What is Packaging Equipment?

Packaging equipment is utilized throughout all packaging

to distribution packages. This involves processes, concerning primary packs
many packaging operations: cleaning,
sealing, labeling, combining, overwrapping, and fabrication, filling,
palletizing.
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Some packaging processes cannot be done without packaging

equipment. For example, many
packages involve heat seals to seal or prepare a package. Heat sealers are required, even in slow
labor-intensive processes.

In many industries, the efficiency of heat seals is important to product safety hence the heat
sealing process should be closely monitored with documented validation and verification
protocols. Drug, food, and medical regulations need reliable seals on packages. Proper
equipment is required.

Packaging processes can be constructed for varying package forms and sizes or for handling
uniform packages only, where the packaging line or equipment is modifiable between production
runs. Certainly slow manual processes allow employees to be supple to package differences, but
also other automated lines may handle noteworthy andom variation.
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Differences Between Packaging Equipment and Packaging Machines

"Machinery" and "equipment" are used interchangeably when it comes to packaging. In this
article when discussing types, "machinery" will refer to machines which do the actual packaging
and "equipment" will refer to machines or materials that are part of the packaging line.

Chapter 2: Types of Packaging Machinery and

Equipment
Packaging Machinery
The different types of packaging machinery include:

Blister Packaging Machines

They come in semi-automatic and automatic models. They have rotating sections which
hold the plastic part of the blister pack in position.
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As the section of the machinery rotates, empty plastic shells either automatically or
manually are filled with the product. Next, blister board backers are put on the plastic
shell's back either by machine or hand with a glue and the blister pack is done

Carded Packaging Machines

These put products into a plastic shell which is backed either by a blister board piece or
another plastic piece. The three kinds of carded packaging are skin packs, blister packs,
and clamshells. Skin packs and blister packs have.plastic shells which are built-in with
blister board backers and clamshells are entirely made from plastic shells which close
as their namesake shelfish.

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For numerous goods, carded packaging like skin packs, blister packs, and clamshells
give safety dynamics or a visual appeal which won't be gotten otherwise. Blister packs
are usually utilized to package fishing lures since they provide safety from the hooks at
the same time giving a clear window to see the product contained inside

Skin packaging has a particular shelf appeal for tools like wrenches, pliers,
Screwdrivers, and hammers. As skin packs are frequently sealed to fit the outline of the
product inside, they enable potential customers to more closely see the package
contents physically and also hold the product within securely.
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Cartoning machinery or cartoner, is packaging machinery which make carton
cartons. Packaging machines
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or bags of products or many products
board blanks into cartons filled with products
its slots or tabs to put
cartons, after the filling process, the machinery engages
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adhesive and cover both the ends of cartons wholly sealing

Automatic Cartoning Machine

Cartoning machines may be grouped into two types

Horizontal cartoning machines

Vertical cartoning machines
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Cartoning machines which pick single pieces from stacks of folded cartons
horizontally via open
them, fill them with products or bags of products many products
or
adhesive or glue. The products
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applications, the product is put manually into the carton. This kind of Cartoning
foodstuffs, medicine, sundry
machinery is commonly used for packaging confectionery,
goods, cosmetics, etc

Case Erectors
These are machines which erect or unfold cardboard boxes for filling with products.
machine. On a manual
There are manual, automatic, and semi-automatic types of this
it or tape the box flaps into shape
machinery, a human is needed to unfold a box, fold next worker or sent
bya tapingmachine or by hand and the box is handed to the
through a conveyor.

Case Erector
Semi-automatic erectors carry out the third and second stages automatically through a
conveyor machine which conveys the box via areas which force it into the exact shape.
The erected box is now conveyed to a pile by conveyor machine or by hand.

An automatic case erector utilizes mechanical components like a robotic arm to take a
box from the pile, unfold, and put it onto an automatic conveyor machine. The box then
moves through the conveyor machine and it is filled with the products and sealed either
by easy human interaction or mechanically.

Clamshell Machines
There is a distinctive dissimilarity between blister and clamshells packs. Clamshells are
a one-piece molded plastic having a hinge. They could be sealed by a number of ways
including staples, pressed fit closures, buttons, RF, heat, etc.

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Clamshell machines have an automatically closing the lid that could be done but needs
a lot of space

Filling Machines

Filing machines or fillers are utilized for packaging, mostly for beverage and foodbut for
other products also. These are used to fill either a pouch or a botle, depending on the
product. The following are the most popular.

Auger or Agitator Filler

Augers or agitator fillers are made to fill dry mixes, like flour and sugar. The fillers have
a hopper in a cone's shape which holds the mix and fills it in a pouch utilizing an auger
conveyor which the agitator controls.
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The mix is put in a pouch which is made from poly or paper which is made in a collar
and the pouch is sealed by a consecutive number of dies and heaters. The interface
which has the process applying the powder is of key importance to guarantee an
efficient filing.

Flow Fillers

Constructed for oils, liquids, and thin edible products. These fillers are constructed when
they fill a tub or bottle that enters the machinery. This emits the open bottle back on
another conveyor machine for sealing.

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Positive Displacement Pump Filler

handles a broad range of container
Positive displacement, pump filling machinery
While originally constructed for filling gels,
dimensions, fill volume, and types of product. thin paste
also accommodate water heavy and
lotions, and creams, these fillers
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Tablet Fillers
which are counted by portions instead of weight.
These are constructed for products is set up
small bottles like other flow fillers. The filler's hopper
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heavy sauces, cosmetic creams,

Some of the products this machinery simply fills
are
hair gels, and car wax.
hair conditioners and thick shampoo, honey, paste cleaners,

Vertical Form Fill Sealing Machine

verical form fill sealing machinery is a type of automatic assembly line packaging
of other
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food
The machine makes stand-up pouches and plastic bags out of a flat film roll,
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while filling the bags simultaneously with products and sealing filled bags. Both liquids
and solids can be bagged utilizing this packaging system.
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The machinery is loaded with a continual flat

plastic film roll, which has had labeling andd
artwork on the interior or exterior of the film. While plastic is the most normally utilized
packaging material in the food industry, the machinery can also be utilized to make
continuous metalized paper, film/foil, and fabric products vessels
by altering the edge
seaming/sealing methods. For other products the film might first be put through a
sterilizing chemical wash and drying before using in the packaging system.

Vibratory Weigh Fillers

These offer a blend of speed, versatility, and accuracy for linear feeders. Every
weighing-hopper is constructed to accommodate the requirements for precise weights.

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Pallet Wrappers or Stretch Wrappers

Pallet wrappers are pervasive in numerous packaging lines worldwide. Having
substantial cost savings for big operations over wrapping manually, utilizing pallet
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wrapping operation is being used. For load
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The amount of layers or
The wrapping force wraps on the load
The thickness or gauge of the film
Orbital Wrapper
Orbital wrappers are also referred to as
overthe load as the load moves on a
"ringer" wraps the pallet by going under and
conveyor machine into the machinery. Orbital
Wrappers are mainly utilized for packaging oddly shaped or flattened products like rolled
carpets, pipes, and windows.

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Ring Straddle Wrapper

These are fast wrappers that are typically capable of wrapping 200 loads an hour.
These machines are at times found in the beverage and toiletry industries. They are
exceedingly specialized equipment and only contribute a small part of stretch wrapping
machinery presently in use.

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With straddle wrappers a load stays fixed while a wrap applying system rotates around
the load. This type of wrapper wraps light weight and heavy unstable loads and is able
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Turntable Wrapper
With this machine, a pallet is placed on a turntable that rotates while a wrap
applying
system distributes the stretch wrap onto the load. The wrap delivery system usually
starts at the bottom and up to the top then back to the bottom.
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and can be set up to work wrapping machinery
harmoniously with different kinds of applications.
Shrink Tunnels
A shrink tunnel is staple of many packaging lines. When configured with the correct
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temperature settings, it is a packaging powerhouse. It works
that has been put inside a shrink bag by conveying a product
produced from a shrink film via a hot tunnel which
causes the heat sensitive film to shrink evenly around the item inside.

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Airflow from the machinery avoids the products from becoming too hot. If a product is
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mostly sensitive, particularly heat sensing tapes are put through the machinery
. identify if the product is suitable for packaging using a heat tunnel.

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If the tapes identify that the heat tunnel is inappropriate for packaging a
choices can be recommended by the packaging professionals.
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The machine puts a heated soft plastic layer which shapes itsef over the products.
Vacuum sealing is often implemented to guarantee a tight fit. The substrate then binds
to the heat-seal layer on the cardboard.

Packaging Equipment
The different types of packaging equipment include:

Collaborative Robots
A collaborative robot is a double or single robotic arm which can be trained to imitate
motions orgestures. These robots repeat the operation over and over again. Some of
these robots improve on the trained gestures. After learning from repeating motions,
they learn to carry out better work.
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sense when
These robots are also made with safety
collaborative space. When this occurs, the
robot slows down or
a human moves into a the robot
comes to a complete halt. When
the human exits the collaborative space,
utilize collaborative robots for packaging to
carries on with work. Many companies their
efficiencies in their tasks. Collaborative robots aid companies in getting
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products on store shelves.

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Laser Engraving and Marking

Laser engraving and marking utilize lasers for imprinting a mark on material. The two
procedures are very similar. In laser marking transformation of the material happens
superficially only. Even if the sign is permanent, the material is decolorized. laser
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engraving, a deeper transformation is on the material. The sign is very deep and it is
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Lasers allow manufactures to engrave their logos permanently in remarkable detail.

Production batches or expiry dates can be put on the packaging.

Marking Process
Marking is the same as labeling. Marking is an identification number, descriptive name,
UN markings, or combinations, needed
instructions, cautions, specification, weight, or
on external packaging of dangerous materials or hazardous goods.
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Package Label
.A label is piece of plastic film, paper, metal, cloth, or other material attached to a
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product container, on which is printed or written symbols or information about the
or
product. Packaging might have labeling affixed to or integrated with the
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These can carry barcodes, pricing, UPC identification,

usage guidance, advertising,
addresses, recipes, and so on. They also can be utilized to help indicate or resist
pilferage or tampering.

Pallets for Packages

A pallet is a flat
transporting assembly, which supports packages in a stable manner
when it's being lifted by a pallet
jack, forklift, a front loader, an erect crane, or a jacking
device. It is the structural basis of unit loads, which enables
efficiencies. Shipping containers or goods are at times storage and
handling
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It works perfectly with modern packaging such as intermodal containers and corrugated
boxes generally utilized for bulk shipping. While many pallets are wooden, they can also
be paper, plastic, metal, and recycled materials.