Tray Packers | Automatic Tray Packer Machine | Smurfit Kappa UK
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Tray Packers

Automatic tray packers deliver a versatile, dependable, and highly efficient tray-packing solution, perfectly tailored to fit a wide range of product shapes and sizes.

Tray packers can transform your packaging process with precision and ease.

Available as modular systems - consisting of a standalone tray erector supplying a pick and place system - or an integral wraparound machine using a wraparound tray, automatic tray packers can be customised to suit a wide range of products.

Both systems are designed to enhance efficiency and productivity, but choosing the perfect fit for your business depends on your specific application needs.

Both systems use hot melt adhesive, offering material savings compared to traditional hand-erected trays. They can also accommodate the automatic production of lock form trays if needed. The wraparound system offers a tighter tray as trays are formed around the product as opposed to forming the tray and loading it afterwards.

What are the features of Tray Packers?

  • Hands-free: Fully automated operation in packing trays.
  • No hidden areas: Stainless steel construction with full-length acrylic guard doors, providing complete access and visibility.
  • Speed: Can erect 30 -160 trays per minute.
  • Multiple tray styles: Can accommodate a wide range of tray styles both lock-formed and using hot-melt adhesive for either transit or shelf-ready packaging.
  • Accommodate size changes: Size changes can be completed within 10-15 minutes primarily using hand wheels with digital reference counters.
  • Infeed systems: There’s a wide variety of infeed systems available for product collation.

What are the benefits of Tray Packers?

  • Space saving: Tray packers increase production space, as erected trays don’t need stockpiling, so you get more out of the same space. 
  • Fewer injuries: Using machinery means fewer repetitive straining injuries, an issue with heavier board grades for a happier, healthier workforce. 
  • Cost savings: Tray packers use less material than multipoint glued trays due to better palletisation, reducing your material costs. 
  • Improved productivity: Production lines don’t need to stop for breaks or shift changes, so your business can enjoy continuous production. 
  • No tear-out panels: No need for tear-out panels as trays have SRP features, saving time and labour.

Tray-Erector 

Automatic tray packer machine

With both wraparound and modular systems available - you can tailor your tray packing approach to suit your business. The right solution for your business depends on your unique requirements and retailer partnerships.

Both systems deliver exceptional efficiency, precise packaging, and unbeatable productivity to keep your operations running at full throttle.

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