Sensors & transducers
STREAMLINING BANDING MACHINES FOR SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
banding machines that provide limitless packaging solutions across various markets. The machines offer numerous benefits, including reduced plastic and waste, enhanced marketing, and a positive impact on the environment. With a network of over 50 distributors, Bandall supplies these machines to more than 120 countries worldwide. The company prides itself on its innovative and eco-friendly approach, with corporate social responsibility playing a significant role in its DNA.
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BAND TOGETHER FOR SUSTAINABILITY The company’s sustainability efforts focus on cutting down on packaging and plastics. By utilising paper or film strips to bundle products, they can help manufacturers reduce packaging material by 80 per cent. Banding, wrapping products with a thin band of paper or film, is a primary process that can be printed and is performed by a banding machine. It is useful for bundling, labeling, and sealing products. Bandall manufactures various banding machines, including stand-alone models for food and beverage products, in different versions. The machines are durable, reliable, and modular in structure, offering multiple options like stainless steel, multi-width, printer, positioning system, or press. However, as various products require different types of bands, the company has until now had to design specific machines for each material or product. Wouter Vaneker, Bandall’s office team leader, explains: “We were having to use a specific sensor for each type of product or material. For simplicity and cost-effectiveness, we wanted to create a single machine with a sensor that could cope with all the different types of items. We considered various sensors and brands but OMRON turned out to have the best solution. OMRON also has a similar philosophy of sustainability to ours.”
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andall, founded in 1990, is a family-owned company that has experienced significant growth and operates on an international scale. The company’s primary focus is on designing and manufacturing bundling and
Bandall, a family-owned sustainable bundling and banding solutions company based in Heemskerk, The Netherlands, faced the challenge of using different sensors for detecting various product formats for its customers. Implementing OMRON’s optical sensor and a digital fibre amplifier in their standalone banding machines has enabled creating a single solution for meeting various needs.
August 2023 Instrumentation Monthly
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