AcmaVolpak, part of the Coesia Group, will exhibit some of its latest solutions for fast moving consumer goods sectors – including Tea & Coffee, Bakery, Beverages, Food, Confectionery & Chocolate products, Home and Personal Care – at interpack 2014, a world leading trade fair for the packaging sector.
The event will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on 08-14 May 2014 at Dusseldorf Exhibition Centre.
Among the many novelties on show, the company will present some of its finest solutions dedicated to the fast moving consumer goods, namely the Acma SP1 flowpacker and the horizontal form-fill-seal machine Volpak SC-140.
The two machines are a perfect examples of AcmaVolpak construction approach, which aims to merge high end performances with great efficiency, energy saving and reliability.
Other solutions on show will be the Acma M888 multy-style wrapping machine, the Enflex STD-22 for stand-up pouches and Volpak SI-280. First time on show also for the T4 Modula, Tecnomeccanica’s new solution for packaging tea in filter bags.
Last but not least, the company will present a complete packaging line for coffee capsules, which will consist of a series of fully integrated machines: the Qi for capsule filling and the MiniWrap. Such innovative packaging line will also include a cartoner and some state of the art solutions for industrial processing.
Acma machines for tea and coffee sector:
T4Modula
Designed and manufactured by Tecnomeccanica – the brand dedicated to the tea market – T4 Modula is AcmaVolpak’s new, medium-speed, tea bag machine. It consists in a double chamber “knotted” packaging solution, particularly appreciated in worldwide markets as it guarantees users with the highest product authenticity and aroma.
In addition to its performance in line with its category (T4 can package up to 250 bags per minute), this new solution by AcmaVolpak is particularly advanced in terms of sustainability and materials saving.
The tea bag packaged by T4, which could be defined within the most beautiful in the world, is produced in non heat-sealed filter paper, it is 100% biodegradable and is closed without using any metal staple in order to better preserve the genuineness of its content.
An octagonal tag is placed on the front of the bag, while the string is attached underneath; these features make the tea bag aesthetically more pleasant and optimise brand visibility, thus supporting the customer’s marketing strategies.
Qi
Qi is designed to fill rigid and semi-rigid capsules. It guarantees a high production rate.
Acma’s capsule processing machine, thanks to the design of the batchers on independent stations, guarantees maximum precision in controlling the weight in the filling phase (the precision tolerance is less than 0.1 gr. per capsule).
It is also pre-arranged for vacuum directly inside (in the highest speed configurations), required to extend the product’s shelf life.
During the design phases, special attention was paid to reducing the consumption of capsule assembly materials; for example, initial tests on the material used to seal the upper part of the capsule (or insert the filter paper inside it) indicate a reduction in waste paper and savings of 48% (depending on the diameters) as opposed to the conventional machines.
The central core of the system is its transfer unit, which develops horizontally; by exploiting the full perimeter of the machine, the overall spaces are minimized and the production flow can be set clockwise or anti-clockwise according to the layout requirements of the production area. This also means that it is possible to employ just a few operators on several machines who can supervise one or more lines.
MiniWrap
MiniWrap wraps capsules and pods guaranteeing a significant production rate.
Tight wrapping results are achieved by mean of dedicated induction sealers, customized folding devices, vacuum and Nitrogen injection system.
Incredible reduction of wrapping material (up to 40%), together with tightness wrapping offer the possibility to reduce also the dimension of the cartons and cases with important savings in both material costs and logistic.
A wide range of optional applications further optimize machine performances
