The machine is designed to produce both reclosable packs and standard pillow packs. Capable of speeds up to 100 a minute in reclosable, MAP mode, the new Scirocco-ZIP uses either zipper or mini-hook profile. PFM said that the product can be changed over to produce pillow packs at speeds of up to 150 a minute in less than 20 minutes.
"The Scirocco-ZIP will allow food manufacturers and particularly contract packers to take advantage of growing interest in reclosable packaging for sliced cheese and meat, but maintain complete production flexibility," said PFM sales and operations director Chris Bolton.
An inverted machine, it accepts product onto the film, which then carries it through a forming box set at 90 degrees to normal, so that the longitudinal seal is made at the side, where the zipper tape is also introduced and sealed in place.
