Vacuum skin pack launched for meat and fish products
Tray sealer specialist Packaging Automation has launched a vacuum skin pack option for its eclipse range of tray sealers – a new pack format that is gaining popularity in the meat, poultry and fish sectors.
The skin system of sealing offers high visibility vacuum packs on a pre-formed tray which is aimed at improving shelf life, along with better product quality and packaging reduction with the use of a shallow tray.
The unique, fully electrical eclipse SL4 tray sealer can reduce the user’s running costs by 90% and unlike the pneumatic/electric hybrids already on the market, requires zero air for full operation. The machine has many capabilities, including the option for skin packing, gas flushing and vacuum gas flushing. Ultra lightweight and quick release tooling is offered as standard on all eclipse machinery.
Packaging Automation is acutely aware of the need for manufacturers to minimise the impact their operations have on the environment, so the eclipse range also offers the inside cut option and the capability to run sealing film as thin as 17 micron, which reduces film usage by 20% when compared to existing tray sealers.
Sealing packs at a rate of up to 75 packs per minute, the SL4 includes an inbuilt tool loading system which – when combined with the lightest tools in the market – allows manual tool changes and accurate docking of electrical and gas connectors, removing the need for a mobile loading jig.
The top tool comprises single impression removable cartridges that enable continued operation during repairs and maintenance, whilst spare cartridges can be supplied to allow full capacity operation at all times and a complete tool changeover can be achieved within two minutes.
Simplified operation is demonstrated by a Minimal Operator Interface that eliminates operator errors and improves efficiency by pre-setting all machine parameters, including tool recipe settings and pack handling, at the touch of a button.
– Packaging Automation will be demonstrating its eclipse range of machines at the MEATUP exhibition, taking place in Birmingham on July 2-3.
