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32 MACHINERY UPDATE JULY/AUGUST 2018 www.machineryupdate.co.uk Installation News All-seeing x-ray helps to ensure quality for delicatessen ranges Aetna Systems junior MU M-A 2018.qxp_MU 28/02/2018 08:05 Page 1 Largest manufacturer of stretch wrapping equipment in the world UK aftersales spares and service support provided. Rotating Arm Wrappers The detection capabilities of Ishida’s IX-GA 2475 x-ray inspection system are helping to ensure the quality and extend the shelf life of a range of delicatessen products produced by a leading poultry processor based in Belgium. Volys Star’s charcuterie range of sliced meats are packed in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) or skinpack trays and then subjected to high pressure pasteurisation which involves sealed trays being immersed in cold water under high isostatic pressure. This gives the packed meats an extended shelf life of up to three months, but only if the seal integrity of the pack is maintained. THE X-RAY UNIT CHECKS TWO PACK SIZES AT 48 packs per minute in weights from 80 to 185g for 20 hours a day, five days a week Turntable Wrappers www.robopac.co.uk Robopac, Unit 7 – 8 Highfield Parc, Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedfordshire, MK43 7TA Tel: 01234 825050 Fax: 01234 827070 Email: sales@aetna.co.uk Ring Wrappers The Ishida x-ray is able to spot product in the seal area and at the same time, can also detect any unwanted foreign bodies, in particular small metal parts. The system features two separate reject bins, one for foreign bodies and another for any seal defects. “Clearly, to find foreign bodies in the packs is essential, but being able to identify faulty seals before the pasteurisation process is a significant extra benefit, particularly in minimising product waste,” explains the company’s operations manager Filip Bonné. T 0121 607 7700 W www.ishidaeurope.com
www.machineryupdate.co.uk JULY/AUGUST 2018 MACHINERY UPDATE 33 Handling and conveying solution is saving time and product losses The Kidlington site of Essentra Components (EC) has worked with UPM Conveyors on an ongoing component capture project that has seen a customised solution being installed and commissioned this year. The project began last autumn and EC Kidlington production engineers were joined by their counterparts at UPM to conduct root cause analysis. Together, they identified several ‘loss zones’ where components were escaping from either poorly designed component chutes, conveyors which were unfit for purpose, or overriding discharge points due to static from the moulding process. These components were scrapped due to possible contamination from landing on the floor, and therefore ultimately causing machines to overrun. Due to the variety of products produced (Essentra offer over 35,000) it was necessary for UPM to evaluate different belt types and flight Ceetak MU M-A 2018.qxp_MU 28/02/2018 15:57 Page 1 The project continues and will see more UPM conveyors installed at the site combinations to accommodate all possible solutions. However, the biggest challenge was the integration and mating systems for the conveyor, component chute and anti-static equipment, explains UPM’s Roy Fowler. “Surprisingly, there are very few suppliers that offer all three solutions, or are willing to modify standard equipment to suit customer requirements whilst working with suppliers of the other key components,” he told Machinery Update. R&D and then trials have taken about six months and involved EC and UPM also working with Fraser anti-static solutions as well as fabricator TDI Solutions. The resulting solution now includes the integration of a custom designed chute using a dock designed by UPM’s Sean Martin, and deposits all components onto the centre of customised UPM swan necked conveyors. At discharge point, Fraser de-ionisation equipment removes all static from the components, and ensures a clean drop to the inspection tables. “We are lucky enough to be playing a part in a period of change and development, and working with colleagues such as those from UPM, who have the same energy for change as ourselves, enables significant progress,” comments Chris Butler, process development manager at EC Kidlington. “Their attitude towards delivery, safety and the open exchange of ideas matches our own, and is a key component in driving essential factory improvements,” he says. The Essentra & UPM project team are now working on the second and third phases of this ongoing project. T 01753 548801 W www.upmconveyors.co.uk SPECIALISTS IN HEAT SEALING TECHNOLOGY Heat Sealing Technologies suitable for cutting and sealing all thermoplastic materials: n Adaptable to suit any type of packaging production line n Precise temperature control with validation function n Strong hermetic sealing capability n Bespoke Heat Sealing Machines designed and manufactured w w w . c e e t a k . c o m • e n q u i r e s : i n f o @ c e e t a k . c o m • T e l : 0 1 2 3 4 8 3 2 2 0 0
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