Boundaries pushed for snack packing speeds

Ishida Europe is introducing an ish.2013.032 iTPS 3 (PR shot) .enhancement to its Atlas range of snack food bagmakers which, the company says, will increase its already-high speeds on potato chips by a further 35% to 150 bags per minute, on a single packaging machine.

The new Ishida Charge Transfer Control (CTC) system can be retrofitted to existing Atlas systems, meaning that packing capacity can be immediately boosted with no requirements for additional floor space.

The CTC enhances the weighing and bagmaking operation by providing greater control of the product charge; the process where product is transferred from the weigher through the bagmaker. The resulting reduction in product charge length means speeds can be closely controlled to deliver the increased throughput while also contributing to lower product and film waste.

Key to the CTC’s operation is a high speed chute design, featuring a rotary poker and shutter system, combined with gentle product handling. A hygienic construction ensures simple maintenance and cleaning, and the CTC requires no dedicated tooling, which enables fast changeovers. Easy monitoring and control is via the intuitive Ishida Snacks system control screen.

The CTC enhances the performance of the Atlas bagmaker whose innovative double rotary jaw motion delivers high packing speeds along with accurate film registration and tight bag seals.

Simon Ruffley, Ishida Europe’s business manager of snacks packaging systems, commented, “This is a further improvement to what was already the best-in-class weighing and bagging solution for the snacks market. Through further control of the product charge, we have once again extended the boundaries of what can be achieved, delivering the sort of high packing speeds for snack products that up until now were simply unattainable.”

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