VATIS UPDATE Article

Schwob’s Swiss Bakery, Australia, has automated its packaging process with the installation of a PFM Hurricane Servo flow-wrapper from Emrich Packaging Machinery, Australia. The high-speed Hurricane servo-controlled horizontal flow-wrapper can achieve a maximum speed of 100 mechanical cycles/min. Crucially for Schwob’s, the Hurricane allows for a rapid product changeover time of just 3 min, assisted by 24 pre-programmed set-ups.

This adaptability means the machine can be rapidly changed from wrapping a large bread loaf to an individual roll. The wrapper produces packs that are sealed lengthwise and crosswise on three sides from a roll of heat-sealable packaging film, with or without support trays. It also provides features such as no product-no bag and misplaced product detection, eliminating film wastage and product damage.