IDM ¦
dle product message changeover, and
work in unison with external vision systems
for message validation.
Late-stage customisation
Bringing all elements of production
together under one roof is the ultimate
goal of smart manufacturing.
Domino’s options for late-stage customisation
offer increased control
over product identification and coding,
allowing manufacturers to easily
adapt to smaller batch sizes, tighter
lead times, and changing packaging
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Linx
Ink for retort applications
Linx Printing Technologies has introduced
an ink (Linx Black retort ink
1077) specially formulated to resist
moisture, colour change and transference.
It is ideal for consistent coding
through pouch and can retort applications
where the contents are cooked in
the packaging after they are coded.
Volpak
Sustainability and efficiency
Volpak’s SC+ is what they call the the
best performing high-speed HFFS machine
on the market, now available in a
“sustainable ready” version.
The SC+ machine is a continuous
high speed pouching machine and leader
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in the HFFS range. The SC+ planned
for exhibition would have been producing
1-liter “doypacks” with corner cap
at speeds of 280 pieces per minute,
equipped with features as quick size
changeover and the capability to run
with recyclable material.
The SI platform, features all the internet
4.0 capabilities needed nowadays
as well as the capability to run
recyclable materials, will be present
with the SI280 model, running in an
integrated line with a RAJ cartoner and
Flexlink’s conveying and palletizing solution.
volpak.com
KHS
Intelligent palletizer control
KHS has developed future-oriented
technologies in primary and secondary
packaging. At the center is a new solution
for can wrapping. With a further
developed palletizer infeed, the fullservice
provider is also continuing its
path to greater sustainability, efficiency,
and process reliability in production.
In the service area, smart solutions for
the long and safe operation of plants
are convincing.
An intelligently controlled KHS palletizer
with pressureless pack infeed
has advantages not only in terms of
sustainability. Among other things, it
optimizes processes and simplifies the
work steps in production. In addition
to its particularly gentle processing of
packs, the elimination of railings makes
format changeovers considerably easier
and shorter. The system availability is
thus noticeably increased. The palletizer
is of particular interest to customers
who specialize in the non-returnable
palletizing of packs and cartons with
different formats and who often use a
single-, double- or triple-lane pack infeed
alternately.
KHS is also continuing to expand its
consulting expertise in the service sector,
for example for "old machines" with
discontinued components in order to extend
the machine life cycle. In contrast
to mechanical components, the service
life of electronic components in the age
Domino focus on its smart, connected factory solutions (fig.: Domino)
(photo: Volpak)