SHRINK, STRETCH & PACKAGING MACHINERY UPM save
40 per cent UPM Conveyors achieved a 40 per cent saving in production for the largest UK manufacturer of confectionary by offering a solution for not only transferring toffees from their wrapping line to their multi head weigher, but to also reduce the temperature from 80°C to 20°C prior to being bagged, so therefore offering a payback time of only four months. UPM were required to offer a total system which included a stand alone air cooled chiller to supply cold water at 8°C to four off-water cooled condensers, which were each fitted with four axial fans to provide a blanket of chilled air onto the 1000mm wide belt conveyor, which catered for a throughput rate of 360 kilos per hour. This equates to 72,000 toffees each weighing five grams. Access to the conveyor was provided with four hinged stainless steel side access panels and the belt has a quick access facility for fast clean down. According to UPM, the system has now been in operation from day one 24/7 trouble free, exceeding the customers expectations. All support frames are fabricated from stainless steel grade 316 and the system complies to IP67. For more information call 01753 548801, email
royf@upm.co.uk or visit
www.upmconveyors.co.uk.
Boosting pasta packs
Italian packaging machinery manufacturer PFM has announced a new variant of its Falcon flow-wrapper that allows nests of pasta such as tagliatelli, vermicelli and similarly fragile products to be wrapped on edge in an attractive slimline film pack, ready for on-shelf display. The machine is also able to cater for pasta or flapjacks arranged "penny stacked" and to make conventional flow-wraps. "The PFM Falcon forms the basis of many specialist
machines for the food industry and this latest model has been developed in conjunction with pasta producers who were looking for new and neater forms of on-shelf presentation," explains PFM sales and operations director Chris Bolton. To ensure the nests of pasta, loaded by hand, are delivered to the folding box without risk of toppling, spring fingers within the infeed hold the product with light back pressure against the lugs that drive them forward. For more information call 0113 239 3401 or visit
www.pfm.it.
Allen-Bradley marriage
Redpack have announced their latest news: the marriage of their flow wrapping machines to Allen-Bradley drive and control systems. Redpack have been using Allen- Bradley electrical and safety related components for some time but had not taken the final step of including the drive system. Now they have taken the plunge and completed the relationship and are looking to forge ahead with new drive and improved control. Machine adjustments, including temperature control, are displayed as Pictorial commands on the 10.5” Allen-Bradley colour touch screen and can be easily interpreted by machine operators. The system also supports
ARPAC: OFFERING VERSATILITY
Arpac has been carrying out a development programme aimed at combining its shrink-wrapping technology with automatic tray packing machines. The aim of this programme is to provide the ultimate shelf-ready pack in terms of low cost, efficient shelf utilisation and strong transit performance. Tony Hacker, general manager of Arpac Europe,
explains: "Customers kept telling us about the pressure they are under to produce different packaging, as well as cut costs and operate ever more complex machinery. So we decided we needed to come up with systems that would help.” For more information call 01462 743002, email
info@arpaceurope.com or visit
www.arpaceurope.com.
communication between other plant and equipment and can be arranged to provide data collection. For more information call 01603 722 280, email
info@redpack.co.uk or visit
www.redpack.co.uk.
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