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Packaging:

Bag closure machines

automatic timing, modular design, package recognition, and easy threading. The
new 2200M series Smart Servo Twist Tyer
features critical components designed to
last even longer. And because each closure uses less ribbon, the 2000M series
reduces your consumable costs as well.

By John Unrein

abor costs - and how to reduce
them - remain as critical of an
issue as ever for small and intermediate bakeries and foodservice manufacturers whose business depends on
the efficiency and reliability of packaging equipment they rely on every day.
Efficiency in the packaging of breads is
paramount to holding labor costs down,
and equipment manufacturers know
this as they continue to innovate and
bring upgrades and new equipment to
the marketplace. Perhaps most of all,
small and intermediate bakeries that do
a sizeable amount of bread wholesaling
are looking for one machine, perhaps
two, that can handle just about everything they need.

"Regarding automation, bakers of all sizes typically try to push as much product
as they can through the minimum equipment required to save money," says Mitch
Lindsey, technical sales at Burford Corp.
"Which, for Burford, means for any size
of bakery we have to be able to tie packages at the bakery's max capacity. And

we like to stay above that margin, so we
are not the bottleneck."
For smaller bakeries that are currently
packaging by hand, Burford offers the
Entry Level Tyer System (model EL54C),
which helps to automate the tying process and eliminate labor. With the Entry
Level Twist Tyer System, packages are
simply placed onto the conveyor and
from that point on the feeding and tying
process is automated. Burford Corp.'s
Model EL54C Entry Level twist tyer allows small to mid-size bakers and snack
manufacturers the ability to move into
a semi-automated packaging operation
For optimal performance a minimum bag
thickness of 1.25mil is required. It is designed to be used with manual or semiautomatic bag loaders to improve the efficiency of the bakery packaging process.
For the mid- to large size bakery, Burford
continues to provide quality equipment in
either the Servo tyer or Smart Servo tyer
series. The 2000 Servo Tyer model offers

"Burford is well known in the industry
for its quality equipment and customer
service," Lindsey says. "It's a machine
they can trust."
Other equipment manufacturers offer a
host of updated packaging features and
new innovations.
Kwik Lok's new KLC-S Slicer line, a semiautomatic slicing and packaging line for
sliced and unsliced bread, offers versatility beyond wrapping. It features continuous rotating angled blades that pull the
loaves through the system for improved
slice quality. Meanwhile, the slicer is
also equipped with a bag blower for easy
opening of plastic or paper pre-made
wicket bags. It also features an in-line
Kwik Lok bag closing system.
Engineered to increase productivity, the
Kwik Lok 872XLS Automatic Bag Closing
Machine incorporates an electronic sensor that determines the width of the bag
and then actuates the bag closing cycle.
Bag recognition permits the 872XLS to
close a wide range of bag widths without
adjustments. The Spring Release Pick
Feed prevents bag closure jamming if the
package (or its contents) is improperly
delivered to the closing head.
The 872XLS enables the packager to
close bagged packages at speeds up to
110 per minute. The system will close a
wide variety of product size variations.
Striplok closures are available in many
closure opening sizes to accommodate
a large number of bag widths and film
thicknesses. The 872XLS features variable speed control and a manual cycle
button. The 872XLS can be installed on
all automatic bagging machines or on
conveyors for hand bagging operations.

BURFORD'S ENTRY LEVEL TYER SYSTEM HELP AUTOMATE THE TYING PROCESS FOR SMALLER BAKERIES
PHOTO: BURFORD CORP.

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Kwik Lok also offers several models of
conveyors, mounts, and special bagger
take-off systems that will adapt the closing head to nearly all types of bagging
operations.

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