New Packaging Equipment: November 2020
Consumer trends are driving bakery/snack production in the areas that form/fill/seal (FFS) systems accommodate. The types of packaging formats being requested by retailers and consumers is a major factor. As a result, the latest FFS systems can produce single-serve, portion-controlled packs at high speeds while offering quick changeover.
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Company: Matrix Packaging Machinery
Website: www.matrixpm.com
Matrix Packaging Machinery, a ProMach brand, has introduced the Morpheus vertical FFS machine. It uses a continuous-motion, high-speed jaw system, which cuts film and provides just enough dwell time for three pouch seams to seal properly, all while film is in motion. This allows the machine to run films that require a higher dwell time, such as polyethylene, at cycle speeds of up to 200 bags per minute.
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Company: Campbell Wrapper Corp.
Website: www.campbellwrapper.com
Campbell Wrapper Corp., De Pere, WI, offers a Moving Junction Non-Contact Feeder for its horizontal flow wrappers, which is ideal for fragile bakery products. A cantilevered frame provides easy access for sanitation and maintenance. In fact, one operator can disassemble and reassemble the feeder in 20 minutes. Seamless integration with the company’s horizontal flow wrappers offers a single operator control point via touchscreen.
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Company: Effytec USA, LLC
Website: www.effytecusa.com
Among FFS equipment recently introduced to the snack and bakery market, Effytec USA, LLC has unveiled the Model GP 26 STU SZ machine. Its design is focused on co-packing, which requires pouch-size capabilities ranging from 5 x 6 to 10.25 x 13.75-inches; flexibility and versatility (stand-up, flat, zipper); quick format changeover (15-30 minutes) and high output (75 ppm).
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Company: Formost Fuji
Website: www.formostfuji.com
Formost Fuji Corp. has introduced the FW3400CX II Horizontal Flow Wrapper. Available in rotary or box motion, and standard or inverted design, the machine wraps a variety of product sizes and types with options for high speed, long dwell time and automation.
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Company: Parsons-Eagle Packaging Systems
Website: www.parsons-eagle.com
Parsons-Eagle Packaging Systems offers a line of vertical FFS equipment, which can process many bag types for a variety of film structures. The company recently introduced a servo-driven bagging line that fills pre-made laminated paper bags with bakery goods at speeds up to 80 cycles per minute. A combination scale and dual-lane bagger is integrated with downstream sealing and Tin-Tie applicators to package a variety of bakery/snack products including donuts, cookies, salty snacks and tortilla chips.
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Company: Syntegon
Website: www.syntegon.com
During the past year, Syntegon has been making modifications to existing FFS machines to run more sustainable films.
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Company: Reiser
Website: www.reiser.com
Mike McCann, packaging specialist, Reiser, Canton, MA, says that many high-output applications can take advantage of FFS machines’ versatile tooling setups, die designs and changeover simplicity to run multiple products on a single line.
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Company: Triangle Packaging Company
Website: https://trianglepackage.com/
Triangle Package Machinery Co. offers the Compact Sanitary Bagger vertical FFS machine, which is ideal for tight spaces. With only a 36-inch footprint, it can run bags ranging from 2.5 to 13 inches wide and up to 15 inches long. It allows users to pair two baggers side-by-side with a single scale. The company also offers the Model XYRJ vertical FFS machine, which can run multiple bag styles, such as pillow bags, 3-sided seal bags, gusseted bags and stand-up pouches with an optional zipper.
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Company: Paxiom
Website: www.paxiom.com
Paxiom Group Inc., Las Vegas, offers the XPdius 1700 vertical FFS machine. Capable of filling bags up to 17 inches wide and 24 inches long, the machine can be integrated with a multi-head weigher to weigh, fill and bag snack food. Both sides open, which gives maintenance people easy access, and features include tool-less removal of change parts. The company also offers the DoyPax vertical FFS machine, which produces standup pouches at 55 bags per minute.