Automating for safety and productivity: New Vision Coop’s success with Premier Tech
24/7
Continuous facility operation
25 – 55 lb
Bags produced
25+
Years in business
New Vision Coop, a leading agricultural cooperative in Southwest Minnesota, sought to modernize its grain and feed operations to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability. Operating around the clock and offering a broad range of formulations, the cooperative faced frequent production stops with their outdated machinery—sometimes up to 16 hours at a time. By choosing to partner with Premier Tech for automated weighing and open-mouth bagging solutions, New Vision Coop achieved greater operational continuity, safer working conditions, and a happier, more productive team.

Challenges
- Ensuring employee safety
- Frequent 12–16 hour production stoppages
- Many recipes and changeovers
- Need for reliable, efficient automation
Solution
- CHRONOS OMR-1100 Open-mouth bagger
Story
Before partnering with Premier Tech, New Vision Coop’s grain and feed facility often experienced long production stoppages due to breakdowns of their old bagging equipment—sometimes halting operations for half a day or more. The downtime put added pressure on employees and complicated the management of the company’s constant shifts between different grain and feed formulations.
Implementing the CHRONOS OMR-1100 robotic open-mouth bagger from Premier Tech brought immediate improvements across the facility. The intuitive design of the new machine drastically reduced changeover times, making it easy for operators to switch recipes and ingredients with minimal interruption. Employee safety also saw significant gains: the automated system removed many repetitive manual tasks, created a cleaner environment, and led to much lower risk of accidents.
Efficiency took a leap forward as New Vision Coop’s team could now rely on greater machine uptime, higher bagging volumes, and a simpler overall operation. Labor requirements dropped, overtime declined, and employees reported greater satisfaction with their roles. Most importantly, the commitment to after-sales service from Premier Tech ensured that the cooperative’s lines remain productive without unexpected disruptions. Today, New Vision Coop stands out as a more resilient, efficient, and future-ready cooperative serving its members with pride.
“Automation has made our jobs a lot easier and much more efficient. We can bag far more volume with this machine than we ever could in the past.”
Austin Vande KampWarehouse Supervisor
“The Premier Tech team has been fantastic. The product is great, the service is excellent, and we have no complaints.”
Grant PrinsFeed Division Manager
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