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PRODUCTS & PACKAGING

BAGGER
TNA announces the global launch
of its new Robag 3c, an advanced,
high-performance packaging machine
that enables multiple bag formats from
one bagger. Developed in response to
packaging industry needs, the Robag
3c uses advanced vertical form/fill/seal
packaging technology and has fewer
moving parts than any other machine
in its class, resulting in a lower
total cost of ownership. It operates with greater efficiency
and has a significantly
lower environmental impact. The system features
software that automatically goes into three different standby settings
when not in use, thereby
decreasing energy consumption without sacrificing
speed, quality
or reliability. The
system incorporates key technical upgrades to
improve performance, flexibility and
simplicity. A new back seal bar offers
greater operator control and back
seal quality, and a new dancing arm
increases reliability and trouble-free
operation. It can integrate with any
upstream or downstream equipment
and can be installed alongside legacy
machines. Phone (972) 462-6500;
Web www.tnasolutions.com

TRAY SEALER
The Ishida QX tray sealer from
Heat and Control will seal almost
any shape or size tray. One-button
changeovers make the sealer ideal
for flexible production of single and
multi-compartment trays for snacks,
baked foods, chips and dips, etc. The
tray sealer can be integrated with up
to five fillers. Its user-friendly touchscreen control stores all operating
configurations for each filler and tray.
Tooling can be exchanged in minutes
using a portable cart. Its Intelligent
Tool function automatically recognizes the correct tooling for each product
preset for fast, accurate changeovers.
Models are available for mediumspeed manual loading or fully automated sealing of up to 200 trays per
minute. To simplify sanitation, the
QX tray sealers are self-draining and
have no inaccessible areas. Additional
features are available to configure the
tray sealer for liquid products, printed
film, checkweighing, metal detection
and labeling. Phone (800) 227-5980;
Web www.heatandcontrol.com

DEPOSITORS
Unifiller Systems recently released the new
I-series depositors that offer the user increased precision in speed adjustment and portion control and
can be fitted with more than 100 standard Unifiller
attachments. The I-series machines feature easy-toturn speed dials so the operator can instantly select
the deposit speed. Its innovative valve block design increases accuracy at speeds of more than 140
deposits per minute. The versatile depositors can
be easily integrated into existing production lines.
Phone (888) 733-8444; Web www.unifiller.com

BAKING & SNACK / April 2010

BATTER DEPOSITOR
The new patent-pending Precision Depositor from The Peerless
Group increases accuracy, reducing the cost of product giveaway.
It is up to 10 times more accurate
than piston-type depositors. It uses a
MassFlow design to increase deposit
accuracy and decrease changeover
time. Because a piston-type or volumetric depositor's scaling accuracy
can vary from 2 to 10%, bakeries often have to bias deposits high to assure the desired product weight. For
example, in a real world test of 365-g
deposits of cake batter, the standard
deviation of a piston depositor was
28.2 g, whereas the Peerless Precision
Depositor deviation was only 2.6 g
- a 90% improvement. The Precision Depositor uses programmable
recipes and ultra-quick calibration
at startup for rapid changeovers.
Combined with unlimited single-deposit sizes, it offers greater flexibility
across SKUs, increased throughput
and the opportunity to save valuable
production time. Phone (800) 9993327; Web www.thepeerlessgroup.us

INJECTION MANIFOLD
Charles Ross & Son Co. offers a new inline system that dramatically improves powder induction in a liquid stream. The
new Inline Solids-Liquid-Injection Manifold (SLIM) does not
require a pump, thereby lowering operation and maintenance
costs. Its unique rotor/stator generator includes "progressive spiral porting,"
which produces high flow, high shear and a high level of vacuum within the
generator. This enables the system to operate without a pump and induct
powders at unprecedented rates, resulting in shorter mixing cycles, immediate lump-free dispersion of the powders, improved end-product quality and
a safer working environment by eliminating "dusting" in the plant. Phone
(800) 243-ROSS; Web www.highshearmixers.com

http://www.heatandcontrol.com http://www.thepeerlessgroup.us http://www.tnasolutions.com http://www.highshearmixers.com http://www.unifi http://www.ller.com

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