A supplier of pet foods
was using a standard flowrapper for packing many different
products but when it came to round fat-balls they continually
struggled. Round products like these are notoriously difficult because
they roll around inside the tube of film which a standard rotary flowrapper relies upon to transport the product. We part exchanged their existing well
used Ilapak Carrera 500 machine for a fully refurbished and upgraded
Carrera 1000 fitted
with a specially developed powered top-brush.
There are special machines available for handling difficult products such as this but they are very expensive and rare on the second hand market. Our solution was not only considerably lower cost but, like all our flowrappers, the internal upgrade
meant changing products is fast and efficient with minimal change-over
time and totally consistent results. The powered top
brush holds the round fat-balls in position all the way through the
machine but is easily removed, without tools, for products which don't
require it.
A new integrated thermal printer was also included for
printing date and batch code information directly onto the wrapping
material. Our solution gave them improved
performance, simplified operation, versatility and expert long term
support - all making excellent financial sense.