Packaging ¦ IDM
The SetLine sleeves
up to 304 dessert
cups per minute.
The tray erector, type
MultiFormer, automatically
forms the desired packs
comprising sleeve
and wraparound tray.
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that are run under close-on operation conditions,
helps optimise the machine design
as well as the subsequent commissioning
at the customer’s premises.
Designed for 24/7/365
Since then, the packaging and palletising
centre has proven its worth under tough
day-to-day working conditions. The plant is
designed for 24/7/365. It is currently being
used in a two-shift operation. The sleeving
machine forms the packaging variants: 2
cups x 1 layer = 2 cups, 2 cups x 2 layers =
4 cups as well as 3 cups x 2 layers = 6 cups.
The rated output is 304 cups per minute.
The tray erector subsequently forms the
desired packs comprising sleeve and wraparound
tray. Its rated output is 19.0 packs
per minute for the 2-cup sleeves and 12.7
packs per minute for the 3-cup sleeves.
The palletiser of the new packaging system
also has a rated output of 19.0 packs per
minute. The other two palletisers simultaneously
handle two other packaging lines.
Their rated output is 13.9 packs per minute
respectively. On all three palletisers Chep or Euro pallets are used.
The changeover of pallet types is carried out - as with the layer
pattern changeover - using stored product settings.
“Something we can all be proud of“
“We were well aware of the company’s potential and that of its
components“, says Strike. This was an important aspect, considering
that the general conditions were far more challenging this
time - the project had to be carried out under the difficult circumstances
of the UK having left the EU and the Covid pandemic.
Among other things, the installation teams had to go into quarantine.
Summing things up Strike concludes: “Despite these unprecedented
challenges, the A+F team were always closely engaged
with us and extremely cooperative. This was definitely one of the
key drivers in getting the project done within the budget and on
time. And that is something we can all be proud of.”
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