
Bag filling with powder and granules
When filling bags with powder and granules there is a great need for a solution that is hygienic, safe and one that prevents damage of the products.
The pharmaceutical industry produces preparations, antibiotics, vitamins, and hormone preparations in ampuls, tablets, capsules, pills, and suppositories, as well as ointments, emulsions, aerosols, and plasters. There are exceptionally high demands of the quality of production—for chemical purity and for sterility. The industry is strongly regulated through GMP, FDA and must comply with a number of global and local regulations. Piab has a number of products complying with what is needed from the pharmaceutical industry.
When filling bags with powder and granules there is a great need for a solution that is hygienic, safe and one that prevents damage of the products.
A thermoformed blister or skin protects products and presents them in an attractive manner.
Cartoners (carton erectors) are designed to construct cartons and containers from flat blanks made of flexible paper board or similar materials.
Case erectors erect boxes from flat sheets of corrugated material.
When feeding equipment with powder, granules and tablets there is a great need for a solution that is hygienic, safe and prevents damage of the products.
Flexible packaging material is the generic term for soft packages made of film, foil or paper sheeting. Popular forms are stand-up pouches, bags, sachets and envelopes.
Two fairly common methods of applying labels with vacuum are tamp-on labeling and blow-on labeling.
There is a wide selection of products that is used very much today when palletizing e.g. suction cups, large area vacuum gripper systems, or ergonomic handling systems in combination with vacuum pumps…
When transferring powder and bulk there is a great need for a solution that is hygienic, safe that prevents damage of the products.
Many food products including meats, poultry, coffee and produce are often packaged under vacuum in order to extend their shelf life.
Regardless of what they are made of, or what they contain, sacks are handled with ease with the help of Piab’s ergonomic Vaculex® vacuum lifter.
The use of specialized machines for high speed pick-and-place of small items with suction cups is very common in the electronics and consumer industries.
The application is typically to transfer material from a big bag into a suction pipeline. We use a feed adaptor with a universal interface to connect to the big bag unloading system.
The very first part of the packaging process might require a filler tube or a hopper to be loaded with the product. Vacuum conveyors are used for this purpose.
Vacuum conveying offers the perfect solution for producers wishing to minimize their waste and maximize their productivity.
The application is typically to transfer material from a small bag such as a sac or plastic bag into a suction pipeline and into a conveyor.
When transferring tablets and other fragile material there is a great need for a solution that is hygienic, safe and especially prevents damage of the products.
High speed pick-and-place robots for placing small items like chocolate, cookies or other food stuff in packages.
These machines use a series of vacuum bars equipped with suction cups that move in a continuous rotary motion.
During the pouch/bag forming phase vacuum is often applied to transport belts that help provide a grip on both sides of the pouch/bag material.
Vacuum belt conveyors consist of a perforated conveyor belt that is connected to a vacuum through grooves in the bed of the belt.