Hayssen Flexible Systems, Schib and Abrigo will be showing how their systems produce bags for the small food market, for products such as sweets, nuts, snacks and cheese.

The integrated packaging solution features Schib flow wrapper fed by Abrigo robotics, plus a demonstration of the robotic solution featuring a servo driven Schib CO 90 flow wrapper fed by a robotic cell with multiple picking tool. The Abrigo robot will be loading collations of five pre-wrapped snack bars directly into the in-feed chain of a Schib HFFS over wrapper. The packaging machine will be running 50 five-packs per minute. Automatic film splicing and Allen-Bradley controls are included in the machine setup.

Michael Dann, Vice President of Hayssen Europe, said: “This specific partnership is a testament to our dedication in providing turnkey packaging solutions to our customers.”

Hayssen technology on display in the BW Packaging Solutions booth include the Logic VFFS – with Doy, Quad and Zip capabilities – efficiently producing the most popular bag formats throughout the various major industry segments. The operational efficiency is enhanced by easy changeovers. Bag format change overs are a matter of minutes between simple format size changes, to a more complicated bag format such as Doy bag with zipper or Quad seal stand up bag with zipper.

The Merlin Blu flow wrapper will also be on display. Its hygienic design is suitable for a wide range of industries, with tool-less removal of guarding, the Merlin offers easy access for cleaning and its sloped tops and rounded legs minimize debris buildup. Plus, a ‘no product, no bag’ feature minimises film waste in the event a product is not in place to be wrapped.

Dan Minor, Hayssen’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said: “The Merlin Blu flow wrapper, with its straightforward setup features, provides fast, repeatable changeovers for customers.

“In addition, we are proud to introduce an all new VFFS bagger that essentially produces every type of bag style with or without zip reclose in a single machine - it’s one of the most versatile, efficient machines on the market.”

Booth E37, Hall 3