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Throughout the years Entecon Industries Ltd has manufactured many Automatic Bag Slitters for different types of food manufacturers.
A solid bale fibre manufacturer contacted us with a project to convert our ASO to be able to cope with their bales.
This was a significant challenge as the fibre acted in a completely different way than the powder product we are used to.
The objective is to remove the plastic wrapper effectively, separating this from the fibre product while reducing the cost per KG for manufacture.
Entecon has produced a concept ASO Automatic Sack Opener 300ML (longer modified version of our standard ASO) to cope with the bales of fibre (3 different core sizes) with no physical adjustments between batches. The machine is to the customers configurations including using Allen Bradley Rockwell components and SMC / Norgren Pneumatics to ensure smooth integration and minimal spares holdings.
The ASO-Bale means that the client no longer needs 2 operators in full PPE to manually slit the bags containing a carcinogenic product - saving on time, costs and optimizing safety. This high capacity, repeatable automated solution removes the plastic into a separate waste stream.
Therefore, the saving on the cost per KG as per the original objective is achieved.
The client and Entecon developed the design criteria which includes:
Based on the client's criteria Entecon's Automatic Sack Opener (ASO-Bale) has the following design and features:
Machine is now fully commissioned and operational.
The main comment from the customer is about repeatability and reliability of the machine, giving assurance to their customer about the process.
Standard Blank ASO300 before anything is fitted
During testing of the machine we trialled a shorter bale with a plain over sack (grey) to prove it works.
Entecon Industries Ltd are a leading UK specialists in bulk material and powder handling. Every machine is engineered to order, ensuring optimal performance, safety, and long-term reliability. We believe that our STS is the best machine of its type available on the market today.
For more information about our Sack Tip Station machine or any of our other products or services, please contact us. +44 (0) 1276 414540 .
