Packaging Machine EMC2
Theegarten-Pactec´s EMC2 is a high-speed Bunch wrapping machine which was designed for chocolate products. Thanks to the continuous operating principle of the machine, the products are guided through the packaging process without any change in speed. This results in a reduced impact of force on the products and therefore a gentler processing compared to discontinuous machines, where the products must decelerate before each packaging step and accelerate again afterwards. Thanks to this continuous mode of operation of the machine, even fragile products such as effervescent tablets can be packaged at an output of 900 products per minute.
Within the packaging process of compressed effervescent tablets, an increased level of contamination occurs due to product abrasion. This has been considered by completely housing the machine infeed and equipping it with connections for the integration of the customer’s own suction device.
System Integration
The EMC2 packaging machine had to be integrated into a fully automated overall system consisting of product press, primary packaging in bunch and secondary packaging of several products in tubes. Theegarten-Pactec, as the supplier of the primary packaging machine, took the project lead, since the EMC2 packaging machine linked the product press and secondary packaging. In close cooperation with the machine suppliers involved, the electronic integration of the individual machines into a complete system was realized and mechanical interfaces coordinated.