Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 26 2019 | Page 25

Award-winning Proseal versatility on show The wide variety of tray sealing solutions offered by global specialist, Proseal, will be demonstrated by the two models on display at the Polagra Tech Exhibition, on stand 111 in Hall 5. The company will be showcasing its advanced GTR semi-automatic, rotary machine, ideal for compact efficiency at smaller operations, and its fully automatic, compact, high throughput GT4s, which has now been awarded an MTP Gold Medal ahead of the exhibition. The Gold Medals are awarded by a jury of experts to products that demonstrate innovation based on superior technology. The Proseal GT4s combines a compact design with fast speeds and rapid tool changes that enable companies to react quickly to meet customer demand, handling atmospheric, gas flushing and hermetic shrink sealed trays at speeds of up to 140 atmospheric packs per minute with a seven-impression tool. The tray sealer is ideal for a variety of applications, including fresh fruit, meat, poultry and ready meals. Among the GT4s’s many advanced features, ProMotion technology improves speeds by up to 30% using following motion and intelligent buffering technology to enable trays to feed continuously into the sealer without stopping.  Eseal® ensures excellent seal reliability with an increased seal force of 200% while achieving a 92% reduction in energy usage to deliver valuable cost savings and sustainability benefits. As well as its speed and efficiency, the GT4s has been designed for reliable  A rapid two-minute tool changeover compact dimensions mean it can fit reduces downtime and gives the tray into the smallest of factory spaces. sealer enormous flexibility through its ability to seal vastly different tray Despite its semi-automatic operation, types while maintaining the same the GTR has been designed to maximise efficiency and accuracy.  The ‘Auto- speeds. Unlike traditional manual tool’ tool change system automatically machines where the operator has to wait locates and connects tooling to for each tray to be sealed, the rotary machine functions including all MAP operation of the GTR means a new tray options. can be loaded while the previous one is being sealed, delivering higher speeds and consistent operation in high-care hygienic food environments.  Its rugged The GTR has been designed for and efficiencies to meet production line food-industry approved hygienic companies with smaller production requirements. construction provides easy cleaning, runs and is also the perfect choice for with full washdown protection. new product development work. Its www.proseal.com FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk 25