Illig Launched Its FSL 48 Forming, Filling and Sealing Machine for Dairy Product Packaging

German machinery maker Illig launched its FSL 48 forming, filling and sealing machine for dairy product packaging at Interpack 2011 in May. The unit can make single-serve containers with photo quality in-mould labelling, produced in a single operating step with the thermoforming process. Following hygienic filling, the containers are then sealed to obtain a finished retail-packaged article. Hygiene is maintained by thermoforming cups with sterile air and by integrating an all-enclosed filling section. There is also optional sterilisation of lid foil by UV irradiation. The FSL 48's newly developed multi-track filling unit is designed to provide CIP (cleaning in place) and SIP (sterilisation in place), making it suitable for aseptic filling. Illig says the use of IML opens up a broad range of cup decorating options - from one-sided up to four- or even five-sided designs (including a bottom decoration, for example with an integral bar code). Depending on the cup material, the technology supports matching PP, PS or paper labels. The IML unit requires no more floorspace than a conventional banding unit. Source: European Plastics News