Flexible palletizing for every bag: how Grain Craft modernized with Premier Tech

Grain Craft

100+ years

of milling expertise

21

milling locations in the US

2–50 lb

bag weights handled

Grain Craft, with over a century of wheat milling tradition, is the third-largest flour miller in the US and a major name in bagged flour solutions. Serving coast to coast from 21 milling sites, Grain Craft crafts premium flour for bakeries, food service, and more. Faced with the need to handle every product, from 2 to 50-pound bags, in tight spaces and on short timelines, Grain Craft turned to Premier Tech’s robotic palletizing solutions to enhance flexibility, efficiency, and the work environment for every team member.

Logo Grain Craft

Challenges

  • Wide variety of SKUs and bag sizes (2–50 lbs)
  • Needed to eliminate heavy, manual lifting
  • Required flexible line manipulation despite space limits
  • Tight project timeline; needed experienced, responsive partner

Solutions

Story

Grain Craft has built its reputation as The Milling Experts® by delivering quality and consistency across North America’s widest variety of flour SKUs. But as demand grew, manual palletizing of 40- and 50-pound bags became a limiting factor, making the work physically demanding and restricting the team’s focus on quality operations.

Turning to Premier Tech, Grain Craft installed three advanced robotic palletizers—solutions designed for flexibility in tight spaces and seamless handling of every product size, from 2 to 50 pounds. The result? Operators saw physical tasks and manual lifting disappear, replaced by ergonomic workflows and a much safer, more enjoyable work environment.

The system allows easy, precise switching between lines and product formats, streamlining palletizing for anything Grain Craft produces. Team members grew quickly confident with the technology, thanks to Premier Tech’s diligent engineering support and prompt answers to every question. Today, Grain Craft’s packaging lines run smarter and stronger, keeping flour on the move for customers nationwide—and letting every bag, big or small, hit the market with precision and pride.

“We were attracted to Premier Tech because we knew they already had a proven track record of accomplishing everything we were looking for.”

Scott RobertDirector of Operations

“The Premier Tech technicians were fantastic to work with. They answered all of our questions, even when busy working on the computer. They were always receptive and welcoming to our inquiries.”

Bob LaceyOperator

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