Machinery news

1 November 2012




Beck high speed bundle wrapper in UK

At the PPMA exhibition in Birmingham, 25-27 September, UK finishing equipment agent Friedheim International was demonstrating the Sammelpacker KV 602 D from Beck Packautomaten – a mobile high output shrink sleeve machine for individual and collated packs, which features special purpose collation and grouping stations.

New to the UK and targeting the magazine printing industry, the KV 602 D bundle wrapper is designed to feed automatically off the production line, sealing the wrapped bundles before they are passed through to the shrink tunnel.

“A sealing beam moves up and down as the packs go past, but it has an adjustable home position that can be set according to the size of the bundles,” says Keith Pettitt, Friedheim packaging sales specialist. “This saves on wear and tear and it will cycle more quickly as the beam does not have so far to travel.”

Because of its high operating speed, the KV 602 D is equipped with a double heating element within the shrink tunnel. “We have to get more heat into the tunnel because the packs spend less time in there,” says Pettitt. While it is capable of wrapping as few as three books, unlike many machines that require a minimum weight of product to operate, the Beck Sammelpacker KV 602 D is also said to be able to run pack sizes between 25-32 units, subject to pre-installation testing for individual operations.

SIG secures Fenmarc order

UK-based vertical form fill seal machinery manufacturer Gainsborough Industrial Controls (GIC) is to supply one of its latest high speed continuous motion VFB 8000 VFFS machines to Fenmarc Produce, a leading UK grower, packer and supplier of fresh produce.

The two companies agreed the £75,000 deal at the PPMA show in September, for the supply of equipment capable of handling a wide range of produce including potatoes, root vegetables and prepared vegetables.

GIC managing director Andy Beal said: “We have been exhibiting at the PPMA show since 2000 and this is the first order we have received that was actually placed at the show.”

Entry level coder "compact and easy"

On show for the first time at PPMA was the new entry level 3020 10W laser coder, from industrial inkjet systems manufacturer Videojet. The company describes the 3020 coder as compact and easy to set up, with scribing laser technology and large marking field sizes up to 126 x 87mm. This enables a wide range of codes and applications, and provides “excellent mark quality on paper, cardboard, plastics and other materials for the consumer packaged goods and industrial markets”.

Fast installation and line changes are made possible thanks to the 3020’s single-box design, and it is one of the lightest laser systems available in its class at 7kg. An optional adjustable stand makes it configurable in a variety of angles and heights.

Marking formats for the Videojet 3020 include alphanumeric text, simplified Chinese fonts, Eastern and Western European language fonts, variable data (serial numbers, date, time, shift code, GS1), ID matrix and bar codes, logos, symbols and graphical elements.

C2 palletiser suits smaller pack houses

Automated packing systems specialist Brillopak is targeting smaller sized food and drink packing operations with its new Compact C2 11 robotic palletiser. With its modular design, the C2 11 is intended for use in pack houses with restricted space, and is said to be useful for operations where supply orders can change rapidly due to customers’ changing demands.

“We can take any type of crate and put it onto any type of pallet,” says Brillopak MD David Jahn. Operating at 10 cycles/min or between 10 and 120 containers/min, depending on application, the C2 11 incorporates many features designed to minimise downtime, such as no pivot points and few switches and sensors. The Synchroflex close tolerance timing belts avoid metal to metal contact, ensuring a long life without maintenance, while multifunctional robot heads work with multiple product types without changeover.

A modular design means the C2 11 can be upgraded easily from 2/3 axis robot head to 3/4 as needs change and at “nominal cost”, while the pallet entrance can be changed and the whole unit mounted on wheels for use on multiple lines.

“It will avoid packaging getting out of alignment, which is when packers can be fined,” says Jahn. “The C2 11 will have a significant impact on OEE, because it’s the short stops that are not really measured in pack houses.”

Tablet counter meets high efficiency demands

US-based NJM Packaging exhibited the new Cremer CF-622 FS tablet counter for the first time at Pack Expo last month. The machine consists of a main frame with fixed side panels that accommodate two or three counting modules, each with six 22mm wide channels.

Featuring servo driven and servo controlled vibrators and memory flaps, state-of-the-art technology and simple operating procedures, the CF-622 FS aims to meet the pharmaceutical industry’s needs for high efficiency, high output and reliable tablet counting.

“The CF-622 FS has proven 100% accuracy with guaranteed outputs up to 150bpm,” says NJM’s Dan Lapierre.


Sammelpacker KV 602 D from Beck Packautomaten Beck GIC's VFB 8000 high speed continuous motion VFFS machine GIC Compact C2 11 robotic palletiser from Brillopak Brillopak NJM's new Cremer CF-622 FS tablet counter NJM

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