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Your go-to partner for food processing and packaging tech In January 2020, Bosch Packaging officially stepped out of the Bosch brand and into its own identity – Syntegon Technology. Food Review looks at how 150 years’ experience in future-orientation and a premium technology portfolio has resulted in a reliable and flexible company.
W
ith over 2 000 patented inventions,
and maintenance. Format changes are tool-
of shelf-ready packaging and want the machine
6 100 employees and over 64 000
less, easily repeatable, and can be completed
to pack a wide range of pack styles. Customer
installed machines, Syntegon
by just one operator in ten to 12 minutes. With
requirements for unique packaging designs and
sets standards for others to follow when it
its open-channel stainless steel frame and
format sizes are always individual. Syntegon
comes to developing innovative packaging
angled surfaces, the machine complies with
works closely with its customers to develop
solutions. The company is focused on delivering
stringent sanitary standards. The unit is IP65
suitable solutions. The primary target is to
tailored manufacturing processes designed to
washdown-rated, which makes it easy to clean.
create an attractive and transport-safe case
make high-quality products with the utmost
An additional feature is the optional open
design as well as the possibility to place it on
reliability. Everything is available from a single
flap detection to prevent opened or partially
the shelf in a time-saving and resource-saving
source: from the 150m production line to the
opened cartons from exiting the machine, which
manner,” she elaborates.
0.5mm spare part.
ensures high product quality.
packaging machines. The technology includes
a lot of flexibility in packaging comes true
KEEP UP WITH RISING PRODUCTION DEMANDS
the Kliklok Cascade Loading system with
with the new Elematic 2001 case packer. The
The Sigpack TTM was a new solution for one
direct-drop product timing and loading; the
new machine offers a reduced footprint and
of the biggest key players in Latin America.
Kliklok new BEC entry-level endload cartoning
maximum flexibility in terms of pack styles.
Among their most popular product ranges
machine and mid-range MEC endload cartoner.
Whether you require a full wrap-around, a tray
are their chocolate and cereal bar brands.
For case packing the following units round off
with hood, tray without hood or ledge tray –
To keep up with rising production demands,
the portfolio: Elematic 1001 (RSC), Elematic
everything can be packed on just one machine.
the manufacturer was looking for a way of
2001 for the wrap-around case and high-speed
The system offers high performance, a small
upgrading the previously manual secondary
toploader Sigpack TTM.
footprint and quick changeover times.
packaging process to a faster, automated and
A strong focus for Syntegon is its end-of-line
The dream of having an easy workday and
The Kliklok Cascade Loading system uses a rotor vane system to drop products on the product infeed conveyor flights of endload cartoners, such as the Kliklok MEC. It typically handles 113g or heavier bags of food and stands out for its hygienic stainless steel design, which is IP65-rated. The independent design and computer
more reliable solution.
“… technology includes the Kliklok Cascade Loading system with direct-drop product timing and loading, the Kliklok new BEC entry-level endload cartoning machine and mid-range MEC endload cartoner”
logic of the Cascade Loading system support
into cartons in packs of 6, 12 and 24 − without causing lengthy downtimes. Besides this, a high output would need to be realised within the compact layout of the existing production facilities. During their search for suitable technology,
electronic indexing, to fill each flight of the cartoner’s infeed conveyor. With the cartoner
The cartoner had to be flexible enough to package bars of different shapes and sizes
the company was drawn to the Sigpack TTM The Elematic 2001 case packer impresses
toploading equipment from Syntegon. The
operating at matching speeds and higher
with its flexibility. The flexibility of this case
TTM’s operator-friendly design with fail-proof,
efficiencies, manufacturers will have less wear
packer means that all wrap-around pack styles,
fast and fully-reproducible changeovers, as well
and tear due to “overrunning”. If one bagmaker
such as full wrap-around and trays with and
as its flexible infeed possibilities, won over the
is temporarily removed from operation due to
without hood, can be packed on one machine.
Latin American team.
reduced product availability or maintenance
The unit can also handle different format sizes
needs, the remaining units can be electronically
and packaging designs. “Up to 100 designs and
bespoke interface between the TTM and other
reassigned to maintain full efficiency in filling
more are possible. We understand the market
upstream packaging equipment was developed.
In close collaboration with Syntegon, a
every flight of the cartoner. Simple operation controls enable pocket rededication without disturbing the system’s ongoing performance. The Kliklok MEC is designed to handle a wide range of carton sizes and packs up to 170 cartons per minute. “We’ve designed the unit to meet our customers’ needs for future-proof sanitary construction, ease of use and maintenance. It also stands out for its fast format changes and good access,” says Janet Darnley, product manager at Syntegon Technology. The endload cartoner has full-length doors that allow walk-in access for easy changeovers
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Food Review | July 2020
The Kliklok MEC is designed to handle a wide range of carton sizes
