New Packaging Equipment: February 2020
The latest product handling equipment, cartoners, case erectors and packers, loaders and palletizers, features maximum flexibility in terms of product handling and packaging styles, which is good news for bakery and snack producers.
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Company: A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.
Website: www.abcpackaging.com
Equipment Snapshot: A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp., Tarpon Springs, FL, has introduced the Model 72AN compact palletizer for bakery and snack processors that have limited floor space and a reduced budget.
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Company: JLS Automation
Website: www.jlsautomation.com
Equipment Snapshot: JLS Automation has introduced a Next Generation system that integrates robotic control and programmable logic control (PLC) into one system, but more importantly takes hygienic design to a new level. The vision-guided Peregrine robotic cartoning system loads flexible bags, flow packs and other primary packages into tri-seal and other style cartons at high speeds. It minimizes changeover while meeting production needs for small batches, Souser notes.
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Company: Yaskawa America Inc.
Website: www.yaskawa.com
Equipment Snapshot: Yaskawa America Inc., Motoman Robotics Div. recently introduced the HC20 collaborative robot. It features a 20-kg lift capacity and 1,700-mm reach, which is ideal for case packing and palletizing applications. The company also has introduced the MotoMini, which is designed for low payload material transfer and case packing applications.
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Company: AFA Systems
Website: www.afasystemsinc.com
Equipment Snapshot: AFA Systems Ltd., Brampton, Ontario, recently completed a new system that can handle a standard carton design and an irregular shape carton design. The system is used by Lindt to package its three-pack Rhombus or diamond-type shape carton and five-pack regular shape carton.
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Company: BluePrint Automation
Website: https://blueprintautomation.com
Equipment Snapshot: BluePrint Automation offers the Spider 300v Packing System, which utilizes Vision Guided Delta Robots to pattern form arriving products onto a pick belt for robotic placement into cases, trays or cartons either in a vertical or horizontal pack pattern. The system allows for random product arrival at high speeds and provides flexibility in packaging formats.
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Company: MGS
Website: www.mgsmachine.com
Equipment Snapshot: MGS recently introduced the Vortex screw-style tray denester, which features an easy wash-down design. The machine handles plastic, paper, fiber-molded and clam-shell trays, as well as buckets and tubs. It is easy to integrate into existing filling lines and its pushbutton interface makes it easy to operate at up to 300 cycles per minute.
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Company: Schubert North America, LLC
Website: www.schubert.group
Equipment Snapshot: Schubert North America is applying its knowledge of 3D printing technology to precisely shape EOAT to match specific products.
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Company: SOMIC America Inc.
Website: www.somic.us
Equipment Snapshot: SOMIC America Inc., Eagan, MN, has been working with its European customers to pack products in complex assemblies. For example, tray designs that incorporate product retention features to ensure pouches remain standing while on display are commonly adapted to the tray forming and loading process.