Folded film overwrapper for products such as CD and DVD cases, Cigar 5-packs, Chicklet cartons, small plumbing fixtures in trays, Post-it Notes, pharmaceutical cartons, audio cassettes, etc.
Best suitable for low profile packages
Output: up to 120 packages per minute, depending on package size
Package size range:
Minimum: 5/16 inches tall x 3.25 inches wide x 2 inches long
Maximum: 2 inches tall x 8 inches wide x 6.875 inches long
Specific change parts are needed for each package size.
Package height of over 1 inch requires special engineering, special bracketry, and folding lines.
Method of Operation: The package is presented to the machine by the gravity hopper and transferred to the Feed Chain. The package is carried through the vertically fed web of film and enters the Side Folding and Sealing Section. The film on the leading edge of the carton is tucked by the stationary Side Tuckers mounted to the package track then folded and heat sealed. After reaching the end of this section, the package is transferred 90 degrees to the Crossfeed Assembly, where the final folding and sealing of the envelope fold on the trailing side is completed. The package then exits the machine.
Film is cut from the film roll, by a Rotary Knife cutting against a Stationary Knife, immediately after the carton has engaged the film are both are trapped between bottom and top plates for positive film positioning.
