Coffee conveyed from bulk bags to roaster to packaging
Mayorga Organics produces 30 different coffee roasts , and supports local organic farming methods by working directly with small , familyowned coffee growers in Mexico , Bolivia , Colombia , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua and Peru .
“ We produce a product that is sustainable , not only for the planet , but for the people growing it as well ,” says Erin Dall , president and COO . Mayorga sees its direct purchases , without complex supply chains , as an important factor to reducing poverty in Latin America .
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Rockville , MD , the company until recently operated a second 3,900 m 2 roasting and packaging facility in Miami , Florida , to produce its premier product , Café Cubano Roast organic coffee , in vacuum-sealed brick packs .
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To transfer the coffee beans from roaster to grinder to packaging line , the company installed a bulk handling system comprised of two bulk bag dischargers , three flexible screw conveyors and a bulk bag filler , all from Flexicon Corporation .
Roasted coffee beans were discharged from the roaster into open-top bulk bags and delivered to a BFF BULK-OUT ® bulk bag discharger . A forklift then positioned a bag-lifting frame immediately above the