US-based Pro Mach business unit Matrix has unveiled new Inever BY300 multilane stickpack machine, which offers both scoring and marking in one system.
Claimed to be suitable for low-to-medium production of stickpack seals of dosing powders, granules, solids, liquids, and pastes, the new machine comprises PLC control, brushless servo motors, and a touch screen HMI.
The machine also features mechanical cam drive, collating or counting conveyors for cartoning, integrated top load or end load cartooning and dust aspiration for powders.
Inever, which is a patented CO2 laser-based system with an estimated operating life exceeding 45,000 hours, produces 150 stickpacks per minute for a three-lane operation to 350 per minute with seven lanes.
For a three-lane operation, width ranges from 1.8 inches, and 0.67 inches for seven lanes, while lengths range from 1.18 in to 8 inches.
For variable data, the BY300 can also be specified with inkjet or thermal printing and embossed coding, noted Matrix.
Compared to mechanical notching that often results in a crooked tear line, laser scored stickpacks produce a precise tear consistently.
According to the company, laser scoring as well as marking can be used on paper, plastic, and coated treatments.
Laser marking process, which requires no solvents, has low lifecycle cost, precisely placed images, and flexibility in terms of style of text, graphics, photos, and barcodes.
Matrix vice president and general manager Marc Willden said that in terms of expanded capabilities, the combined marking and scoring laser-based system delivers high value to customers.
"An easier to open package with a professional straight-line tear also improves the consumer's experience with the package," Willden added.
Image: Matrix's BY300 is ideal for production of stickpack seals. Photo: courtesy of Pro Mach, Inc.
