grass seed varieties. In addition to grass seed, they offer everything from soil foods that correct pH and relieve compaction to weed controls, fertilizers, and organics.

Back in 2019, Jonathan Green purchased a Dartronics Inc. VFS-1000 system. Our talented team of engineers assembled a VFS-1000 & TTO printer & Shingling Conveyor System to feed and print on their large premade bags with a gusseted bottom and top open. Large or small, our VFS-1000’s adjustable in-feed conveyor can feed any sized bag!

System Components:

• • • Dartronics, Inc. VFS-1000
    • FlexPackPro 420C: Continuous Thermal Transfer Overprinter
    • Powered Printing Conveyor for TTO Printer
    • Powered Shingling Conveyor

#4 QIAGEN’s journey began in the mid-1980s, in the early days of biotechnology–as a spin-off of university research. Today, the company has grown to 6,000 employees, based in more than 25 countries, providing expertise and service to customers nearly everywhere and serving more than 500,000 customers around the globe, all seeking answers from the building blocks of life – DNA, RNA, and proteins.

QIAGEN purchased a Dartronics Inc. VFS-1000 system with an Apply Only Labeling System. Our team provided an integrated system to feed and apply a pre-printed label for various sizes of premade zippered bags. The speeds required were about 24 bags/minute or faster, which was no problem for our VFS-1000, which can feed up to 60 zippered bags per minute.

System Components:mfs-4000, M

• • • Dartronics, Inc. VFS-1000
    • Altech – ALritma S Label Head – Apply Only Labeling System

#5 Good Day Farm is a leading cannabis company in the South. Founded in 2020, Good Day Farm is the largest licensed medical cannabis producer in the South, supplying the region with an abundant selection of cannabis products in a diverse range of formats, including premium flower, edibles, vapes, concentrates, tinctures, and topical creams; with state-of-the-art grow operations and cutting-edge R&D facilities across Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and Mississippi. It is best known as “the #1 medical dispensary in the south!” and has a 130,000-square-foot facility.

Good Day Farm purchased our Dartronics Inc. VFS-1000 system with a Print and Apply Labeling System. We orchestrated a system for them to print and apply labels onto one side of an assortment of pouches and cartons. We also upgraded Good Day Farm’s process of printing labels only using a desktop label printer and label design software by adding the highly integrative automation capabilities of the VFS-1000 to speed up their process for printing larger batches of labels while also helping to avoid human errors and stay compliant with the label format of the printed government labels. 

System Components:

• • • Dartronics, Inc. VFS-1000
    • MFS-4000 Manual Feeding System
    • Altech – ALritma S Label Head – Apply Only Batch Labeling System
    • Powered Shingling Conveyor

So, who’s buying our VFS-1000?

The answer is, who isn’t buying it? Our vertical feeding system has already become a staple in some of the largest companies in the Agricultural industry, Biotechnology industry, the Cannabis industry, the Electronics industry, the Food & Beverage industry, the Manufacturing industry, the Product Packaging industry, and more! So you can contact us today for more info on our VFS-1000 system, and our talented Dartronics team can show you how our custom system can speed up productivity, eliminate errors, and improve your ROI. 

Take A Free Evaluation!. Email us at Sales@dartronics.com or Call Dartronics at +1 (800) 298-8936  for more info.