BEUMER sealpac: new, highly efficient FFS system for chemical products

As a single-source provider of filling, palletising and packaging systems,

BEUMER Group has recently introduced an innovative form fill seal system

(FFS system) to the market. The needs of customers in the chemical

industry may vary greatly; bulk density, flow characteristics and grain

distribution of chemical products require flexibility in bagging and

packaging until they reach the final customer.

With the new FFS system, BEUMER emphasises a sustainable mode of

operation. High throughput, availability and a compact design are key

features of the new system. Reproducible weight accuracy of the bags is

ensured. Furthermore, operators can handle the highly energy-efficient

system ergonomically.

Chemical and petrochemical products are partly characterised by high

product temperatures, may be dimensionally unstable and have special flow

characteristics. If these materials are filled into bags, their handling

can be extremely difficult. As a partner of chemical companies, BEUMER has

extended its range of products with the BEUMER sealpac. This FFS system

forms a bag from a prefabricated tubular PE film and fills it with

technical plastic materials like PE, PP, PA or PS. Salts, building

materials, fertilisers or food products can also be filled into bags

reliably, gently and sustainably. This system is equipped with a weighing

unit which, on the one hand, ensures that the quantity of material filled

is not too high as this would result in high costs for the manufacturer.

On the other hand, the bags must not contain too little material since the

specified quantity has to correspond to the actual contents. Thus

operators always obtain exact filling weights with the new FFS system.

Then the system seals the bags with a weight of up to 25 kg. This way

users can handle up to 2,600 bags per hour.

Less wear and tear, more clarity

In typical systems available in the market, the bags oscillate from one

working post to the next one. The resulting vibrations are transferred to

the systems and may lead to wear and tear even after a short period of

time. BEUMER guides the bags in a straight movement to the individual

working stations. The machine runs much more smoothly and there are nearly

no vibrations.

In the BEUMER sealpac the individual working posts for forming, filling

and closing are of modular design. This division makes work easier for the

service personnel since they can check each unit separately and replace it

as required. A unique feature of the BEUMER sealpac is its symmetrical

structure, which enables the operator to freely decide from which side the

system is operated. Moreover, the extremely compact design of the BEUMER

sealpac allows a space-saving and flexible installation.

For this system, BEUMER relies on proven components, which have been

consistently enhanced. All components are freely available on the market.

This reduces both the capital cost for operators and the delivery periods

for spare parts. Thanks to various options like print mark control,

automatic exchange of film rolls, detached film releasing unit, free or

rail-based manoeuvrability and the possibility of processing pre-stretched

film, the system can be adapted individually to customer requirements.

Saving costs across the board

In the chemical industry, systems are often running 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. Any standstill may result in considerable costs. Therefore, BEUMER

sets great store by high availability. The sealpac has a robust design,

which extends maintenance intervals. Its modular structure enables an easy

cleaning. Operators can quickly retrofit the system. Like all BEUMER

machines and systems, the sealpac is characterised by its

energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and safe mode of operation. The

construction series is equipped with an ergonomic control terminal (HMI-

Human Machine Interface) including an optimised user interface and

navigation. This enables the personnel to operate the system quickly and

easily. Users at the system are provided with an easily understandable and

intuitive interaction concept, enabling them to define efficient working

sequences.

This new system rounds off the product portfolio of the intralogistics

supplier along the customers'' logistics value chain. Thus, users only have

one contact for the entire system, from project planning and project

management up to service.