Automated Packaging Systems launches food packaging with in-line weigher

Automated Packaging Systems and Aja, specialist in weighing solutions for food packers, have developed in-line weighing for the FAS SPrint Revolution food bagging system

Food packaging operations could reduce bagging costs by up to 75% and improve accuracy, according to Automated Packaging Systems.

Designed to cater to small or medium volume businesses with multiple lines, irregular or hard to handle products, the system offers an efficient, easy to clean packaging system, ideally suited for applications that require regular wash down.

Malcolm Vale, food sales manager, Automated Packaging Systems, toldPackaging News the full system will increase throughputs compared to conventional methods and also allow product give-away to be reduced by accurate weighing.

“Our aim, as always, is to increase productivity for our customers. With this collaboration we are not only demonstrating that we understand packaging needs but we are providing customers with a total packaging system. Food packaging operations face the increasing challenge of preventing product giveaway. We wanted to solve this problem and approached Aja. It will be the first time we have showcased the system at this years Foodex and we are looking forward to demonstrating how we can improve visitors’ food packaging process.”

Automated Packaging Systems will be displaying the new system at Foodex exhibition (Stand H290), 24-26 March 2014 at the NEC.

Source: Packaging News (http://goo.gl/osR6Si)