Case History

Labelling on Pet Food Flexible Packaging and Pouches

27/05/2019

A pet food petfood producer requested a flexible solution o feed, print and label Doypack pouches and flexile packaging made of PET, PE, PA, OPP, EVOH, PVDC,SIOX, metallized PET,

Etipack provided an integrated system combining different functions: friciton feeding, thermal transfer printing and labelling of empty pouches as follows:

• Friction Feeder Whizzy 350, equipped with brushless motor , automatically separates and feeds pouches stacked in the magazine

• Thermal printing unit provides printing of barcodes, datamatrix and QR codes, variable data, ingredients. Production departments can update, vary variable date on labels as packaging needs and content vary

• Labelling machine applying self-adhesive labels for highest flexibility

• Couple of sucks for product stabilizing

• Couple of pneumatic pliers for pouch opening as pre-opening of pouches with minigrip closure was a major request

• Control on printing and device providing for ejection of pouches non-conforming with parameters set by the operator. Products must be labelled according to strict European laws on pet food as far as standards, health and quality

The choice of a combined system for friction feeding and labelling with self-adhesive labels, compared to alternative solutions, has provided to this pet food producer:

• The highest degreeof flexibility for a variety of treatable formats, possibility to customize label layout and information

• Guarantee to comply with law provisions with proven technologies in crucial sectors (food, pharmaceutical)

• Hygiene, thanks to the use of robust components and to the structure that facilitates maintenance and cleaning

• Choice between different types of systems, depending on specific production needs