Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate launches a horizontal flow-wrapping machine for confectionery and baked goods. The fully electronic and servo-controlled high-performance machine JT Advance achieves a film speed of up to 150 metres per minute.
The JT Advance flow-wrapping machine with horizontal form, fill and seal function is produced and marketed under the OPM brand. Its extensive configurability makes the machine for longitudinal and transverse sealing an ideal solution for products such as chocolate and muesli bars, snacks and chocolates that are a high output of up to 150 metres of film per minute require.
Users can use it to produce flat pouches, gusseted pouches, pouches with offset sealing, pouches with tear strip and on-edge packaging. The following can be processed Hot or cold sealable materials such as polypropylene, barrier films, laminates, polyethylene or paper-based films.
Low operating costs, minimal operating effort and simplified maintenance are combined with shorter changeover times. An automatic film splicer allows the Film roll change during ongoing production without reducing the machine speed. The optimised hygienic design and special trays and guards allow product deposits and crumbs to be removed quickly.
JT Advance also processes paper-based materials
Sustainability is another priority for Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate. New functions were integrated into the machines in close consultation with the most important film manufacturers. Thus the processing of environmentally friendly films This makes it possible to reduce weight (reducing the amount of raw materials while maintaining the same performance) and also to achieve compatibility with paper-based materials.
The Economic sustainability involves optimising costs and raw material consumption without compromising the appearance of the packaging. The use of highly efficient servomotors reduces energy consumption.
[infotext icon]Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate S.p.A. is a business unit of the Sacmi Group founded in 2018 and headquartered in Imola, northern Italy. Under the brands Carle & Montanari (chocolate production) and OPM (packaging), the company offers machines and complete lines worldwide for the entire process from cocoa paste to final packaging. The portfolio also includes flow-wrapping machines, flow-packaging and solutions for secondary packaging. The Sacmi Group employs around 4,500 people and has an annual turnover of more than 1.4 billion euros[/infotext].Source: Sacmi
