In-Line Gassing

Our In-Line Gassing system from PLF International is designed to maintain reduced residual oxygen in packaged product to minimal levels to extend shelf life of products. The system incorporates extensive safety features designed to reduce expensive gas usage and to minimize purge and degas times. The system is sealed for safety, with analyzers in all areas.This in-line gassing system can be used in any application requiring in-line gassing for maintenance of reduced residual oxygen.

Features & Benefits

  • Gas analyzers in all areas to ensure safety
  • Reduces floor space when compared with post-gassing box systems
  • Less capital equipment expenditure as no clincher is required (as with gas box)

Details

  • Gas analyzers in all areas to ensure safety
  • Reduces floor space when compared with post-gassing box systems
  • Less capital equipment expenditure as no clincher is required (as with gas box)

Options & Models

  • Glove box option for operator intervention
  • Sealed reject system

Vacuum Powder Filler

Features & Benefits

  • No auger, so product breakdown is minimized and product integrity intact
  • Low dust filling application
  • Gentlest product handling
  • Versatility to fill non-flow products by vacuum and free-flowing products by volume
  • Cans, glass, plastic, PET of any shape or size can be handled on one machine
  • Easy to clean, rapid changeover, low maintenance design
  • Designed for clean-room use for milk formula products
  • Individual head weight adjustment for maximum weight control

Details

  • ATEX approved
  • Belt-driven under drive system
  • Oil-free design – minimal lubrication
  • Individual head weight control
  • Latest PackML control methodology

Options & Models

  • Semi-automatic and fully automatic options
  • Single head, twin-head, three head, 6 head in-line, and high-speed rotary up to 300 cpm
  • PLF In-Line Gassing system can be incorporated into the design to reduce oxygen to maximize shelf life

SeamTec™

Available in three or six spindles, the SeamTec Seamer covers speeds from 50 to 600 cans per minute. It’s designed with the highest sanitary standards specifically for highly sensitive, high value powdered products (such as infant formula, beverage powders and nutraceuticals). The SeamTec for powder features no exposed lubricants, stopping lifters to avoid powder spillage and an optional foreign-particle prevention system. Seamers Upgrade Kits

Features & Benefits

  • Sets a new standard in hygienic design
  • Easy seam setting
  • Gentle can handling
  • No exposed lubricants
  • No powder bridging or spillage
  • Quick can and cover format change-over
  • Designed for packing high value powders

Details

  • The SeamTec Seamer is designed for cylindrical metal and composite cans for any type of powder.

Options & Models

  • Available in COMBI execution (2 x 3) allowing even faster can format change-over.

Container Inspection and Particulate Detection with Reject

Features & Benefits

  • Particulate detection as small as 2mm for accurate rejection
  • Detects and eliminates foreign body contamination from the filling process, ensuring product integrity
  • Ensures container integrity and rejects to maintain efficient production
  • No lubrication regime required

Details

  • Speed up to 300 containers per minute
  • Option of automatic position setting for quick container changeover
  • Optional embedded Ethernet protocols
  • Equal pitching by no tool scroll feed

Options & Models

  • Automatic position setting for quick container changeover
  • Optional embedded Ethernet protocols

Laser Date & Batch Coding System

Our Laser Coding System provides a complete solution for date and batch coding of products and packaging across a wide range of manufacturing sectors from individual packs to outer completed cases, where product identification codes and batch numbers are required to complement product traceability.

Features & Benefits

  • Codes a range of container types including cans, composite, glass, etc.
  • Vision inspection system for code confirmation or rejection
  • No ink replacement/storage – delivering cleaner operation
  • Air filtration for hygienic operation
  • No lubrication regime – low maintenance
  • Multiple language or symbols for use worldwide

Details

  • Unlimited lines of text in any orientation and a range of fonts and sizes
  • Suitable for both graphics and 2D datamatrix codes
  • Speeds up to 300 cpm – text dependent.

Options & Models

  • Automatic position setting for container changeover
  • Optional embedded Ethernet protocols

Powder Induction System

This Powder Induction System is a highly-efficient, flexible liquid powder mix system. The mixing technology ranges from high-speed emulsification of powders into immiscible liquids, to simple blending of Newtonian fluids. This mix system eliminates dust formation that can contaminate products, helps make the workplace safer and saves money by reducing powder loss.  Ideally used for: vitamin dispersions, modified food starch, sugar, salt, spices etc., whey solids and milk solids, whipped toppings, dressings, sauces, pastes, ice cream mixes, yogurt pre-mix, milk powder, powdered cheese, powdered eggs etc.

Features & Benefits

  • Eliminates bottom seal
  • Ergonomic, efficient, and sanitary
  • Eliminates manual delivery of powders
  • Dust free environment reduces safety hazards
  • Eliminates entrained air and foaming while mixing

Details

  • 3-A design pedestal mount
  • Baffles – fixed or removable
  • Bag dump stations and bulk bag unloaders
  • Clean-In-Place (CIP) sprayball assembly
  • Complete turnkey installation
  • Cone bottom for high viscosity products
  • Double mechanical sanitary, dry running seals
  • In-tank detachable shaft couplings
  • Momentary trigger for remote wand operations
  • Multi-tank systems
  • Pneumatic vacuum pumps
  • Process automation with load cell batching or loss-in-weight controls
  • Sight glass
  • Sweep and scraped surface agitation
  • Tank access platforms
  • Temperature and level sensors
  • Vacuum wand assemblies
  • Water recovery for liquid ring pump

High-Speed Reject System

PLF has developed its own high speed, reject system, designed to reduce running costs and simplify operation. Precise rejection of containers at speed is vital for confidence in product integrity, i.e. barcode reading, underweight, damaged containers.

Features & Benefits

  • No air supply is required
  • Minimal moving parts for quiet operation
  • No adjustment required between container sizes for increased efficiency
  • Low maintenance

Details

  • Servo motor-driven system for efficiency
  • PLC controlled for continuous monitoring
  • Speed up to 350 containers per minute

Options & Models

  • ATEX compliant option

Scoop Inserter

The PLF Scoop Inserter is designed to place any design of scoop – either spoon or flat disk-type – into any type of container.

Features & Benefits

  • The same diameter scoop (spoon) with different bowl depths can be handled with no change parts required
  • No lubrication regime is necessary
  • Low maintenance
  • Rapid changeover

Details

  • Maximum speed 240 spm with a twin bowl application.

Options & Models

  • PLF Camera Detection System with PLF Reject System can be added as additional options to ensure scoop placement

Barcode Reading & Verification System

PLF Barcode Reading and Verification System with PLF High Speed Reject.A high performance scanning system for the identification and rejection of containers with incorrect barcodes.  The system ensures the correct product is in the correct container – verification at the beginning of the production line reduces downtime at the end of the line. 

Features & Benefits

  • Flexible siting along the line for verification at any stage of production
  • No lubrication required for reduced maintenance
  • Speeds up to 300 cpm for fast and accurate scanning
  • High speed reject to maintain efficient production

Details

  • 360 degree scanning of the ladder bar code