Packing speed and quality have been significantly improved for one food production company, regardless of the limited space in their production facility. A compact automatic l-sealer was supplied by Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) to achieve their goals.
The Challenge – Upgrading their packaging line
Green Cuisine are specialist producers of herbs, spices and seasonings. Established in 1990, they supply several million packs per year to the UK and Europe. Their range of over 150 different products are supplied in jars, tins and boxes, plus specially shaped gift packaging.
Green Cuisine previously operated a semi-automatic packaging line. However, this line was becoming increasingly unreliable with poor quality seals and had always been time-consuming to operate. They discussed their requirements for a faster and higher quality alternative with a number of packaging equipment suppliers, before opting for YPS’ proposal.
“YPS really listened to our specific needs and offered us equipment that was a little different to the norm, so that it perfectly suited all our requirements,” commented Jules Pike, Director at Green Cuisine.
The Solution – Compact automatic l-sealer
YPS supplied a Pratika Smart 55 compact l-sealer. “This machine offers the benefits of an automatic l-sealer, such as speed, precise sealing and fast changeovers, all with a much smaller footprint, ideal for the limited space available at Green Cuisine,” explained YPS Sales Manager, Jacques-Pierre Macchi.
The Pratika Smart 55 combines sealer and tunnel in one machine, resulting in a total line length that is at least 1.5 metres shorter than one made up of a sealer and separate tunnel.
The intuitive HMI provides complete control of the sealer, shrink tunnel and conveyors to achieve an optimal finish to the seal. Additionally, over 250 separate ‘recipe’ combinations can be saved, to significantly speed up changeovers between different products or collations and minimise downtime.
The Result – All the benefits, in a smaller space
“As well as YPS’ fresh approach to supplying the equipment, their back up and support convinced us that they were the right partner to work with. We’ve been very happy with the installation, commissioning and continued running of our new compact l-sealer,” concluded Jules.
Green Cuisine's Benefits at a Glance
Increase Speed
Improved Presentation
Flexibility
Labour Saving
Service and Support
Space Saving
Designed to provide faster speeds without the use of operators, our fully automatic L sealers are easy to use and extremely reliable.
- Speeds of up to 40 packs per minute
- No need for an operator
- Available in mild and stainless steel
- Optional kissing conveyor for small packs
- Height adjustable sealing head for perfect seal alignment
