News | July 15, 2011

See Waldner Filling & Sealing Machines With Servo Technology

Source: PTI - Packaging Technologies & Inspection

The following Waldner Dosomat Cup Filling and Sealing Machines are assembled in the production hall at the Waldner factory in Wangen, Germany. It's the perfect time to plan a visit to Waldner to see these high performance machines in operation.

Butter Packaging Line: DOSOMAT 12.3 with End-of-line Packaging System
The DOSOMAT 12.3 is a 3-lane rotary machine for filling butter and margarine. A combiner feeds the product into the machine. Different cup formats are filled. They are fed into the machine by a buffer magazine. Closures include applying a fresh leaflet onto the cup, a sealing lid, and finally a snap-on-lid. The machine is equipped with a laminar airflow cabinet. The cups are then packed into cartons by a state of the art WADLNER wrap-around packer. 14 different carton formats are available on this machine.
Visit Date: Week of August 15

Gourmet Salads: DOSOMAT 1.2
2-lane rotary machine for different cup formats for filling gourmet salads on a mayonnaise base into plastic cups, closure by alumunium sealing lids. Includes head space gassing and dosing system in CIP execution.
Capacity: up to 7,800 cups/hour
Visit Date: Weeks of August 1 and August 8

Meat Paté: DOSOMAT 1.2
2-lane rotary machine for two different cup heights for filling liver pâté into plastic cups with closure by aluminium sealing lid with date print in the pull tab.
Capacity: up to 4,280 cups/hour
Visit Date: Week of August 8

Soups: DOSOMAT 10.3 with Waldner UnimatDosing System
3-lane rotary machine for filling soups with particulates into plastic cups with different heights. Closure is snap-on/tamper-evident lid. Agitator with hopper ensures even product distribution. The machine is equipped with two movable dosing units, the WALDNER UNIMAT, which are applied alternately.
Capacity: up to 4,200 cups/hour
Visit Date: Weeks of September 12 andSeptember 19

Hot-Fill Soups: DOSOMAT 1.2
2-lane rotary machine for hot filling soups into plastic cups with closure by PET sealing lid. The machine is equipped with a heatable hopper.
Capacity: up to 3,600 cups/hour
Visit Date: Week of August 8

The Waldner headquarters and factory are located in scenic Wangen, Germany. Closest major airports are in the following cities: Munich 200 km.; Stuttgart 160km; Zurich 140 km.

SOURCE: PTI - Packaging Technologies & Inspection