Unifill to unveil new technologies at Interpack

Italian company Unifill, a manufacturer of vertical thermoform, fill and seal machines for monodose plastic packs for the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and personal care industries, will be displaying upgraded and new models at the forthcoming Interpack show to be held in Dusseldorf, 21-27 April. The company will be highlighting the launch of the new TF-02, which will have its European premiere at the show.

Italian company Unifill, a manufacturer of vertical thermoform, fill and seal machines for monodose plastic packs for the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and personal care industries, will be displaying upgraded and new models at the forthcoming Interpack show to be held in Dusseldorf, 21-27 April. The company will be highlighting the launch of the new TF-02, which will have its European premiere at the show. Engineered in the second half of 2004, this new machine is said to have a production output of 2 - 3 times higher than its smaller sister model, giving it an output of up to 24.000 units/h. One big advantage for the customer is the fact that tooling will be interchangeable from the small TF-01 to the fast model TF-02, which is particularly interesting for co-packers. But the company says that the development will not stop there as it is already preparing for the next generation of high-speed machinery, named TF-03 that will be shown in virtual reality at the Interpack show and will be commercially be available by end 2005. Another new product on display will be a recent bottle development called SmartBottle. This is a new type of plastic bottle with volumes up to 500 ml and produced on a thermoform-fill-seal machine from a single reel of plastic material. Owing to a new and patented system, the bottles will be produced without any outer seal edge, but with a smooth outer surface, making them competitive to blow-moulded bottles.