New, Tyvek® Roll-Feed, Cut and Seal Machine Increases Production Speeds and Seal Integrity, While Reducing Cost of Materials and Scrap
Sonoco has launched a new, patent-pending roll-feed, cut and seal machine for medical packaging applications utilizing Tyvek. This machine enhances production efficiency by reducing operator error, lowering tooling costs, and increasing sealing speeds and quality. It is compatible with various Tyvek materials and incorporates an automatic feeder to improve production rates. The machine's design allows for recycling of Tyvek scrap, aligning with Sonoco's sustainability goals. This innovation reflects Sonoco's commitment to improving packaging solutions in the medical industry.
- Launch of new roll-feed, cut and seal machine improves production efficiencies.
- Reduces operator error and tooling costs, ensuring better quality and accuracy.
- Compatible with various Tyvek materials, enhancing versatility in production.
- Incorporation of automatic feeder increases production speeds.
- Ability to recycle Tyvek scrap supports sustainability initiatives.
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Integrated machine brings automatic roll feeding capability of Tyvek to Sonoco-Alloyd Aergo 2 and Aergo 2 Plus heat-sealing machines, helping reduce operator error and tooling costs
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alloyd Division of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the most sustainable diversified global packaging companies, today introduced its new, patent pending, roll-feed, cut and seal machine for medical packaging applications that use Tyvek. This innovative, integrated machine brings automation to the production environment, helping to create a faster, more efficient production system for sealing Tyvek-based packaging. It makes for a versatile addition to the existing line of Aergo 2 and Aergo 2 Plus heat sealing machines.
“Any time you can increase speeds, seal quality and seal accuracy, while also reducing material scrap and tooling costs, it’s a win, win, win,” said Jim Lassiter, Sonoco segment vice president, Global Plastics. “Precision and performance are so critical in medical packaging where there is very little, if any, room for error. The fact that the addition of this machine to the production process is able to dramatically reduce, or in some cases, completely eliminate operator error, delivers peace of mind for customers because they can have greater confidence in the performance of their final package.”
The machine is compatible with all common Tyvek heat sealable lidding, Tyvek 2FS, 1059B and 1073B. Able to handle a maximum width of 14 inches, the roll-feed, cut and seal machine incorporates an automatic Tyvek feeder that increases production speeds of semi-automatic equipment, and allows for the use of thinner Tyvek due to the lack of air movement that could impact tray contact during the packaging process. Using either linear length measurement or a unique optical scanner ensures more accurate cutting registration, plus or minus 1/16th of an inch. In addition, given the construction of Tyvek, which is made from
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