Ishida Europe has introduced its new QX-800 tray sealer, designed to increase throughput and tackle performance and efficiency challenges for tray sealing applications.
Specifically developed for high-volume production lines, Ishida says its new tray sealer puts efficiency, smart intelligence and sustainability at the core of its design. The machine apparently offers various sealing options at high speeds and consistency including seal only, gas flushing, stretch film and skinpack applications.
The QX-800’s servo-motor technology is said to enable more impressions and cycles, with up to 25 cycles per minute for seal only and 17 MAP cycles per minute for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP). Ishida states that this means manufacturers can seal up to 175 trays per minute with a 7-impression tool.
The new machine is reportedly has improved energy efficiency and a 50% reduction in power consumption compared with its previous QX Flex range and operates without a water chiller or compressed air, allowing manufacturers to save on utility and maintenance costs. Ishida adds that tool changeovers can be completed in under 10 minutes, reducing scheduled downtime, and presets for existing tooling configurations can be saved and copied to allow for quicker tool changeovers.
The QX-800 comes pre-installed with Sentinel 5.0, Ishida’s AI-driven software which combines machine performance monitoring with data capture, seeking to provide food manufacturers with in-depth analysis of entire production lines. It connects with the machine to ‘learn’ how it is operating and offers data-driven performance improvement notifications to boost productivity.
Last year Ishida Europe announced its range of checkweighers designed to meet the latest European market requirements, improve hygiene and speed up servicing and maintenance. The Ishida DACS-GN checkweighers are said to offer improved performance with the flexibility to handle a wider range of target weights – from 5g up to 6kg – at higher speeds of up to 480 packs per minute.
In April ULMA Packaging introduced a new range of TFX thermoformers for the food industry, targeting improved productivity and efficiency. Apparently, the new thermoformers feature technologies such as movement synchronisation that apparently improves productivity by up to 10% and a vacuum system design which reduces the vacuum cycle time by up to 20%.
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