The bulk hopper and dosing
system- right- feeds the line
with 50g units of product,
which is then flow-wrapped
and check-weighed
Complete Dosing to Packaging Solution
Keeps FMCG Products Moving
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n increase in demand for its
dosed products is behind the
latest investment by a leading
brand owner in a fully automated dosing,
wrapping and packaging line from CME
Limited.
The system delivered by CME comprises
CME’s wrapping and cartoning systems
together with systems from a number of
other manufacturers. The technologies
used include a check weigher, dosing
system, flow wrapper, carton erector and
overwrapper. Together they deliver the
complete range of processes required
to dose and package this high-volume
product.
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CME Limited’s Managing Director
Paul Knight explains: “Our client was
seeking a supplier capable of not
only delivering a turnkey solution,
but one with the expertise to identify
and integrate the most appropriate
combination of technologies for their
application. Our experience of working
within different sectors, combined with
our ability to deliver innovative design
concepts and agile project management
methodologies were significant factors
in the client selecting CME for this
project.”
The system which operates at 100 units
per minute, accepts product in bulk form.
This is then fed to the packaging line
from a dosing system which dispenses
in units of 50g. These individual doses
are then wrapped as packages with both
longitudinal and horizontal seals, prior
to being check-weighed.
Individual check-weighed packages are
then presented to a cascade loader and
from there to a carton erector, where
each 50g pouch is loaded to individual
packs. The packs are then re-orientated
before being individually wrapped in
the CME wrapper, they are then collated
and processed within the CME cartoner
to produce a carton containing 10 x 50g
packs. The final operation overwraps
this multi-pack carton in a separate
system.
Paul Knight concludes: “Our experience in
different sectors including the food and
beverage and pharmaceutical markets
show our flexibility and adaptability to
deliver systems to different markets with
different needs. This project demonstrates
the capability, expertise and resource
CME can bring to bear on sophisticated
projects where multiple technologies
need to be integrated to develop a
bespoke solution to automation and
packaging applications.”
This system adds to the increasing
number of machines and systems being
exported by CME Limited to international
customers.
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The final
operations in
this system
include multi-
pack cartoning,
with the CME
machine –
centre – and
carton overwrap
operation – left
The individual pouches of product
pass through a carton erector – right - before being
re-orientated and presented to the CME Wrapper left
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