STiR coffee and tea magazine

40 STiR coffee and tea | 2023 Issue 4 (August / September) I MA Coffee answers the needs of the industry and its engineers' top-quality solutions enhance the performance of their customers. By following the trends closely and raising the technological level of the equipment, IMA enables customers to achieve their targets and respond to the market's evolving demands. The latest example of IMA Coffee's ability to innovate and pushing back the boundaries of capsule filling and sealing is called SYNKRO. Flexibility, speed, and a clean design concept SYNKRO implements the latest technologies to deliver the following key benefits: high-speed perfor- mance, space-efficient design, unprecedented flexibility in handling all types of capsule, whatever they are made of. Starting with the design, this machine is compact and enables easy access to operators for maintenance or cleaning operations. In particular, the pull-out dosing unit is quick to clean whenever necessary. The machine's footprint is relatively small for the high processing speeds that are reached, ranging from 800 to 1200 ppm. In terms of flexibility, there are many aspects which make SYNKRO probably the most versatile, high-speed capsule filling and sealing machine available today. Principally due to the magnetic shuttles operating independently of one another, SYNKRO will adapt to all needs. Bulk-fed, on trays or in stacks, whatever the material or size of the capsule, anything is possible. The most significant aspect of the machine's versatility depends on the different dwell times that are achieved at the different operating stations. This enables the customer to set perfect parameters accord- ing to the production scenario, adjusting each single operation and optimizing the final product quality. For example, the sealing system parameters — time and pressure — can be changed according to the material to be sealed. Moreover, SYNKRO can be fitted with a variety of different sealing systems, al- lowing customers to select the most appropriate solution based on materials used and the product they are processing. IMA Technologies and SYNKRO: In Rhythm with Coffee Industry Needs Sponsored Article SYNKRO, the new high-speed capsule filling and sealing machine by IMA Coffee.

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