The product-metering belt leads into a pair of tandem belts that separate the product from the column backlog and insert products into the flight spacings. Accepts polypropylene or shrink film packages.
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Ameripak Co.: Flight loader
The servo-operated in-line flight loader from AmeriPak (Ivyland, PA) feeds abutted product directly into infeed wrapper flights at speeds of 300-plus products/min.
Sep 30, 1998
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