Big bag repacking: key facts
PENPET Logistics repacks bulk solids on behalf of customers. The starting container is usually a big bag; the target is whatever your customer or production needs: 25 kg sacks or other sack sizes, new big bags to your specification, octabins, drums or a silo truck. The repacking unit, the breaking unit and the truck scale are in Bobzin; the DINO silo system is available at both sites – on the A24, about 75 km from the Port of Hamburg.
From which container to which
| From | To | Typical reason |
|---|---|---|
| Big bag | 25 kg sacks | Customer or trade needs bagged goods |
| Big bag | Sacks of other sizes on request | Smaller or larger delivery units |
| Big bag | Big bag to customer specification | Consolidating residues, replacing damaged bags, change of packaging |
| Big bag | Octabin or drum | Receiver cannot handle big bags |
| Big bag | Silo truck (DINO) | Bulk delivery to the customer |
| Caked material | free-flowing again, then into the target container | Batch caked during sea transport |
How a repacking job works
- Check: you send the safety data sheet, quantity and source and target containers. We check at which site and with which unit the substance may be handled.
- Delivery: by truck or in a container; we unload containers ourselves.
- Repacking: via the repacking unit or the DINO silo system; caked material goes through the breaking unit first.
- Weighing: incoming and outgoing quantities on the truck scale in Bobzin, with directly attributable records.
- Palletising and labelling: wrapping and labelling with packaging material on site.
- Next step: storage with us or dispatch to your customer.
Breaking up caked material
Hygroscopic powders and granules often cake inside big bags on long sea voyages. Instead of writing the batch off, we make it workable again in the breaking unit in Bobzin and then fill it into the required container. Whether this succeeds depends on the material and the degree of caking; we tell you after seeing a sample or the bag.
Why repack in the warehouse
The goods are already with us or pass along the A24 anyway. A separate toll filler means an extra transport, another interface and more time. With us, storage, repacking, weighing and dispatch stay under one responsibility.
Hazardous materials and WGK
Repacking takes place within the approval of the respective site. Water-hazardous substances are handled exclusively in Bobzin, see hazardous materials & WGK storage. Every release is based on the safety data sheet.
What we need for a quote
- Substance and safety data sheet
- Source and target container, fill weight for sacks
- Total quantity and time window
- Delivery: loose, palletised or in a container; please note dusty or moisture-sensitive materials
- Whether you supply the target containers or we should source them
We also transfer liquids: liquid transfer between tankers, IBCs, drums and canisters.
Short and specific
Who repacks big bags into 25 kg sacks?
PENPET Logistics repacks big bags into 25 kg sacks and other sack sizes on its own repacking unit in Bobzin on the A24. The goods can be stored with us and dispatched directly afterwards.
Into which containers can solids be repacked?
Into sacks (25 kg and other sizes), new big bags to customer specification, octabins or drums, and via the DINO silo system into silo trucks.
What happens to caked material in a big bag?
The Bobzin site has a breaking unit that makes caked material free-flowing again before it is repacked. Whether this succeeds depends on the material and the degree of caking.
Can repacked quantities be weighed?
Yes. There is a truck scale on the Bobzin site; incoming and outgoing quantities are weighed on site and directly attributable.
Do you repack hazardous substances?
Within the approval of the respective site. Water-hazardous substances exclusively in Bobzin. The safety data sheet is always the basis.
How much does big bag repacking cost?
The price depends on substance, quantity, target container and time window. With the safety data sheet, quantity and target container we prepare a specific quote.
Send us your enquiry
Tell us the substance, quantity, source and target container – we check unit and approval and come back with a specific quote.