CWM Automation has just supplied an ATP120 end of line Tray Packer to a major UK yogurt producer. The end of line system was installed onto the outfeed of an existing inline filling machine. Operating at speeds up to 120 pots minute, the Tray Packer collates pots of different sizes into groups of 12 and places them into trays. Incorporated into the system is an automatic tray de-nester. The tray packer utilises a 4-axis servo and can be size changed in under 5 minutes. The touch screen HMI also has instant memory recall for loading different product recipes. For more information, please contact CWM Automation on 01427 614222.
CWM wins contract to supply end of line Tray Packer
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Olive Producer orders new filling system from CWM
CWM Automation has secured a contract to supply a new filling system to a major olive producer, based in London. The filling system will comprise of an automatic product elevator conveyor, with vibratory feed and a volumetric depositor to accurately fill a variety of different products into bags.
The product depositor will incorporate weigh cell technology to ensure accurate fill weights, up to 50 cycles/minute.The filling system will be capable of delivering approximately 4,000 kgs/hour of product to the bagging machine and will have an adjustable filling range between 1kg and 5kg.
The new filling system will be installed in early 2011.
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CWM wins contract to upgrade 8 yogurt depositors
CWM Automation has just been awarded a major contract to upgrade a line of 8 yogurt depositors for a major desserts factory in the south-west of England. The dairy supplies desserts products to major supermarkets and wanted to upgrade its old filling assemblies.
CWM carried out a site survey and provided a detailed presentation of their proposal to upgrade the existing depositors. CWM will remove and replace the existing SPC controls with an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PAC and the latest specification Allen-Bradley servo MPAR cylinder units, manufactured and supplied by Rockwell Automation. The upgrade will also incorporate EtherNet/IP communications and use a fibre optic Sercos link. CWM systems engineers will re-write the software to encompass the new equipment upgrade.
CWM Automation is listed on Rockwell Automation’s “Machine Builders” approved companies database, of which there are only a very small number of UK companies with this recognition.
CWM’s Technical Director Mark Cooper commented, “The upgrade of the yogurt depositors will provide many benefits to the customer including:
- greater accuracy of fill weights
- improved reliability
- increased flexibility
- lower running costs
- lower maintenance
- easier operator interface”
Posted in Case Studies, News Tagged allen bradley, mpar cylinder units, overhauls, servo drives, upgrades, yogurt depositors Comments closed
CWM awarded SAFEcontractor accreditation renewal
CWM Automation is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme designed to help industry improve its safety record. CWM recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.
SAFEcontractor is a third party accreditation scheme that assesses health & safety arrangements. Many major clients recognise the scheme and accept the SAFEcontractor certificate as confirmation of competency. Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice.
SAFEContractor accreditation is expected to enhance CWM’s ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers. SAFEcontractor is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to food manufacturing.
John Kinge, Head of Risk at SAFEcontractor said “More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that CWM has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example which will hopefully be followed by other companies within the sector”.
Posted in Case Studies, News Tagged health & safety, risk management, SAFEcontractor, SAFEcontractor approved, safety procedures, UK contractors Comments closed
TSC Foods continues to expand its Scunthorpe facility with new pot filling machines
TSC Foods continues to make significant investments to increase filling capacity in its retail facility. TSC has recently ordered a second CWM200R 4-head pot filling and lidding machine from CWM Automation, which can pack soups and sauces at up to 120 pots per minute. The new pot filling machine has been tailored to meet TSC’s exacting requirements.
The first machine was installed in September 2009 and is already proving to be a resounding success.
CWM’s Operations Director, Phil Markham said he was delighted to receive repeat business from TSC Foods.
Posted in Case Studies, News Tagged cup fillers, cup filling machine, CWM200R, pot fillers, pot filling machine, sauces, soups, TSC Foods Comments closed
Major Olive Producer expands its new olive filling production
CWM Automation has been awarded the contract to supply a bucket filling line for a major olive producer, based in the south of England. The machine is a CWM100L capable of filling 3Kg and 5Kg buckets up to 20 buckets/minute and will be designed with great flexibility to handle a wide range of pots, trays and buckets.
CWM Automation worked closely with the customer to fully understand its requirements to design a machine which is both flexible and easy to use.
The new filling line will be installed in Autumn 2010 and will incorporate the automatic filling of olives, with liquid filling, film sealing and overlidding. The machines bespoke design facilitates quick and easy changeovers to different pack sizes and filling volumes using an automatic weighing & filling system.
Posted in Case Studies, News Tagged bucket filling line, Filling Line, heat sealing machines, olive filling, olives Comments closed
CWM Product Depositors are a hit with their customers
CWM Automation has recently received multiple orders from customers for its state of the art product depositors.
CWM offer depositors for both wet and dry products, with or without particulates. All its depositors are meticulously designed to meet customers’ requirements. CWM depositors can be supplied as stand-alone units or integrated into existing filling lines.
A major desserts manufacturer has ordered an FD2C twin head crumb depositor, which will accurately deposit crumb at 70 fills/minute and also an FD3 – triple head fruit cocktail depositor.
A major dairy producer has recently taken delivery of a FD2C twin head crumb depositor to fit onto its existing yogurt filling line for filling crumb type products into twin-compartment containers.
Posted in Case Studies, News Tagged auger fillers, CIP, clean in place, cream, desserts, filling systems, piston fillers, product depositors, servo fillers, volumetric, volumetric filling, yogurt Comments closed
CWM launches new innovative pot turnover & denester with pot clean facility
CWM Automation has introduced its latest innovation to the packaging industry. The newly launched pot turnover & denester, with pot clean facility was designed at the request of one of its biggest customers, who were faced with finding a solution to meet a major supermarket’s requirements. They turned to CWM Automation to design and build the new pot turnover unit, which automatically de-nests, cleans and inverts pots prior to automatically placing them into the filling machine.
The first of the turnover units was recently installed and the customer has already placed orders for a further two units.
Posted in Case Studies, News Tagged container, cup cleaning, cup inverter, pot cleaning, pot filling and sealing machines, pot filling machines, pot turnover, TSC Foods Comments closed
TOTAL Exhibition 2010 (NEC) is a huge success for CWM
CWM Automation made its debut as an exhibitor at the Total Packaging Exhibition held at the NEC in late May 2010. CWM was delighted to meet many existing and new customers on its stand. The stand showcased the CWM200R 4-head rotary filling and lidding machine, capable of filling up to 200 containers/minute.
CWM Technical Director, Mark Cooper commented “ This is our first exhibition and we are delighted with the amount of interest our equipment has generated. We received a large number of very positive comments and also very interesting enquiries from some of the UK’s major food and dairy producers to follow up”.
Posted in Case Studies, News Tagged auger fillers, CIP, cup cleaning, cup fillers, dry product depositors, lidding systems, pot fillers, pot filling machines, servo fillers, soup filling machine, Total Exhibition Comments closed
Wine Innovations chooses CWM for “Wine in Glass” in Australia
The twin lane ST100R Starwheel machine packs 2,400 glasses per hour and is fitted with MAP-F gas flushing to extend the shelf life of the product for up to one year. The ST100R Starwheel is designed for ease of use and is fitted with quick-release change parts to enable fast product changeovers in under five minutes.
The new machine will be installed in Melbourne, Australia in July 2011.
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