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00 MACHINERY UPDATE MAY/JUNE 2018 www.mac<strong>hi</strong>neryupdate.co.uk<br />
www.mac<strong>hi</strong>neryupdate.co.uk JULY/AUGUST 2018 MACHINERY UPDATE 23<br />
New Installation Mac<strong>hi</strong>nery Southern News Manufacturing Review Review<br />
The ex<strong>hi</strong>bition was well attended<br />
Latest labeller offers reliable<br />
and versatile options at speed<br />
ACHEMA 2018<br />
p<strong>res</strong>ented nearly<br />
4,000 ex<strong>hi</strong>bitors<br />
ACHEMA 2018 closed its doors at<br />
4pm on June 15, having played host<br />
to 3,800 ex<strong>hi</strong>bitors and 167,000<br />
participants from more than 100<br />
countries. The Frankfurt ex<strong>hi</strong>bition<br />
bills itself as the global centre of<br />
process industries and the event<br />
reflected the positive trends seen in<br />
chemicals and several other sectors.<br />
“We see significant growth<br />
in some ex<strong>hi</strong>bition fields such<br />
as automation, pharmaceutical,<br />
packaging and storage<br />
technologies, but also in the<br />
mechanical processes group,”<br />
explains Dr Thomas Scheuring,<br />
CEO of organiser DECHEMA.<br />
Digitisation dominated many<br />
sectors including laboratory<br />
equipment, plant engineering,<br />
packaging and logistics.<br />
PPMA members were well<br />
rep<strong>res</strong>ented at the show and<br />
here, and on the following spread,<br />
we <strong>hi</strong>ghlight just some of the<br />
products that were demonstrated<br />
throughout the five days.<br />
The new BL A525 CW<br />
labeller belongs to the<br />
extensive BL A range<br />
of versatile and reliable<br />
carton tracking and labelling<br />
mac<strong>hi</strong>nes from Marchesini<br />
and the mac<strong>hi</strong>ne showcased<br />
at ACHEMA 2018 also included<br />
a <strong>hi</strong>gh speed load cell.<br />
After installing it on the<br />
BL A420, t<strong>hi</strong>s load cell has<br />
also now been installed on<br />
the 525 model for the first<br />
time, thus boosting the unit’s<br />
versatility and performance<br />
even further, says the company.<br />
The end <strong>res</strong>ult is a <strong>hi</strong>gh-tech<br />
mac<strong>hi</strong>ne capable of weig<strong>hi</strong>ng,<br />
serialising and labelling<br />
cartons to give them their<br />
unique identity, as requested<br />
by current market demands.<br />
On the BL A525 CW, the load<br />
cell is fully integrated into the<br />
step conveyance system and<br />
can weigh each individual<br />
carton at very <strong>hi</strong>gh production<br />
speeds. T<strong>hi</strong>s system is much<br />
more compact than the classic<br />
solution (where the weig<strong>hi</strong>ng<br />
unit is positioned in line).<br />
By integrating the load cell<br />
into the toothed belt conveyor<br />
Several live demonstrations were seen on the Marchesini stand at the show<br />
of the BL A525 CW, t<strong>hi</strong>s unit<br />
is able to identify the position<br />
and weight of the individual<br />
cartons at any time. If correct,<br />
the product moves onto the<br />
following stations for tracking,<br />
labelling and sealing and<br />
the carton is transferred to<br />
the mac<strong>hi</strong>ne downstream;<br />
if they are not correct, the<br />
carton does not move onto<br />
the following phases but is<br />
rejected according to the<br />
‘Fail Safe’ logic.<br />
A patented timing device<br />
sets the cartons at the correct<br />
distance apart on the two<br />
toothed belts that can be<br />
adjusted according to the<br />
length of the cartons.<br />
T 01525 216201<br />
W www.marchesini.com<br />
The latest version of the wrapping mac<strong>hi</strong>ne is easily accessible for cleaning<br />
Flow wrapper gives gains for<br />
pharma and healthcare sector<br />
At ACHEMA, Schubert-Pharma<br />
p<strong>res</strong>ented a cross-section<br />
of its packaging solutions<br />
for the pharmaceutical and<br />
healthcare industry. For the<br />
first time, visitors saw the latest<br />
generation of the Flowmodul<br />
flow wrapping unit in action,<br />
packing BFS ampoules into<br />
flow packs. The company<br />
also p<strong>res</strong>ented its portfolio of<br />
engineering services.<br />
On the TLM packaging<br />
mac<strong>hi</strong>ne demonstrated,<br />
<strong>hi</strong>gh barrier films were used<br />
to protect pharmaceutical<br />
products from environmental<br />
factors. Various sealing<br />
processes can be used <strong>with</strong><br />
the unit w<strong>hi</strong>le thermal and<br />
ultrasonic sealing are offered.<br />
The Flowmodul offers<br />
manufacturers a compact,<br />
<strong>hi</strong>gh-performance mac<strong>hi</strong>ne<br />
<strong>with</strong> a <strong>hi</strong>gh degree of<br />
flexibility, says Schubert-<br />
Pharma. The unit has a fully<br />
automatic carrier change <strong>with</strong><br />
replaceable cassettes for other<br />
formats.<br />
T 01676 525825<br />
W www.schubert-uk.co.uk