Packaging
SOLUTIONS FOR THE PET FOOD INDUSTY
Tuesday 19. April 2011 - Relying on its long experience in the pet food sector, the Concetti Group manufactures innovative bagging systems that offer flexibility and increased outputs, featuring many patented devices that allow an unprecedented accurate handling and sealing of the most advanced PE, PET and PE-Alu-PE gusseted bags demanded by pet food marketing departments. Moreover, Concetti Group proposes a new, appealing solution for the bags with zipper
For the weighing range Concetti have two solutions: a model for weights between 0,5 to 7 kg, called Mini-Net/N-CV, and a model for weights from 2 to 20 kg, the Net/N-CV. One weigher reaches an output rate of 900 bags/hour with weights between 2 and 10 kg, while many installed systems feature two weighers giving an output rate of up to 1800 bags/hour. The feeding system is particularly accurate as it comprises a belt for the main feed and a vibrating trough for dribble feed to add precisely the right amount of kibbles and obtain the desired weight with high accuracy.
When it comes to filling and closing machines, Concettis proposal is manifold. The IPF fills pet food bags from 0,5/1 to 7 kg and reaches 1800 bags/hour with two filling spouts. The IMF works with bags between 2 and 20 kg, featuring two filling spout with a total output of 1800 bags/h. The IGF has a single filling spout with which it reaches up to 1200 bags/h.
All Concetti machines for pet food are equipped with special devices for holding and restoring gussets of bags with different sizes and formats. In addition, they also come with patented systems for quad seal or stabilo bags, arranged to give all-round gripping of the bag, proper opening and realigning of the quad seal bags is simply left to chance. To guarantee a flawless seal, Concetti have opted for an in-built sealing system using high quality, heavy-duty components. On high-speed applications a seal-cooling device is supplied. Bottom vibration of the bag for compacting the product, an air evacuation device to improve palletisation, a device that permits the bag to be closed at different heights, i.e. below the carrying handle and many centimetres below the top edge, are further features with which these machines come equipped.
The most striking innovation of all is a patented, integrated, on-line reclosable zip applicator for ordinary PE bags. This device forms a zip closure from a reel, places the zipper and seals it into the bag mouth, thus turning plain, pre-formed plastic bags into zip reclosable bags at the touch of a button, ensuring a rapid payback for the end user and reduce packaging costs significantly.
This zip applicator can also be added to Concettis Continua Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) machines that produce regular bags or even quad seal/stabilo bags from simple, tubular gusseted reel stock.
The real satisfaction that users find in Concetti is shown by the many customers who return again and again. Just to mention a few of them: Cerere and Nova Foods, Russo, Dodson & Horrell and Bosch, are testament to the great contribution that Concetti can make to the success of a pet food company.