Q
1. Which are the machines offered by you for wrapping soaps?
Ans : We offer 3 different machines:
Q
2. What is Envelope folding?
Ans : As name suggests, end-folds in the pack are
pressed against the ends of the product and resemble a typical envelope.
A regular shaped product like soap bars can be neatly packed in this style.
Q 3. What is a Horizontal form - fill
and seal (HFFS) machine and why is it called so?
Ans : This machine forms a tube by pulling sealable
film over a forming block by means of pairs of pulling and sealing rollers.
Product is pushed into the tube in a timed way. Ends of the tubes are
crimped, sealed and cut to form individual packs.
In a horizontal machine the tube is drawn horizontally and the product is
pushed on a horizontal conveyor, hence the name.
Q 4. . How does the package formed on
the machine look?
Ans : Pack formed on HFFS has a long seam running
parallel to the product along the centre line of the base of pack.
Two
end seals also called Fin seals, complete the pack. This pack is also called
pouch pack or pillow pack because of its shape.
Q 5. What wrapping materials are
typically used on HFFS machines?
Ans : Typically laminates like Polyester / OPP, BOPP /
BOPP, CPP / BOPP, Polyester / PE or plain BOPP are used in HFFS machines.
Advantage of using laminates is that outer layer can be reverse printed to
give a glossy print appearance on the outside at the same time preventing
printing chemicals coming in contact with edible products like biscuits.
All materials used on HFFS must have sealable inside surface.
Q 6. Which is the favoured way of
packing soap?
Ans : Toilet soaps are packed in both pouch shaped
packs and envelope type overwraps. Although it is a matter of personal
choice, there are a few factors that make envelope type overwrap a better
choice.
Over wrapping or envelope type packing (with stiffener and Paper / PET
laminate heat sealable) has following distinct advantages over pouch pack.
Because of this, world over this is considered a better method of packing.
Some of the advantages are:
OUR
NEW GENERATION OVER WRAPPING WHICH OFFER GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY PRESENT AN
IDEAL SOLUTION FOR OVER WRAPPING OF TOILET SOAPS, WITH ALL ITS ADVANTAGES.
Q 7. Why go in for Mechanised Packing?
Ans : Mechanised packing has numerous advantages. A few
of the advantages are:
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8. Can different sizes be packed on your machines?
Ans : All the machines (FINSEAL 11S, WRAPPER 4000,
WRAPPER 4000 T) can be customized to suit
different
sizes by merely changing a few parts.
Q 9. What is the role of stiffener in
packing toilet soap in envelope-type folding machine?
Ans : Stiffener apart from protecting the delicate soap
also provides straight edges along which side folds
are
made. This is very helpful when packing soaps with curved facets.
Q 10. How much wrapper is required to
wrap a soap cake?
Ans : Wrapper size can be calculated as follows: Cut
length = Perimeter of soap cross section + 18 mm (minimum). It is better to
wrap a paper around soap to find perimeter.
Wrapper
width: Length of soap + Thickness of soap (at the thickest point) -6 mm.
Q 11. What about stiffner size?
Ans : Stiffner width = Length of soap - 1.5 mm
Stiffner
cut length = Perimeter of the soap cross-section
Q 12. What are the methods used for
sealing on overwrapping machines?
Ans : Wrapper can be sealed either by heat application
or by cold gum application. For heat sealability, wrapper should have either
a heat sealable layer or hot melt coating on the inside. Both WRAPPER 4000
and WRAPPER 4000 T machines are equipped with this feature.
For cold gum sealing, special formulation gum is applied on the wrapper of
the wrapping machine.
This
option is available on WRAPPER 4000 T model.
Q 13. Which is the better way of
sealing?
Ans : Heat sealing, without any doubt.
Much
better speed can be achieved and machine folders do not require frequent
cleaning too.
Q 14. What is Print Registration
Unit? How does it work?
Ans : Printed wrapper comes in form of roll which is
unwound on the machine during the process of wrapping. Slight difference in
pull length will make the printed matter slip a little with respect to the
product being wrapped. This slip is cumulative and soon it will become
noticeable and be unacceptable.
Print
registration unit continuously detects the slip and monitors the correction
arrangement to ensure centrality of the printed wrapper with respect to the
product.
Q 15. How do we order a machine with
you?
Ans : After the enquiry stage and having satisfied each
other with suitability of our machine for your product we can send you a
proforma invoice giving FOB / CIF values and delivery period. For machines
required outside India, payment can be made in 2 ways:
Q
16. We want to inspect the machine(s) before dispatch. What are our options?
Ans : We offer the following options :-
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17. How are the machines shipped abroad?
Ans : We send our machines in sea worthy packing case
as full container load (FCL) of a 20ft.
container
Q 18. What about commissioning of
machines?
Ans : Our service engineer(s) commission the machine at
your works wherever it is.
Charges
for the commissioning are mentioned in our offer.
Q 19. How do we order machine spare
parts?
Ans : We maintain an exhaustive inventory of spares.
The store is managed using our proprietary inventory software. All
international consignments are sent through DHL courier with whom we have
our corporate account. Payments can be made electronically by Bank Transfer.
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