KHS introduces Innopack Kisters Primus SP, which operates at up to 35 cycles per minute and complements the company’s range of Innopack Kisters shrink packers to include a low capacity machine.
As in the other series, the Primus SP machines are also cube-shape in design, creating more space within the machine for better access to components.
The machines have proportioned sliding doors with polycarbonate panes for operators to view the shrink packer – even during production.
The new construction has an open, hygienic design.
The machine is simple to operate and compact; with a length of 9,700 mm (including the shrink tunnel) and a width of 1,950 mm.
It can also be easily integrated into existing lines.
The Innopack Kisters Primus SP has a Siemens S7 controller, four drives with a main drive, tunnel drive, film reel drive and feed conveyor drive and identical servomotors for all function units.
In the previous Primus SP series, it was usual to have the switch cabinet under the shrink tunnel construction.
In warmer climates especially, the standard ventilation and cooling equipment used for the switch cabinet often exceeded its limits and additional or larger air conditioning units had to be installed.
The new machine has a welded tubular frame is used as a support for the shrink tunnel, with the switch cabinet placed next to the machine and therefore readily accessible.
The Innopack Kisters Primus SP processes many different types of container, from the plastic bottle through the glass container to the can.
Products and film are conveyed gently, with product-dependent wrapping curves and an electronically controlled curve speed profile giving optimum film wrapping results.
The shrink tunnel area utilizes variable hot air nozzle equipment and can be fitted with an optional energy-saving package for energy savings of up to 20%.
