Wrapping Machine features PC and PLC system architecture.
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With graphic-style touch-screen Human Machine Interfaces and multi-servo axis drives, Rose Forgrove Athena flow wrapping machine wraps products in variety of heat and cold seal materials at speeds from 5-300/min. It is capable of hosting twin splicing reel gear, fully automated in-line feeding conveyors, and automated reject stations. Machine can receive products from continuous or intermittent supply systems and run for hours without operator intervention.
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HayssenSandiacre Launches Rose Forgrove Athena Product Line
DUNCAN, S.C. - May 27, 2008 - HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal technologies and
services leader for more than 100 years, continues a long history of producing top-quality flow wrapping machinery by announcing the launch of its newest model flow wrapping machine, the Rose Forgrove "Athena." The Athena will complement the company's existing Merlin and Minerva range of machines and is its most flexible flow wrapper to date.
The Athena has been developed in both PC and PLC control system architecture with simple, graphic-style touch-screen Human Machine Interfaces. With its multi-servo axis drives, this machine is capable of wrapping products in a variety of heat and cold seal materials at speeds from 5 to 300 per minute. The Athena's robust frame allows this machine to accept features necessary for nonstop production. It is capable of hosting twin splicing reel gear, fully automated in-line feeding conveyors and automated reject stations.
These features allow the Athena to receive products from continuous or intermittent supply systems and run for hours without operator intervention. Interest in the new model is high, with several advance orders from major food and hygiene companies in both Europe and North America.
HayssenSandiacre is a recognized global leader in horizontal and vertical form/fill/seal equipment for the packaging industry and is a division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. Founded in 1910, HayssenSandiacre has become one of the largest providers of flexible packaging technology in the market, with annual revenues totaling $85 million.
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a diversified global supplier of packaging, corrugating, and paper converting technology, as well as engineering consulting services, across a broad spectrum of industries.
Barry-Wehmiller's balanced approach to the market is made possible through 10 interactive divisions: Accraply, a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling systems; Barry-Wehmiller Company, manufacturing bottle washers and pasteurizers for more than 120 years; Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), a pioneer in the creation, development, and integration of advanced information technology and engineering solutions; Design Group, a premier supplier of manufacturing automation, facility design, and other engineering consulting services; FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, a leading producer of advanced conveyance technology and material handling equipment; HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 100 years; MarquipWardUnited, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), providing advanced converting, printing, and packaging technologies for the tissue, nonwovens, and flexible packaging industries since 1919; PneumaticScaleAngelus, a global provider for filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, and centrifugation; and Thiele Technologies, a leading supplier of placing, bagging, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2008, a combination of organic and acquisition growth is expected to grow Barry-Wehmiller's annual revenues to more than $1 billion for the first time in the company's 122-year history, with more than $300 million in markets outside the U.S.
HayssenSandiacre
225 Spartangreen Boulevard
Duncan, SC 29334 USA
Phone: 864.486.4000
Fax: 864.486.4411
E-mail: sales@hayssensandiacre.com
Web Site: www.hayssensandiacre.com
For additional information, please contact:
Lacy Cooper
Marketing Coordinator
864.486.4251
