Targeting small retail outlets, Pacepacker Services has launched a new Collator System which it says will quickly collate and place pre-packed items into an outer sack totalling up-to 25kg.
According to UK-based packaging systems supplierPacepacker Services, the move follows “increasing demands” from the independent retail sector for easier methods of handling multipacks of bulk food items.
It says that small retail operations use large sacks as a way to contain and display bulky items including potatoes, animal feed and carrots, yet the process of packing pre-packed bags into outer sacks is “a labour intensive operation”.
“We saw a gap in the market for a collator which would continuously support the pre-packed bulk goods as they were entering the outer sack,” says Paul Wilkinson, Pacepacker’s business development manager.
“We found that many systems on the market did not control the fall of the product very well, which often results in pre-packs breaking through the bottom of the outer sack due to their weight and density.”
According to Wilkinson, Pacepacker has improved this part of the process by incorporating motorised support arms to control the descent of the pre-packed polybags into the outer sack, thereby eliminating damage and waste to both product and pack.
Capable of collating and packing up to 80 pre-packs into outer sacks per minute, the new standalone Collator System has been designed to maximise the ability of working with existing sack placing and sealing equipment.
It can also be integrated to work with Pacepacker’s T Series sack placers and Total Bag Control (TBC) system, which accurately seals sacks to provide enhanced pack quality.
