Ishida Europe has introduced ultrasonic technology into its Atlas range of bagmakers.
The new Atlas 203-USS, as shown on Ishida’s stand at interpack in May, offers significant reductions in film and energy consumption to deliver excellent cost savings and sustainability benefits.
Ultrasonic technology uses sound pulses to agitate the molecules within the film; this causes them to vibrate and creates the heat required to seal the pack. Packs are sealed from the inside out to provide an overall stronger and more homogenous seal.
The ultrasonic technique requires less power, delivering energy savings of over 40 percent compared to standard heat-generated back and end seal operations.
At the same time, film usage is substantially less thanks to the sealing depth of the bags being reduced on the end seal from typically 10mm to just 3mm, and on the back seal from typically 13mm to just 6mm. This equates to a film saving of 11percent.
The machine is available in either a single or twin tube configuration, with a top speed of 140 bags per minute per tube.
Is comes with integrated iTPS™ software, which supports linked operation with mulithead weighers, throat metal detectors, printers, seal testers and checkweighers to maximise line efficiency.
