Form-fill and seal wrappers change over quickly

Form-fill and seal wrappers suit a wide range of applications including ready-meal manufacturers, contract packers, cosmetic and toiletry producers , where quick changeovers are wanted.

Aimed to coincide with the 2006 Emballage show, Sealed Air has launched the European version of its revolutionary Shanklin Omni.

Currently available in two-models, the Omni is a metric version of the earlier model and now has a simplified touch screen in a choice of European languages.

Encapsulating three years of development work, each model is offered with a range of unique plug-and-play infeed modules, which can be changed to accommodate different products in a matter of minutes.

The high level of flexibility offered makes the Omni form-fill and seal wrappers suitable for a wide range of applications including ready-meal manufacturers, contract packers, cosmetic and toiletry producers - in fact almost any user needing quick product changeover.

At the core of the machine is servo motion-control technology, which instantly recognises when a new in-feeder has been attached.

The new multi language large display screen allows new operators to set-up the machine with the minimum of product knowledge.

Users are prompted for the height, width and length after which the machine calculates the spacing and type of packaging film required.

Additional user information can also be stored in the 100-programme memory, including the location in the stores of suitable film and products.

Problems can also be traced via the interactive screen, which has a fault-finding facility which displays a log of packaging errors on the screen.

The two-model range comprises the Omni G, a traditional drive based machine for a broad range of applications and operates at 80 cycles per minute.

Standard jaw opening of the Omni G is 200mm.

Omni S is a servo driven end-seal for higher packaging speeds with additional programmable features including automatic positioning for end-seal and opening, end-seal centreline, side-seal conveyor/product width positioning and side-seal centreline.

The Omni S operates at 100 cycles per minute and has a standard jaw opening of 250mm.

Both models are available on both left-to-right (LRS) or right-to-left (RLS) product flow configuration, which enables companies to integrate the systems into existing production lines.

It also makes it possible for one operator to control two machines or more than one production line, simultaneously.

The infeeds are interchangeable across the range avoiding users having to invest in the same module twice.

All machines are now supplied metric and CE marked for Europe.

Available in a left or right-hand version at the time of ordering, the infeed units are offered in a variable range of styles including single-belt, flighted and dual-belt making the machines suitable for almost any application.

Additional infeed formats can be added at a later date.

Technical support manager, Paul Collins who has been supporting Shanklin machines for over 20 years, believes that demand for the new machines will be very high.

Collins says: "Shanklin Omni range has been manufactured to exactingly high standards in keeping with the company's reputation as a world class packaging machine supplier.

Its plug and play technology makes costly time consuming changeovers a thing of the past and will enable producers to significantly reduce down-time.

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