Self-threader forming head speeds shrink-wrapping

Staff -- Logistics Management, 10/1/2005

The self-threader forming head on Lantech's new SW-5000 shrink-wrapping machine is built to produce perfectly centered lap seals without set-up adjustment. It also changes over quickly with its quick-disconnect feature, say the manufacturers. Rated at 75 packages per minute, this machine is designed to accommodate high-volume consumer products including food, pharmaceuticals, personal care and cosmetics items, DVDs, video games, and books.

To use the self-threader feature, operators pull the web of film into the forming head, which automatically aligns the film properly. Designed as a zero-maintenance machine, the SW-5000 helps packagers reduce cost with its use of flat film, which is typically less expensive than center-folded film. It also significantly reduces or totally eliminates film scrap, according to Lantech. The machine comes with a static emitter and has an optional hot block, which closes the lap seal.

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