Two new fast size change stickpack machines were annouced by Springvale Equipment, UK representative for the Italian manufacturer Boato Pack.
There are two machines in the range, the six lane Tornado S6 and the four lane Tornado S4, whereby for both machines size changeover is acheived simply by exchanging the forming tubes, loading a new reel of appropriate width material and resetting the pitch of the slitter knives to create six or four webs to suit the new pack width.
Length is set from the control panel by adjusting the servo motor driving the draw down mechanism, while dosing is via tangential flow volumetric doser or separately controlled augers for powders and servo driven pump for liquids.
The Boato Pack S6 is able to produce stickpacks from 17mm up to 50mm flat stick width and is aimed in particular at contract packers. Typically it is able to produce 22mm diameter sticks of coffee powder, 35mm diameter sticks of cappuccino powder and also 50mm sticks of drinking chocolate. Maximum stick length is 200mm and speed is up to 60 packs a minute per lane. The liquid version machine can be used for sweet and savoury sauces; alcohol; yogurt – 50ml of product typically running at 35 – 40 sticks per minute per lane and smaller volumes up to 60 per minute per lane.
The S4 machine offers stick widths of 30-100mm and can produce a pack up to 200mm long. Depending on the dosing arrangements, cycle speed can be up to 60 a minute producing packs of products such as washing powder or prepared sauces at speeds up to 240 a minute. Good seal quality is achieved by having sperate jaws each individually adjustable for temperature and pressure. Most important, point out Springvale, both machines offer high output from a footprint of 1900 x 2000 x 1850mm.
