Engineered for 24/7 production These would then be
environments and speeds in excess of collated and packed into
1000ppm, the DSA Eagle incorporates multipacks containing
features such as automatic splicing 6 x 21g bag via two
and expanded touchscreen diagnostics Weightronic 14-50 multi-
for efficiency excellence. Heavy duty head weighers linked to
construction and the design of its feeding two further Vegatronic
system are also key to the flow wrapper’s 6000 bagmakers.
exceptional performance at high speeds.
The continuous motion
“ILAPAK’s proposal delivered everything Vegatronic 6000 bagger
the site wanted strategically in an promised Fox’s greater
attractive package. It supported us with versatility as it can
the challenges we face and met our produce the full range
timescales. of vertical bag styles,
In addition, ILAPAK was flexible enough to
revise parts of the project when needed,”
says Matt.
Flexible multipack production for Party
Ring Minis
As well as producing over 10 million
Rocky bars every week, Fox’s Kirkham
factory makes 10 million party rings each
week, and Fox’s was keen to modernise
the packaging process for bagging Party
Ring Minis into both individual bags and
multipacks.
“We wanted more flexibility in terms
of multipack formats and our existing
equipment was no longer able to deliver
the output we needed,” explains Matt.
Again, ILAPAK put forward a proposal
that Matt says was “commercially right
including pillow, block
bottom, Quattro, EasyPack and Doy-style
packs.
Thanks to its Ethercat electronic platform
and unique jaw profile, the advanced
bagger can match the performance of
rotary jaw machines on this type of
application, achieving speeds of up to
200ppm on small pillow packs.
ILAPAK’s ability to offer both flow
wrapping and bagging equipment as well
as integrated line solutions also had a
major bearing on Fox’s decision to work
with ILAPAK on this project.
“Being able to use a single supplier for
all of our flow wrapping, weighing and
bagging equipment needs is an attractive
proposition for us.
for the business” and supported Fox’s It makes everything easier - from
“timescales, needs and challenges”. training our operators through to holding
Four Weightronic 16-10 multi-head
weighers would feed four Vegatronic
spares and carrying out servicing and
maintenance.
6000 bagmakers with 21g weighments of We also favour single-source full line
Party Ring Mini biscuits to create portion solutions, as one supplier is responsible
sized pillow packs. for the efficient operation of that line,
and there are no ‘ownership’ issues,” says
Matt.
The bagging lines are due to be installed
this month and the flow wrapping
equipment is scheduled for delivery
in June, with FAT (Factory Acceptance
Testing) currently underway.
The seven figure project is a sizeable
investment for Fox’s and aligns with the
company’s commitment to continuous
investment in innovation.
“As a business we are always looking for
ways of doing things differently, better
and more efficiently, to the benefit of our
customers.
We regularly review our fleet of
equipment and speak to partners, such
as ILAPAK, to keep abreast of innovations
that might help us to deliver a better
product to our customers,” says Matt.
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