UK-based Southern Salads has purchased a high speed eclipse SL6 tray sealer from Packaging Automation (PA) in a bid to increase both productivity and efficiency in the packing of its salads.
The machine has the capacity to seal up to 100 packs per minute and can be easily converted to a twin lane machine to give speeds of up to 200 packs per minute.
According to PA, to save on critical downtime, tool changeovers on the eclipse tray sealers can be done manually in a short span of time due to its inbuilt tool loading system. The SL6 has also provided cost and environmental benefits to Southern Salads.
The ingenious top tool consists of single impression removable cartridges and quick release cutting blades.
Southern Salads operations director Daniel Birmingham said, "I have worked with PA for many years and always found them to be proactive and supportive, the SL6 machine was chosen to increase productivity, seal integrity and reduce engineering costs, it has achieved all the objectives set out at the beginning of the project."
Image: Southern Salads selects PA's SL6 tray sealer for salad packaging. Photo: courtesy of Packaging Automation Ltd
