new machinery

Sollas has developed

an overwrapper for a

major cosmetics

company that required

a faster, more cost

effective and more

efficient machine to

achieve its ‘lean’

manufacturing goals.

The FSX is suitable for

every company where

the existing

overwrapper is a

bottleneck in the

production flow, says

the company.

The development of the

FSX started with the customer

requirement for an overwrapper

that delivered a changeover

time of less than ten minutes.

The machine also had to

overwrap 45 different single

products with a maximum

output of 80 a minute as well

as having the ability to handle

Wrapping up savings

multipacks of three.

There was also a

requirement for change parts

to be in a fixed position with

minimal use of tools for

mounting, while the three

dimensional adjustments for a

changeover need to be done

automatically, and not by

hand. Finally, this new

machine had to

have a small

footprint as it

was to be

placed in

an existing

line.

To customers

of Sollas SX

machines, the visual

similarities between its

existing equipment and

the FSX may seem

obvious, but a closer

look reveals that the

technology used is very

different. The company

believes that this

overwrapper represents

a breakthrough in this

technology.

Sollas says this new

machine is the first fully

servo driven

overwrapper with a small

footprint that combines

flexibility with high speed.

With the optional servo

adjustments, controlled by the

product data, stored in the

PLCs database, the machine

can calculate the required

settings by itself and adjust

automatically to the

appropriate dimensions.

It is the intelligent use of

servo technology that has

allowed Sollas to create a

machine on which a

complete product changeover

can be achieved within ten

minutes.

01256 896930

www.sollas.com

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Bulk bag fillergets upgradedSpiroflow has upgraded the

C1, one of its most popular

weigh fillers for pallet

handled bags.

Suitable for low to medium

volume use where bulk bags

filled on pallets are moved by

forklift truck, the new C1

facilitates dust-free, accurate

filling of up to 20 bulk bags an

hour. Its base is directly

mounted on an approved load

cell weigh platform and the

required weight can be pre-set

for automatic cut off. The

platform includes a vibration

facility for an even, accurate fill

and effective compaction.

The new C1 now features

automatic height adjustment

for different sized bags, while

its inflatable neck seal ensures

a dust-free environment and

minimises product waste.

Also, removing filled bags has

been made speedier with the

addition of a roller conveyor to

complement the automatic

bag loop release facility.

It retains the

carbon/stainless steel filling

nozzle and dual concentric

filling spout.

01200 422525

www.spiroflow.com Overwrapping is no longer a bottleneck

The new FSX

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new machinery

www.machiner yupdate.co .uk

Italian manufacturer PFM

has broadened its range of

wrapping equipment for the

cheese and sliced meat

markets with a new high

speed MAP flow wrapper

able to produce both

reclosable packs and

standard pillow packs.

Capable of speeds up to

100 a minute in reclosable,

MAP mode, the new

Scirocco-ZIP uses either

zipper or mini-hook profile

yet can be changed over to

produce pillow packs at

speeds up to 150 a minute in

less than 20 minutes.

An inverted machine, it

accepts product onto the

film, which then carries it

through a forming box set at

90 deg to normal, so that the

longitudinal seal is made at

the side, where the zipper

tape is also introduced and

sealed in place.

To maintain speed, the

zipper profile is punched to

remove most of the polymer

where it intersects with the

cross-seal, reducing overall

film thickness at this point for

the single D-cam sealing

mechanism to produce a

reliable hermetic seal with

minimum dwell.

When conventional pillow

packs are required, the film

forming stations are

exchanged for a traditional

forming box and fin seals are

made from above by an

additional longitudinal sealing

mechanism, which lowers

automatically into place via a

motor drive.

Built to food industry

MAP cheese wrapperprovides dual options

hygiene standards, the

Scirocco-ZIP is also

equipped with a multi-belt

feeder to phase product

accurately into the infeed.

The feeder is cantilevered,

so that belts, support

plates and drive roller

sleeves can be quickly

removed for cleaning.

“The Scirocco-ZIP will

allow food manufacturers

and particularly contract

packers to take advantage

of growing interest in

reclosable packaging for

sliced cheese and meat, but

maintain complete

production flexibility,”

explains PFM sales and

operations director

Chris Bolton.

0113 239 3401

www.pfmuk.com

To enable food manufacturers

with limited factory floor

space to comply with food

safety standards while also

reducing energy

consumption, the X33

series from Mettler-Toledo

Safeline X-ray is now

available in two lengths –

1800mm and 800mm.

Designed in collaboration

with customers, the new

small footprint option

PFM's new Scirocco-ZIP flow wrapper can produce reclosable MAP bags or standard pillowpacks and can be changed over quickly between the two

simplifies installation of the

system on existing

production lines.

Both x-ray systems

feature the energy saving

x-ray generator developed

by the company last year

which offers the same level

of foreign body detection as

standard systems while

using only a fifth of the power.

“Many food manufacturers

are concerned that they do

X-ray detection in tight spacesnot have the space to

install a standard-size x-ray

inspection system but we

are committed to extending

access to the latest

technology to every

manufacturer,” explains

Daniela Verhaeg,

marketing manager x-ray

inspection at Mettler-

Toledo.

01763 257900

www.mt.com/xray-X33

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Chalgrove, Oxford OX44 7RWTel: 01865 891466Fax: 01865 891292

e-mail: sales@capcoder.co.uk

www.capcoder.co.uk

Cap Coder capping heads come insingle and multi-head formats for

multiple product applicationsranging from Food to Chemicals,

Cosmetics to Drinks.

Capping headsApplied Torque

Sensing & MonitoringTorque sensing and monitoring

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validation purposes and furtheranalysis.

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new machinery

ABB Robotics has released

an upgrade of one of its most

popular products – the IRB

1600 – and has also released

new software to make

programming of machine

tending tasks easier.

Now offering an extended

payload up to 19kg, the IRB

1600 provides a flexible

solution for a range of

applications, including

machine tending and material

handling through to arc

welding and cutting. The

increased payload expands

the already large range of

general industry applications

the robot can serve.

This improved payload is

available for both the 1.2m

and the 1.45m robot variant.

“The IRB 1600 was already

able to work in some

incredibly diverse and

demanding environments,”

Making robots easyexplains

Peter

Lowgren,

product

manager at

ABB. “This

upgrade will

allow our

customers to

increase

productivity

with shorter

cycle times

and higher payloads.”

ABB says the IRB is already

known for its combination of

acceleration and accuracy

but now, significantly

increasing the output and

ensuring improved work

piece quality should be a

realistic expectation for many

users.

The new PC-based

RobotStudio Machine Tending

PowerPac and the new

Banding is ona bench top Jenton International has

added two new bench top

banding machines to its range.

The Jenton TT180 is the

smaller of the two, and is

designed for banding small

products. Boasting a

compact design, with a

footprint of less than 15in sq,

it weighs just 15kg. It bands

at up to 25 cycles a minute

for high efficiency operation.

The unit comes complete

with simple tension

adjustment to suit the

products being banded.

The larger machine – the

TT300 – is equipped with a

new tape feeding mechanism,

to ensure tape jamming

problems are a thing of

the past.

Both machines use paper

and film and are inexpensive

to run. All users need to do is

plug the units into the mains

and load the tape, ready

for banding.

As well as securing a

pack, banding can also be

used for tamper evidence,

labelling and promotional

impact, especially if printed

films are used.

01256 892194

www.jenton.co.uk

Axelent’s X-Roll-up is a versatile

alternative to doors where only

a partial opening is required.

The roller shutter door is an

effective and economic solution

for manual workstations or

various machines.

It consists of a modular

system with integrated spring

loaded shaft and is available

as standard in three widths

and two heights. When

opened, the aluminium rolling

door is wrapped into a shaft in

Roller door is ideal for manual workstations

controller-

based

RobotWare

machine

tending

software

allow for

simulation,

validation

and

optimisation

to be

completed in

a 3D virtual world and then

transferred directly to the real

world. The PowerPac provides

a platform for quick, easy

creation and editing of

machine tending robot cells in

a 3D virtual environment.

Safety is also simplified,

with the ability to define safe

home position movements in

a virtual environment.

01908 350300

www.abb.com/robotics

the box situated at the top of

the unit. It is offered as a

complete set including posts,

wall sections and mounting

material.

01793 523535

www.axelent.com

The increased payload of the

IRB 1600 exands the range of

applications

A new member of the family.O300 – The latest addition in the 1-inch class, ideal for confined spaces.

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new machinery

Beumer has fundamentally

re-engineered its high

capacity layer palletiser – the

paletpac to offer a total value

of ownership. Users now

benefit from better

accessibility, shorter assembly

period, higher flexibility and,

as a result, from lower costs.

They paletpac 2500 can be

incorporated into high

performance packaging lines

to process highly sensitive

and valuable products in a

gentle and efficient manner.

As well as a lower purchase

price, the new optimised

model can also bring a

reduction in operating costs.

For instance, in order to

optimise the energy

consumption in the new

paletpac, the lifting frame was

Efficient way to stackaccuracy and stability

exchanged for four chains with

a counterweight. This saves

considerable weight, thus

minimising the energy needed

for the lifting movement.

The pallet is now pulled by

chains whereas previously, a

large hoist drive was needed

for the system. Now, a small

motor operating as a servo

drive is sufficient which, says

Beumer, results in further

weight reduction, less

maintenance and lower costs.

The overall structure of the

unit has also been made

considerably slimmer, the

pallet pusher that

automatically provides the

hoist unit with empty pallets

has also been modified and it

can be adapted to different

pallet sizes without the use

of tools.

With the paletpac 2500, up

to 2,500 bags an hour can be

palletised.

01530 267091

www.beumer.com

Saving waterfor brewersWith the Eco vacuum pump,

KHS can already help the

brewing industry to save

almost 100% water

compared to the traditional

water ring pump. However,

the new KHS Eco+ vacuum

pump, or rather, the newly

designed Eco+ module

integrated into the Eco

vacuum pump, now has the

added benefit that classic

coolants for water recooling

can be a thing of the past.

This means that brewers no

longer have to invest in

piping for coolant transfer

that is often complex and

costly.

Vacuum pumps are used

for low-pressure gas

exchange before beer is

filled into bottles, thus greatly

reducing the amount of CO2

consumed by the system.

Classic water ring pumps

draw in the air present in the

bottles and compress it using

rotors (that operate with

water).

With the new system, the

pump no longer needs this

permanent addition of cold

water to maintain the

required and consistent high

level of power thanks to the

inclusion of a pre-separator

and heat exchanger.

The pre-separator

segregates return gas and any

beer foam that may have

entered the process. The gas

is then discharged as normal

from the sealing water tank,

with the water passing through

the heat exchanger and

cooled down to a temperature

which ensures that the initial

power is maintained.

When the KHS Eco+ is

applied, classic coolants

become redundant and

therefore no piping is needed

for them.

0121 713 6900

www.khs.com

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Paletpac has been re-engineeredto be more efficient in every way

An online seal inspection

technology that generates a

unique ‘seal fingerprint’ for

every package and which, in a

few milliseconds, is compared

to statistical data to determine

a pass or fail, has been

introduced by RDM Test

Equipment. Failed seals

trigger a signal to an

ejector unit.

Called Seal-Scope and

Seal-Cam, the inspection

systems integrate into most

existing packaging machines

without modification.

01279 817171

www.rdmtest.com

Online technology rejects compromised seals

Redpack Packaging

Machinery has designed an

integral Lazy Suzy rotary

turntable in place of the

conventional conveyor outfeed

for flow wrappers.

The new turntable combined

with the company’s latest NTS

top seal flow wrapping

machine has a combined

footprint that saves in the

region of 1m of floor space.

The power supply, turntable

controls, safety guarding and

emergency stop are integrated

with the flow wrapper.

“Floor space is nearly always

at a premium especially on

harvesting rigs and busy

packing areas,” explains Peter

Smith, commercial manager at

Redpack. “The new NTS/Lazy

Suzy flow

wrapper saves

floor space, gets

rid of trailing

cabling hazards

and integrates operator control

and emergency stop at the

turntable.”

01603 722280

www.redpack.co.uk

Rotary turntable is now integral

The Lazy Suzyoutfeed saves space

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new machinery

Linx Printing Technologies has

launched a range of scribing

laser coders that are said to

offer the most efficient

production line solutions with

no compromise on quality.

The 10w Linx SL102 laser

coder is ideal for users with a

fast line and simple code

requirements, or a slow line

with a more complex code.

It offers a flexible solution for

quality coding onto a wide

range of materials.

Meanwhile, the high speed,

low maintenance 30w Linx

SL302 laser coder produces

quality coding for complex

codes on fast lines, even on

hard to mark materials.

Its versatility means it can be

adapted to future coding

needs such as changes in line

speeds, message types or

products to be coded.

Installation onto a line is

made easy as the laser can be

positioned to code in any

orientation so customers are

not restricted to placing the

laser in just one position.

Linx says the laser coders

are now more intuitive

and easy to use as they

incorporate the new LinxVision

colour touch screen,

incorporating a large

WYSIWYG display for simple

operation.

“The new range offers

versatility, reliability and ease

of use without compromise,

and the option to code a wide

range of substrates on the

most challenging of production

lines,” explains Dan Levitzky,

product manager at Linx. “We

can create a tailored solution

for the customer – set up that

makes the most efficient use

of the laser to create the best

quality of code.”

01480 302100

www.linx.co.uk

The Linx coders are reliable in

even the most demanding

factory environments

New skin packon tray sealerPackaging Automation has

launched a vacuum skin pack

option for its eclipse range of

tray sealers. The skin sealing

system offers high visibility

vacuum packs on a

pre-formed tray which is

aimed at improving shelf life,

better product quality and

reducing the packaging as

only a shallow tray is used.

The fully electrical eclipse

SL4 tray sealer can reduce

running costs by up to 90%,

while it requires zero air for

full operation.

Options for skin packing,

gas flushing and vacuum gas

flushing can be accommodated

while lightweight and quick

release tooling is offered as

standard across the range.

An inbuilt tool loading system

which, when combined with

the lightweight tools, allows

manual tool changes and

accurate docking of electrical

and gas connectors,

removing the need for a

mobile loading jig.

Packs can be sealed at up

to 75 packs a minute on the

SL4 model.

01565 755000

www.pal.co.uk

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Laser coders offerproduction benefits

The IQ3 metal detector from

Loma Systems is now

available with Atex21

certification, providing

in-processing metal detection

in areas where a potentially

explosive atmosphere exists.

“After a long and challenging

development process, we can

now offer high levels of

detection performance within a

Zone 21 environment, ensuring

product integrity across a

wide range of food and

pharmaceutical products,”

explains David Phillips, R&D

manager at Loma. The new

head is available as a complete

system, or as a retrofit.

01252 893300

www.loma.com

Metal detector suits explosive environments

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The MH3F is suited where space

in a factory is limited

new machinery

www.machiner yupdate.co .uk

Yaskawa is expanding its

range of Motoman robots with

the smallest type in this

materials handling range – the

MH3F. This small but powerful

high speed 6-axis robot has a

reach of 532mm and is

designed for applications with

a payload up to 3kg.

Typical applications for this

robot are pick and place or

packaging.

“It is ideally suited when

space is at a premium,”

explains Henk Leerink,

marketing manager at

Yaskawa. “Its high

repeatability of +/- 0.02mm

also makes it an excellent

robot for assembly tasks.

Robot is small but powerful50mm. This energy efficient

controller has an open

architecture that allows the

user to access robot interfaces

and motions externally via a

PC or PLC. In addition, users

can develop their own

applications or allow this

controller to function as a

slave of any other controllers

used on a production line.

The controller also handles

real-time processing of sensor

signals, reactions to camera

information and other high

speed applications.

01295 272755

www.yaskawa.eu.com

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170mm which means that the

cell size can be kept to a

minimum, especially when

several robots are working in

the same facility. Reliability is

also high, and this is further

enhanced by the cable

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Another useful feature is

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