Pyramid Tea Bag Packing Considerations

The Pyramid tea packing machines used at The Herbal Connection require several consideration to get the best results.

Blend\Product: 

The consistency of the product is important in the accuracy and consistency of the distribution of your blend and ingredients into each tea bag.  The agitation process on the tea packing machine means that heavier elements (seeds\berries) will feed more quickly than lighter elements (rose\calendula petals).  Whilst more consistent throughout the run towards the end of a run the lighter elements "float" to the top of the blend.  Whilst we can maintain the best outcomes by limiting the input it is important that either consideration is given for some small variance between start and end of runs if you do not have evenly balanced ingredient weights.

It is also important to note that size matters as some products may have stems or parts that breach the seal.  This will cause a non-seal and potential leakage from the tea bag.

Sealing:

The tea packing machine uses an ultra sonic sealing process.  With some herbs the dust and makeup of them can cause the seal to be weak and in some cases stronger.  This may lead to some bags opening after sealing and in some cases staying linked.  In the case of being linked still they will fall apart with a simple shake.

Wastage:

For the above reasons there may be some wastage of blend and bags in the setup and processing of your tea bags.  Whilst we normally allow a small amount of extra blend for this reason there is the chance of +/- 3% of tea bags can be at risk of failure or not pass quality checks by The Herbal Connection or you as a client.  We will run additional tea bags with each run where extra stock exists to counter this but it is a consideration to factor in to your business plan.  The Herbal Connection does not cover the cost of wastage in our agreements.

For clients using their own printed tags this wastage is to be factored in when assessing reorder of bags.  For example; a run of 30,000 tea bags will result in a % of wastage of bags most commonly during set up of each roll onto the machine, and during quality checks.  We would rather use more bags and end up with a better result for the client than stick strictly to only running the ordered amount.