Hastamat Verpackungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Hastamat: trade fair premiere for award winner
Wrapping rectangular or round sandwich-cookies and cookies has now become much easier: at interpack, Hastamat will present its new Vertical Multilane Wrapper VMW – a system which received the German Packaging Award.
The innovative machine concept of the VMW brings together a grouping unit for small piece goods and a vertical wrapping process. “The machine combines the advantages of a horizontal packaging machine with those of a vertical one”, explains Olaf Piepenbrock, executive partner of the Piepenbrock Group, Hastamat’s parent company. “With two different loading positions, it is possible to pack products upright standing (on edge) or one above the other (on pile) on the same machine.” This is achieved by a completely new grouping module. The packaging format can be changed in less than five minutes, thus allowing the VMW to produce different packaging sizes.
“One of the machine's key advantages is its compact, space-saving design, which enables it to be used in production sites with limited space”, states Mr. Piepenbrock. With its modular design and flexible, scalable versions, the VMW also impresses by being able to operate several lanes in parallel. This translates into the machine being able to pack up to 500 cookies per lane with a packaging material saving of up to 22 %. The system can be optionally expanded up to a total packaging output of up to 12,000 products per minute.
A further advantage: the Vertical Multilane Wrapper packs sandwich products non-cooled, thus saving the procurement and operating costs for a cooling tunnel. The packaging machine handles the product with the utmost care to ensure that the often fragile cookies are not damaged. “Nonetheless, the packaging still lies close to the product. With no format tube, the product is fed in on a patented conveying system and packed with no product back-up”, says Mr. Piepenbrock. The VMW processes both heat sealable and cold sealable films.
interpack, Halle 15, Stand A 41