Ilapak has introduced a new automated feeding and trayless flowrapping system for apples, which will allow packhouses to reduce packing costs and improve efficiency.
The new system has been designed by using firm's Carrera 1000/40 flowrapper and Burg feeding system and is able to meet the packaging requirements of different packhouses.
Carrera 1000/40 packaging line that requires fewer operators is capable of packing apples at speeds of about 80 packs per minute without bruising or damaging the fruit.
The company has designed product control system features such as no-product-no-bag, misplaced product detection and 64 programme memory to enhance packing line efficiency.
Ilapak has collaborated with Burg's UK agent NP Seymour to integrate a Burg feeding system into the flowrapper's infeed conveyor to fully automate the line.
This will allow the system capable of flowrapping apples in different trayless pack styles of four, six, eight or ten as well as trayless packs of three or four inline, according to the company.
In addition, packs can be produced by utilizing acetate or styrene trays or cardboard skillets.
The Burg system can be used in different ways depending on how the fruit has been stored and transported.
The water-fed system with drying rollers is most suitable for delicate varieties of apple and a dry box tipper or roller conveyor is specified for hardier varieties.
