Sacmi Filling’s form-fill-seal division Benco Pack has installed a new fully aseptic packaging line equipped with ISA, an integrated device for cup decoration with shrink sleeve labels, for a major European bottler of water and soft drinks.
The FFS packaging line with Integrated Sleeve Applicator was developed in cooperation with sister company Sacmi Labelling and patented worldwide, thanks to an innovative and integrated process that allows packaging and labelling up to 18,000 cups/hr.
“Thanks to this technology, which is unique in the world, it is possible to thermoform, fill, seal and sleeve the cups in line starting from packaging materials supplied in rolls,” the company states.
The thermo-shrinkage integrated into the FFS line allows the application of sleeve labels onto the cups by steam jets, which can vary in duration but are always less than 0.8 seconds.
The steam consumption of the new system is said to be directly proportional to the working speed and much reduced compared to traditional thermo-shrinking tunnels, as pre-heating is not necessary and steam jets are de-activated whenever the FFS line is in stand-by.
Benco Pack: Integrated Sleeve Applicator form-fill-seal
