HIGH-SPEED PRODUCTION
ensuring more stable product transfer throughout the line. For fragile or premium confectionery products, this controlled handling is essential for maintaining product quality at high output rates,” continued Markus. In the past, continuous-motion
systems were often associated with limited flexibility, as they were primarily designed for long, uniform production runs, making adjustments time-consuming and less convenient. However, this has changed considerably with new machine generations. The latest generation of continuous-motion machines can now offer significantly improved changeover concepts, enabling faster and more efficient adaptation to different formats and packaging styles. At Theegarten-Pactec, this approach is
reflected in the modular CHS packaging machine which was developed for the gentle packaging of chocolate products and is able to reach outputs of up to 1,800 products per minute. Its modular design allows a range of ten different folding types to be implemented, including smart bunch, double twist, protected twist, top twist, side twist, foil wrap, envelope
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THE CHALLENGE LIES IN MAXIMISING OVERALL
EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS (OEE) WITHOUT DRIVING UP WASTE AND REJECT RATES DUE TO PRODUCT DAMAGE
fold, bottom fold, side fold and Vienna- fruit-fold. Having this flexibility enables confectionery manufacturers to respond to seasonal products, shorter product life cycles and changing market requirements without compromising performance. Markus pointed out that flexibility must
not lead to complexity. “On the CHS, folding type and format changeovers can be completed in around four hours by a single operator. User guidance integrated into the machine and a lighting concept
that highlights the relevant machine areas support a structured and reliable changeover process. This helps reduce downtime and ensures that high-speed production remains reproducible, even when different product or packaging formats are required. Required packaging formats can also be retrofitted, regardless of the machine’s original configuration at the time of delivery, allowing manufacturers to respond quickly to changing market requirements,” he said. Besides flexibility of high-speed
wrapping machines, Markus highlighted a new approach to machine operation – achieving efficiency independently of the operator’s level of experience. He said: “New machines such as Theegarten- Pactec’s flow wrapper FPC6 are designed to make machine operation largely independent of operator qualification and experience. The goal is to enable users to operate their systems independently, reliably and with a high degree of efficiency in times of skilled labour shortages.” A key factor to enable this is improved identification of error causes and their effects. Enhanced visualisation on the touch panel and graphical guidance images
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