ProSweets Cologne 2017 Presents Flexible Packaging Solutions

ProSweets Cologne 2017 (January 29 – February 1) presents efficient packing plants of modular design for sweets and snacks manufacturers.

There is a particularly large variety of products in the sweets and snacks industry. This offers the sweets and snacks manufacturers room for creative ideas, but also requires fast adaptations in production. As different products have to be made on the same production line more and more, these format changes are necessary to ensure flexibility in the primary and secondary packing of the sweets and snacks. The mechanical engineers consistently react to this demand with modular packing lines, which allow the integration of further modules and tools for high production volumes or further formats at any time.

From filled chocolates and balls, to hollow figures or flat products, through to bars, the servo drive-assisted and modular tubular bag machines and fold wrapping machines pack everything that can be filled, wrapped or folded inside packing material. The systems are equipped with a wide format area to enable an economical packing process. Fast change devices are the key to more efficiency here. They allow the packing machines to be reset for new packing styles and products within a few minutes.
Automated lines that combine the latest technology, robotics and image processing with each other, can handle irregular product feed and can be adapted to suit optional packing sizes and formats. Intelligent interface technology takes over the coordination of the individual modules. All movements and positions of the belts, gates and transfer systems are constantly monitored electronically. Snack manufacturers also benefit from this flexibility.

The industry sponsors of ProSweets Cologne are the Federal Association of the German Sweets Industry (BDSI), Sweets Global Network e.V. (SG), the German Agricultural Society (DLG e.V.) and the Central College of the German Sweets Industry (ZDS).