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Bag-opening system

Formost Packaging Machines (Woodinville, WA) has developed an innovative bag opening system for use with its GT-4 Bagging System for bakery products.

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A burst of air blows open a bag, while four openers hold it in place as bread enters. The machine has an illuminated display on the operator terminal for machine speed, product count, reset count, machine position input/output status and error/safety messages.

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