New Packaging Equipment: May 2022
Innovation is prevalent in the area of closing and bagging equipment as well as twist ties, clips, zippers and package resealing. Thanks to product introductions and equipment upgrades, these systems run faster and are easier to use.
Company: All Packaging Machinery
Website: www.allpackagingmachinery.com
Equipment Snapshot: All Packaging Machinery, Ronkonkoma, NY, manufactures conveyorized bag and pouching machinery as well as semi-automatic bag loaders for wicketed bags. The company’s dual-heat horizontal band sealer can seal bags at rates of up to 100 feet per minute. A dual-heat vertical band sealer can seal standup pouches at speeds of up to 60 feet per minute. The vertical band sealer can be used alongside automatic fillers and auger systems.
Company: Bedford Industries
Website: www.bedford.com
Equipment Snapshot: Bedford Industries, Worthington, MN, has introduced the Mini Tyer Pro, a table top twist tie machine that is compatible with Bedford Twist Tie spools. The machine features fast tying (up to 60 closures per minute), easy string-up and operation, and multiple color options. It also has a compact footprint, which is ideal for bakeries that are tight on space and need a quicker way to apply twist ties to their baked goods.
Company: Formost Fuji
Website: www.formostfuji.com
Equipment Snapshot: Formost Fuji, Woodinville, WA, offers the GTS horizontal bagging machine, which features an easy-to-operate human machine interface (HMI). Its bag opening system provides greater tolerance to irregularities, while assuring gentle product handling and tightly bagged products.
Company: Harpak-ULMA Packaging
Website: www.harpak-ulma.com
Equipment Snapshot: Harpak-ULMA Packaging, Taunton, MA, offers vertical baggers and horizontal flow wrappers with a variety of resealable options. For horizontal flow wrapping and bagging, the company has introduced the Artic Side Seal with a recloseable zipper for food processors who are venturing into the premium package market.
Company: Kwik Lok
Website: www.kwiklok.com
Equipment Snapshot: Kwik Lok, Yakima, WA, has introduced the Kwik Fresh closing machine, which works well in in-store bakeries. The Kwik Fresh 093A measures 10.25 x 6.5 x 18.5 inches and weighs 12.5 lbs. It closes up to 30 bags per minute and can be portable or mounted.
Company: Matrix
Website: www.matrixpm.com
Equipment Snapshot: Matrix, Saukville, WI, offers the Morpheus vertical F/F/S machine with AutoPro changeover capability. Multiple key changeover points are automated, allowing for rapid and repeatable changeovers and maximum production efficiency.
Company: Syntegon
Website: www.syntegon.com
Equipment Snapshot: Syntegon, Waiblingen, Germany, manufactures modular vertical form/fill/seal (F/F/S) machines that can be set up for specific bag styles. The company was the first to introduce the Doy-zip bag-style on vertical bag makers.
Company: Triangle Package Machinery Co.
Website: trianglepackage.com
Equipment Snapshot: The Delta family of baggers from Triangle Package Machinery Co., Chicago, provides a small footprint and a sanitary design that features a stainless-steel frame and full 360-degree machine access. Triangle also offers a compact Delta bagger that provides an even smaller footprint at 36 inches wide with the ability to pair up two machines in the same footprint as a typical bagger. In addition, Triangle has integrated the Herrmann Ultrasonic Sonotrode into its PLC controls and designed the ultrasonic sealing jaws to allow easy adjustments in all three planes.