Syntegon Launches its Next Generation Pack 202 Flow Wrapper

Syntegon Technology has launched its next generation of flow wrappers, the Pack 202. As the successor of the Pack 201, the machine is a fully automated horizontal flow-wrapping machine for low to medium speeds. The flow wrapper is suitable for bars, bakery products, cookies and crackers, as well as non-food applications. With the Pack 202, manufacturers benefit from a number of technological advances that were first introduced on the new Pack 403 last year, including an easily removable discharge belt, upgrades to the cross-seal and fin seal units, and a highly intuitive, user-centered design.

“We were able to integrate some of the features of our Pack 403 for medium to high-speed applications into the new Pack 202. The machine is easy to operate, clean and maintain, which reduces downtime and maximizes overall equipment effectiveness,” said Christiaan Mulder, product manager at Syntegon in Schiedam, Netherlands.

The Pack 202 is a heat-sealing flow wrapper. Supported pack styles include pillow, gusseted and easy-to-open packs.

Ideal for multi-product applications, the Pack 202 can wrap individual or grouped products including bakery goods, bars, fresh and frozen products, confectionery, snacks, medical products, prepared foods, household goods, and many other food and non-food items. The Pack 202 also profits from several cross- and fin-seal improvements. The finwheel modules have been synchronized and the Pack 202 now features an improved canting mechanism: At the turn of a knob, operators can tilt the fin modules and adjust them easily for more consistent seals.

The cross-seal unit on the Pack 202 has also been improved significantly: the standard double-spring kit offers more consistent and stable seals than previous models, while the adjustment resolution has been doubled, thus enabling more precise and repeatable crimper adjustments, the company says.

Sequentially numbered film rollers facilitate film threading for repeatable, consistent changeovers and minimize downtime caused by “trial-and-error” adjustments. The flow wrapper also comprises an optional automatic film splicer with laser-etched instructions on the deckplate to secure fast and smooth film changes without having to stop the machine.

Syntegon has equipped the Pack 202 with a standard 450-millimeter dual backstand in Europe. Depending on brand owners’ needs, a 650-millimeter dual backstand is also available.

“The standard Pack 202 version for the European market now features Beckhoff controls and HMI 4.0., which is a significant benefit for brand owners,” Mulder explained. What is more, the Pack 202 is equipped with a new reject belt. The upper section of the reject belt is easy to remove for quick changes and cleaning processes. The detection function on the discharge belt rejects faulty packages and automatically ejects them using compressed air. For larger and heavier products, a two-meter-long discharge module with reject plow is available as an option.