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Heat-sealing machine with six stations

PACK EXPO 2012: Sonoco Alloyd’s Aergo™ 6 heat-sealing machine is NFPA 79-compliant and is equipped with one heat-seal station, one eject station, plus two open-load stations that can be used to accommodate up to two feeders for easier material loading.

Nov 20, 2012
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