Machinery Update July / August 2020

16 MACHINERY UPDATE JULY/AUGUST 2020 www.machineryupdate.co.uk
New Machinery
New vertical form, fill & seal
unit is in continuous motion
BW Flexible Systems is
introducing the latest
in its growing family
of Verus vertical form, fill,
and seal VFFS baggers with
the continuous motion (CM)
version that is designed as
an ergonomic and intuitive
machine.
Following the success of
the intermittent motion Verus
introduced a couple of years
ago, the company says this
new CM Verus provides
a VFFS solution that leverages
its proven technology while
incorporating the best
features of its Sandiacre,
Simionato, and Hayssen
equipment brands.
The CM Verus features a
frame built to provide quick
and easy access to vital
components. As a result,
the machine is easy to clean
and maintain, to ensure that
it meets today’s hygienic
requirements; a characteristic
that BW Flexible Systems
understands is important
to the market.
“We believe the CM Verus’s
hygienic design and robust
The design of the Verus CM offers a
range of benefits for frozen proteins
operational capabilities
will make it a compelling
packaging solution in the
individual quick frozen (IQF)
foods, cheese, and produce
markets,” says Ian Bickerdike,
commercial director EMEA
at the company.
“Given the environmental
operating requirements for
IQF foods – especially IQF
proteins – where conditions
are increasingly wet and
production
needs to run
twenty-four
hours a day,
seven days
a week,
we’re eager
to bring the
CM Verus
to the frozen
foods market,”
he says.
The CM
Verus also
employs a new
intuitive Human Machine
Interface (HMI) that will feature
programs to assist in training,
troubleshooting and provide
comprehensive performance
management for operators.
The new bagger’s
ergonomic design includes
a simplified film-threading
path combined with its userfriendly
HMI features, to
enable faster changeovers
between different packaging
formats, product SKUs
and materials. And staying
true to its Verus heritage,
the CM Verus can seal a wide
range of film structures,
including recyclable films,
and can create an extensive
variety of bag formats.
BW Flexible Systems offers
several ways for interested
customers to learn more
about the CM Verus, as well
as their other packaging
solutions. These are scheduled
in-person visits to the newly
expanded Technical Centre
for Excellence in Nottingham,
Live virtual tours of the facility
and equipment, and
a Virtual Packaging Solutions
Event that is accessible 24/7.
The CM Verus is featured in
the Food: Fresh & Frozen
Exhibit Hall.
All visits to the Technical
Centre for Excellence in
Nottingham adhere to strict
social distancing and hygienic
guidelines to ensure the health
and safety of all involved.
To gain access to the Virtual
Exhibit Hall, look for the link
on the BW Flexible Systems’
home page.
T 0115 967 8787
W www.bwflexiblesystems.com
Engineers from across the food manufacturing industry
are benefiting from remote multihead weigher services
During COVID-19, Abstract
Sourcing and Trading has
been assisting its customers
using Multiweigh equipment
remotely via VPN routers
and cameras. This help has
mainly seen site engineers
and machine operators being
trained remotely while any site
visits are not possible.
“Although our multihead
weighers are extremely
reliable, it is important that
site engineers and operators
are fully trained in machine
setup and maintenance
in order to get the best
performance from our
multihead weighers,” explains
Wilson Deyermond, managing
director of Abstract Sourcing
and Trading. “Using our VPN
system combined with online
meeting tools has allowed
us to train remotely and we
can also remotely operate
the weigher and see the
results instantly.”
Although these services
were available before
lockdown, the use of the
system has increased during
the pandemic and Deyermond
believes more customers
will now want this option
when purchasing new
multihead weighers.
“Customers have liked
the fact that there is no
need to wait for a site visit as
training and machine setup
assistance can be provided
instantly,” Deyermond tells
Machinery Update.
T 07730 656691
W www.multiweighuk.com
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