Page 56 - Food&Drink Jan-Feb 2022 magazine

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To meet the demand for faster and more efficient production, ABB Robotics has added two new members to its OmniCore controller family.
Available for a range of robots across ABB’s portfolio, the new E10 and V250XT controllers offer best-in-class motion control, as well as 20 per cent energy savings and future-proofing through built-in digital connectivity.
The two new controllers extend the possibilities for enhanced robot control in a variety of industries – from electronic assembly to automotive, logistics and general manufacturing.
“The growing demands of the industry for quicker, more diverse production and greater responsiveness to changing market conditions calls for a solution that brings new levels of speed, accuracy and flexibility,” said Paolo Maggi, product specialist at ABB Australia.
MULTIVAC EXTENDS TRAYSEALER PORTFOLIO
“The E10 and V250XT provide manufacturers with an expanded range of possibilities, maximising their productivity and meeting changing demands with minimum downtime,” Maggi said.
Both OmniCore controllers offer increased scalability through the inclusion of over 1000 hardware and software functions, encompassing programming, offline commissioning and simulation, maintenance, vision and safety.
Built-in connectivity to ABB Ability Connected Services cloud-based service suite for robots enhances predictive maintenance and lifecycle management, while IoT Gateway open automation software for OmniCore makes it possible to achieve connected production by enabling the seamless transmission of data from the factory floor, machine to machine, robots to other machines and robots to sensors, to the MES/ERP system, or to the cloud.
ABB EXPANDS OMNICORE ROBOT CONTROLLER FAMILY
Multivac is adding three new traysealer models to its TX8 series, with the range’s new format width especially suited to packaging products such as ready meals in large trays, while offering optimum output and digital solutions.
“The wide-format TX 815, TX 825 and TX 835 traysealers enable trays with a width of 270mm to be run in a two-track format, or alternatively with a width of up to 560mm in a one-track format, which offers a high output of large trays with wide set leading,” according to Multivac.
“The new machines are specifically designed for packaging a wide range of food products or ready meals in family packs and catering trays.
“In particular, the two-track machines are suited to skin packs, with its tandem gripper, which guides the trays through the packaging process, and ensures products are transported securely – enabling the high outputs to be achieved.
“Outputs of up to 100 skin packs per minute can reportedly be achieved depending on the tray size and product protrusion.”
Like all traysealers from Multivac’s TX range, the new machine models are equipped with multi-sensor control and flow manager, which the company said enhances the machines’ high output, reliability and optimum pack quality with an even product flow.
Additionally, all models are prepared in advance for Multivac’s digital solutions, with Multivac Smart Services already available to customers.
By linking the packaging machine digitally, Multivac says it is possible to access information about the current production status from any location, while monitoring and optimising the packaging process, detecting bottlenecks and faults, and creating new recipes.
The TX models can also be connected online with Multivac Pack Pilot, which automatically sets the machine parameters, simplifying the setup process for new products, trays and films.
Multivac says this makes it possible to achieve a very quick production start, even with new pack or product applications.
DATALASE LAUNCHES NEW LAMINATION COATINGS RANGE
Global coding and marking specialist DataLase, represented in Australia by Result Group, has launched the new SB Lamination Coatings range for laminated constructions.
Suitable for a variety of end products, such as yoghurt pouches, pet food and beauty products, the coatings are designed for use in the laminated packaging sector in either solvent-based flexographic or gravure printing processes. The patch, which forms the middle part of a laminated construction between an outer layer of OPP, PE or PET and inner layers of barrier films to avoid direct food contact, can be surface printed or reverse printed to provide anti-counterfeit tamper-proof coding.
Providing an alternative to continuous inkjet (CIJ), pressure sensitive labels and laser ablation of variable data coding onto laminated substrates, the lamination coatings address the challenges faced by brand owners and retailers seeking highly legible machine-readable tamper-proof coding and marking that avoid direct food contact.
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