According to Haver & Boecker, operations across the globe in food industries can experience significant flexibility and efficiency gains from the new Radimat PathFinder.
The PathFinder conveyor system transfers bags from Haver & Boecker’s Radimat – a fully automatic empty bag separation and application device – to the Roto-Packer, a fully automatic packing machine. It overcomes space constraints, allows for full automation of the packing line and improves health and safety. The PathFinder also allows operations previously unable to accommodate a bag placer to install a Radimat automatic bag applicator.
“Customer success is at the forefront of our design process at Haver & Boecker,” says Frank Ormeloh, Haver & Boecker. “It’s why we’re so pleased to offer a solution to improve flexibility in the packaging process while also boosting efficiency, reducing maintenance and improving worker safety.
” Operations can customise their setup flexibly to accommodate the available space by curving the PathFinder route. With a total length of 20 metres, the PathFinder means that Radimat and Roto-Packer can be positioned in separate areas of the plant.
An entirely automated line curates a safer, more productive work environment. The PathFinder “efficiently and accurately” conveys each bag from the Radimat to a single-bag feeder at the end of the line which then places each bag precisely onto the packing machine’s filling spouts. The PathFinder means that operations that didn’t previously have room for a bag feeding device to implement a Radimat.
“With the PathFinder, workers are removed from the potential hazards created by dust development. Maintenance tasks on both the Roto-Packer and Radimat are easier thanks to the extra room available around the machines. All of this combined creates a safer and healthier work environment,” the company says in a release to industry.
