Eagle Packaging Machinery has developed an all-in-one case and tray former to form, pack and seal cases or trays, and said to be capable of “replacing three or four machines”.
Fully enclosed and built in a heavy duty welded tubular frame, Eagle’s new Case/Tray Packer takes a flat blank and discharges a shelf or pallet-ready package.
According to the US-based company, part of Paxiom Group, the system is capable of running corrugated and chipboard blanks, and can produce fully packaged products at speeds up to 20 cycles per minute for retail and ship-ready trays.
With a flexible design, each system is built to accommodate the specific size range of each customer.
Replacing three or four machines compared to a typical case or tray packing line, the Case/Tray Packer represents significant value.
“The Case/Tray Packer not only uses significantly less space, it also reduces the owner’s carbon footprint by requiring less energy,” Eagle says.
The new Eagle tray packing system allows companies to reduce cost on each package by using flat die-cut tray blanks.
In many cases, the system – built for tuck, tape, or glue applications and featuring size changeover in minutes, without tools – can pay for itself in “less than one year” and “eliminates repetitive injury claims”, according to the company.
Using a gripper, a servo-driven ‘Pick and Place’ loading mechanism ensures gentle loading and smooth product handling in many different pack patterns.
“Simple or Multi-Axis Robotic arm loader is available if the project requires it,” Eagle adds.
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