At the ProSweets fair, Franconian packaging machine manufacturer LoeschPack will unveil its LTM-DUO combination line, a compact and highly efficient solution for packaging chocolate bars. Meanwhile, sister company Hastamat will showcase a variety of innovative systems for the snack and confectionery industry, including its advanced flow wrapping machine and chip stacking machine.
“LoeschPack and Hastamat provide complete system solutions for a range of food and non-food products, with a clear focus on confectionery and snacks. This enables us to create a packaging process that is perfectly tailored to the requirements of our international customers,” says Olaf Piepenbrock, Managing Partner of LoeschPack, Hastamat, and the parent company Piepenbrock.
Combination line puts chocolate bars directly into the carton
The LoeschPack combination line integrates two-stage fold wrapping and cartoning into a single compact platform. It stands out due to its high degree of automation, low staffing requirements, and compact footprint. In the first step, the LTM-DUO flexible fold wrapping machine packs more than 200 chocolate bars per minute in a tightly sealed primary wrap. The outer wrap can be executed as a paper envelope from the stack or reel and as a cardboard envelope. The machine is joined by the CMW cartoning module, which fills 30 display cartons per minute.
After the primary packaging is carried out, an integrated buffer prevents product waste during downtime. Only one hot glue device and a controller with the new HMI operated by an operator are required for the entire line. Thanks to its compact design, the combination line occupies much less space than similar layouts. It also can serve as a cost-effective alternative to a configuration with two stand-alone machines.
Flow wrapping machine processes all bag shapes
The Hastamat RM-270 vertical flow wrapping machine is capable of producing up to 220 bags per minute. It accommodates all format ranges and bag shapes. New wrapping materials can also be processed with ease. Visitors to the trade fair can experience this firsthand by checking out the exhibited Doystyle bag, which is crafted from paper-based, recyclable materials.
Whether products to be packaged are powdery, chunky, pasty, liquid, fragile, stick-shaped, fresh, or deep-frozen, this machine in hygienic stainless-steel design allows for flexible packaging of a wide array of products according to customer needs. The machine can be changed over to the respective product in just a few simple steps. Various dosing units and special applications can be easily integrated. The combination of machine housing and control cabinet allows for easy maintenance and fast cleaning.
Stacking chip system doses fully automatically
The Hastamat SCA series delivers stackable chips from the feeder to the dosing unit on a fully automatic basis, ensuring a particularly gentle, hygienic, safe, and efficient packaging process. Its unique weighing technology enables weight-accurate dosing across as many as 24 lanes. The SCA offers flexibility in terms of can sizes and shapes.
Custom customer requirements can be easily met, including packaging in trays. The system is extremely easy to clean, as the components that come into contact with the product can be dismantled without the need for tools. At ProSweets, Hastamat will exhibit its stacking chip system featuring a duallane infeed to trade visitors.
