Expanding Your Flexible Packaging Matrix

Other trusted brands Matrix offers to provide access to a full range of flexible packaging solutions include:

• Toyo Jidoki Automated Pre-Made Pouch Packaging Systems for dry, frozen, liquid and retort applications.
• INV Pack Stick Pack & Sachet Packaging Systems for dosing powders, granules, solid, liquid and pasty applications.
• FLtecnics HFFS Rollstock Pouch Packaging Systems for food (solid products, liquid and semiliquid products), beverage, cosmetic, chemical and pharmaceutical applications.

Troy Schneider, Senior Vice President at ProMach's Flexible Packaging Group, introduces new machines from the group, which has doubled in size and added three new product lines, including FL Tecnics from Girona, Spain. He highlights the FL Tecnics machine's simplicity and ease of operation, featuring an automatic film splicing switch and maintenance-friendly design with easily accessible components.

Mike Crummy, an engineer at Matrix Packaging Machinery, discusses the Apollo machine's features, such as automatic controlled axes for critical motion areas, reducing downtime and operator errors. The touchscreen control allows real-time adjustments and recipe saving, optimizing performance and reducing film waste. Servo motors ensure reliable motion positioning, and an edge guide system maintains precise film alignment.

TJ Linton, a field service engineer, presents the Toyo Jidoki CX 100 SP1 machine, used for inserting fitments into pre-made pouches, commonly in the liquid and cosmetics industries. It features self-centering pouches, triple seals, and optional vacuum leak detection and visual inspection.

Bill Bate, Field Service Engineer, introduces the FL 1.7 BV machine, highlighting its ease of maintenance, quick recipe changeover via touchscreen, and ability to handle both center and corner spouts, enhancing operational flexibility.

Jean Quban showcases the Niver MBC 1200, a high-speed machine producing 70 to 220 pouches per minute, ideal for liquids and pasty products. It offers high-quality seals and advanced technology for processing films over 100 microns thick.

Bob Jolla, International Sales Manager for Rennco, discusses the 501 CCL cup counter bagger, featuring a laser counting system and accurate sealing capabilities to ensure precise counts and discharge incorrectly positioned cups.

Eric Baum, Vice President and General Manager at Texwrap Packaging Systems, introduces the triad system, a modular machine with three separate in-feed systems. This quick-to-market, plug-and-play system is ideal for contract packagers and warehouses due to its flexibility and ease of use.

Troy concludes by emphasizing the support offered by the Flexible Packaging Group to maximize productivity. The showcased machines include FL Tecnics, ILAPAK, Toyo Jidoki, and Matrix vertical form-fill-seal machines. The new continuous motion machine can produce up to 200 bags per minute and features an intuitive Beckhoff controls platform. For more information, visit their showroom or website.