Tiffin could immediately see that
the Delta 3000 had been engineered
precisely for this type of production
environment. “The fact that the Delta
3000 was constructed fully from
stainless steel, with the exception of
the rotating jaws and various gears,
drives and chains, meant it was ideal
for us,” says Michael.
He adds: “We perform twice-daily
washdowns of the entire production
operation as well as various other
cleaning routines when changing
between products, so stainless steel
assembly and easy-cleaning are
paramount. The removable infeed
plates on the Delta 3000 mean the
machine can be cleaned in-situ without
having to be dismantled, thereby
reducing the risk of damage and
contributing to overall efficiency.”
The roller configuration on the Delta
3000 was another tick in the box, as
Tiffin could see that the additional roller
would result in more reliable sealing.
“The Delta 3000 uses three rollers for
making the fin seal, rather than two as
is the case with most entry level flow
wrappers. This makes for extremely
consistent sealing performance,”
explains Chris Gee, sales manager at
ILAPAK UK.
The Delta 3000 uses three rollers for making the fin seal, rather than two as is the
case with most entry level flow wrappers which makes for extremely consistent sealing
performance.
Sure enough, Tiffin reports that the maximum speeds of 60 ppm, and
Delta 3000 has significantly improved although, in theory, they could go
sealing quality, which in turn has much faster, line speed is limited by
reduced film waste. The company also the manual elements of the production
says that the Delta 3000 is 60-70% process – rolls are hand-filled and
more efficient than the older machines hand-loaded into the inflight of the
it has on site, owing to a combination of flow wrapper – and this is something
speed and reliability. Tiffin has no desire to change.
Impressed by these efficiency gains, “In our business, we don’t need to be
Tiffin has since purchased two further producing 90 sandwiches a minute. An
Delta 3000 machines. Between them, increase in speed might compromise
the three flow wrappers are handling the generosity of the fillings and
in the region of 150,000 sandwiches the quality of our sandwiches,” says
every week. They are operating at Michael.
This ‘quality first’ philosophy is clearly
held in high regard by the marketplace.
Tiffin has just secured a deal to supply
Jet2 with 60,000 sandwiches every
week for its inflight menu, and, on
the back of this order, is planning to
purchase a fourth Delta 3000.
“To anyone who is considering working
with ILAPAK, I would recommend them
on the basis of the reliability of their
machines alone, but added to that,
their customer service is exceptional – I
have always found that help is never
far away. We have been approached by
other packaging machinery companies
but because we have complete
confidence in ILAPAK, we would not
So impressed is Tiffin Sandwiches with the Delta 3000’s performance that it has named
this model its flow wrapper of choice and invested in three of these machines since 2016.
consider any other supplier.”
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