SWF launches new tray former
a fully automatic forming solution for a host of food packaging
tray designs, including common footprint trays, and is capable of
producing up to 2700 trays per hour.
SWF Companies has launched a new tray former, the TF 600H, which is a fully automatic forming solution for a host of food packaging tray designs, including common footprint trays, and is capable of producing up to 2700 trays per hour.
The company says the machinery produces trays designed to facilitate the handling, storage and shipment of produce and other products on standardised pallets. Mixed pallets (various types of products on a single pallet) are also possible with common footprint tray designs and allow trays from multiple manufacturers to interlock and stack together, while easily fitting into most in-store refrigeration systems.
Furthermore, the company says that the TF 600H is capable of producing an extensive array of other tray designs that may require a horizontal tray forming solution. Such tray designs include one-piece laminated corner posts, display style and design style trays.
SWF's TF 600H produces (with long dimension first) 600 x 400, 400 x 300 and 500 x 400 mm footprint sized trays. All three sizes can have various depths, conform to the 5 and 6 down requirements, while 10 and 12 down half sizes can also be produced. Common footprint machinery and the corresponding tray designs are the result of establishing a Corrugated Product Container Modularity Standard.
Standard features on the TF 600H include a mechanically simple design, variable frequency drive, Kwik-change controls, Nordson hot melt glue system, ultra-view guarding, large capacity hopper and PLC controls. Numerous options are also offered on the TF 600H to further meet the specific needs of each customer. In addition to producing hundreds of tray designs, down stream controls, tray stacking attachment and a laminating section are also available options on the TF 600H.
For over 50 years, SWF Companies has been providing innovative packaging automation solutions on a global basis. Located in California, US, SWF offers an array of products including tray, bliss and RSC formers/sealers, case packers, vertical/horizontal cartoners and flexible bag packers.
