AIR FREE
Teepack has extended its product range by one machine, the ZENOBIA form, fill and seal machine with integrated AIR Free technology. Contrary to conventional form, fill and seal machines, with which a potential gas flushing or air-reduced sealing is only carried out in a downstream machine after the bagging of the product, ZENOBIA enables the production of an air-reduced block bottom bag in only one production step. The patented AIR FREE system, which can be activated both for intermittent as well as for continuous operation, produces block bottom bags with reduced air content, including the top seam, immediately after the bagging within the machine. Due to this procedure, ZENOBIA proves to be extremely efficient as well as time-, space- and cost-saving, since the acquisition of a costly additional machine is not necessary. Moreover, output is up to 20 percent higher, the products are bagged more gently, the bags are of higher quality, and the machine is quieter to run due to its continuous mode of operation.
Furthermore, the AIR FREE system also includes a Filling Level Control. The gusseting devices of the form, fill and seal machine adjust to the individual filling level of the bags, so that fluctuations of the filling level are taken into account. The scanning of the filling level is carried out during the sealing of the top and bottom seam. The top seam, which is produced by the heatseal tool for horizontal seals, forms the bottom seam of the subsequent bag at the same time, so that no overlaying packaging material is generated.