Multipackers

Multipacking and variety packs are seen by many marketing personnel as a way of increasing sales of a product into the marketplace. To meet this requirement in the can and bottle market Enterprise Tondelli has a variety of equipment and systems to meet this need.

They fall into the following broad categories defined as follows:-

Kraft board type sleeve multipackers

This type of multipack would typically produce 1×2, 1×3, 1×4, 2×2,2×3, 2×4 and 2×5 packs although this is not definitive
Speeds would be from 80 to 120 packs per minute
Bottle necks could be through the board or enclosed.

Film only multipackers

Packs able to be produced are from 1×2 upwards
Machine outputs can be from 20 packs to 400 packs per minute as required for instance on a 2,000 cans per minute beverage filling line
For very high speed an automatic pre-printed reel change over system is available with the machine continuing to run at 80 cycles per minute before returning to 200 cycles per minute

Microflute cartons

Generally used for the larger multipacks such as 3×4 or 6×4
Machines from 20 to 80 cartons per minute

Often marketing requires to produce a mixed pack giving the customer for instance several flavours or variations of the same product in one pack.

A project for Mackle Pet Foods for instance meant making combining three or four different flavours of canned pet food into the same shrinkwrapped 6, 8 or 12 variety pack. A robot depalletiser and special laning system was supplied along with all the conveyors to meet this need along with a film only multipacker shrinkwrapper. The multipacks produced were then automatically laned, orientated and packed into a tray with film.
Multipacks often need special laning and turning systems after being produced and Enterprise Tondelli have a wealth of experience in this field along with the required conveyors
Another solution is a multiple star wheel system that also can combine different products into the same pack.

As turn key suppliers Enterprise Tondelli will design and supply a system to meet your needs.