The Xact stand at the annual Farm Shop & Deli Trade Show in Birmingham was visited by deli and farm shop owners keen to see our packing machines in action. Our live demonstrations showed how our net packing machine FT14 can help them more fruit and vegetables, with professional packaging results similar to supermarkets.
Visitors to our stand were also impressed by the Magika stretch wrapping machine. It is designed to stretch film wrap any items. The Magika is the ideal solution for all fruit and vegetable suppliers, farm shops, supermarkets, cash & carry, stores, butchers, delicatessens, bakeries and much more. The end result is a great looking packaged product which will improve the lifespan of your products.
Thank you to everyone who came to visit our stand at the show. For further information, please call Xact on 0151 479 3020 or email info@xactpack.co.uk
Click below to see a video of both machines in action.
The Xact stand at the annual Farm Shop & Deli Trade Show in Birmingham was visited by lots people keen to see our packing machines in action. Our live demonstrations showed how our net packing machine FT14 can help them more fruit and vegetables, with professional packaging results similar to supermarkets.
Visitors to our stand were also impressed by the Magika stretch wrapping machine. It is designed to stretch film wrap any items. The Magika is the ideal solution for all fruit and vegetable suppliers, farm shops, supermarkets, cash & carry, stores, butchers, delicatessens, bakeries and much more. The end result is a great looking packaged product which will improve the lifespan of your products.
Thank you to everyone who came to visit our stand at the show. For further information, please call Xact on 0151 479 3020 or email info@xactpack.co.uk
Click below to see a video of both machines in action.
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Xact Showcase Net Packing Machine at the Farm Shop & Deli Show
Xact will be at the Farm Shop & Deli Show, 18th -20th April, NEC Birmingham. Our FT14 Net Packing Machine is already helping Farm Shops and Deli’s across the UK and Ireland achieve packaging results similar to the big supermarkets shelves. Capable of packing all fresh produce from citrus fruit to sprouts and onions, this affordable, easy to use and speedy machine is going to take help you increase sales and shift more of your produce.
Drop by Stand A159 to say hello and see our net packing machine in action!
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Save up to 12 tonnes of fruit per year with the BEST citrus weigher in the world!
The new ‘Exact 100’ is destined to be the best citrus weigher manufactured ever with its new innovative design. Giró’s engineering team have invested more than 5 years of research and development to achieve an outstanding product which will become a breakthrough in the fruit processing business. The Exact 100 is a high productivity and extremely accurate dynamic weigher combining the best features of both dynamic and static weighing technologies. It has an innovative system based on robotic fingers that give the exact dose of fruit to each bucket. This bucket feeding can be done at high speed allowing to fill up to 48 pieces per second in the 8 buckets. The high capacity buckets are driven through different carousels with a precise continuous movement. The brand new driving system is smooth and free of undesired vibrations.
State of the art in static feeding system:
The ‘Exact 100’ has the most advanced feeding system with 8 “V shape” vibrating channels and 8 robotic holding fingers array accurately delivers all pieces towards the loading buckets. It enables a high fruit feeding pace: 3 pieces every 0.5 sec. Totalling 24 pieces bucket load by using 8 channels.
Highest accuracy dynamic weighing system:
The 4 bucket channels are driven by a revolving chained carousel through 4 weighing gates (equipped with 2 load cells each). The system uses 20 out of 68 buckets to attain the best weight combination, ensuring a 10 g accuracy on each weighed batch.
A new and smart mechanical driving system together with a sophisticated algorithm help achieve best bucket feeding according to the fruit caliber and target weight. Balanced bucket feeding is vital in order to have the correct possible combinations to find the target weight.
Easy maintenance, accessibility and hygiene
Another important aspect which Giró engineers focussed on when designing the Exact 100 is its easy maintenance and cleaning. In addition to employing robust and reliable mechanical systems and easy accessibility to the components that may require maintenance, it is also designed for simple and effective cleaning. The 68 buckets of Exact 100 can be easily removed using only one hand. An automatic washer-sanitising machine will be launched with the machine which is ideal for both cleaning and sanitising the buckets increasing the lifespan of the machine.
The Exact 100 is a very versatile machine because it has 4 bidirectional output belts that enable it to feed a multitude of packaging machines. It is possible to install four GirBagger machines or it can feed 3 GirBagger and 2 clipping machines like CA-9s or CA-10.
For further information on the Eact 100 please call Xact on 0151 479 3020 or emailinfo@xactpack.co.uk
Two New Bags! The Window Compact And Window Ultrabag.
Giro’s range of bagging options has increased with the Window Compact and the Window Ultrabag.
The Window Compact is designed for horizontal display at the point of sales. It is ideal for sizes from 0.3 to 1 Kg particularly suitable for small and mid caliber fruit. It is a very compact package, hence its name, which optimises package size according to the content. The GirBagger UB-50, UB-60 or UB-65 equipped with an optional accessories is used to produce this bag. It is also based on Ultrabag style but reducing the length of the package and using a film with window. The recommended window dimensions are 140×60 mm or 130×60 mm depending on the size of the bag.
The Window Ultrabag is based on the well-known Ultrabag but a window has been included in the film that allows visibility through the mesh, giving a new look to the package.
The Window Ultrabag is the only package in the where you can choose the shape and position of a window according to the image or design printed on the film, offering an innovative and attractive alternative for packaging. With this unique feature, the consumer can see the product through a cut in the bag with a shape that is integrated into its design. The GirBagger machines UB-50, UB-60 or UB-65 can produce Window Ul trabag packs without any optional accessory as it was an standard Ultrabag package, with the only difference of using a windowed Girfilm.
Giró can supply the W-Girfilm making the window position and shape according to the design. The size and shape of the window may vary depending on the graphics of the film and the designer’s creativity. It cannot exceed 60 mm wide and 125 mm length for a film UB or UP-320 and 145 mm wide.
Features of the Window Compact and Window Ultrabag are:
Registered landscape designs.
Neat & tidy package.
Different shape windows – you can choose to have the window front & / or back.
Flexible – different diameter nets if the fruit calibre changes.
Minimum expenditure – can be made with existing machines.
Visibility – customers can see the fruit.
Nets – different options, sizes, colours, materials.
Airflow – air flows through the pack.
Neat pack presentation.
Good visibility of fruit.
For further information on the Window Compact and Window Ultrabag please call Xact on 0151 479 3020 or emailinfo@xactpack.co.uk
Giró has launched a new concept improving the appearance of the current clipped net packaging: the “Clip2Clip”. This variation of the clipped net bag is the incorporation of a label attached to both edges of the (clipped) package.
The Clip2Clip label can be made in multiple shapes and sizes to customise the package design resulting in a unique pack with clear marketing messages.
Besides the visual impact, one of the main attractions of Clip2Clip bag, is that the label is made of 100% Polyethylene and, with the exception of the clip, the whole bag is made with the same raw material (HDPE), for better recyclability.
Both the CA-10 (the only net clipping bagger in the world that feeds net reels) and CA-9 can be equipped with the new Clip2Clip labeller
Two Machine Options For Manufacturers
Giró offers two alternatives to make the Clip2Clip package. Both the CA10 and CA-9 clipping machines can be equipped with Clip2Clip labelling device.
The CA-10 is the only net clipping bagger in the world that feeds net reels, offering high productive efficiency, fewer stops due to change of consumable and significant savings in operating costs. The CA-9 is the standard clipping machine with automatic tube change.
The Clip2Clip labellers can be installed on the existing CA-9 and CA-10 clipping machines, meaning that any of these models can be updated without requiring new investments in packaging machinery.
With more than 2,000 units sold worldwide, the GirBagger machine is our best seller and the market leader in the horticultural packaging business.
The GirBagger can produce up to 9 different types of bag styles. No other machine on the market has this flexibility. With the Girbagger you can optimise your investment in your machinery, not only due to the cost of it but also for the floor area saving.
The GirBagger is suitable for a whole range of products such as potatoes, onions, oranges, tangerines, kiwis, avocados, lemons, apples or peaches. It is a sophisticated and intelligent machine which has the ability to interconnect many elements or devices, such as intelligent recognition system supplies (SCS) and interconnection with GirControl Plus.
The GirBagger machine is adaptable and can grow with your needs. You don’t need to start with the most equipped and expensive model, but any model can be modified according to the desired package results.
Giró has opened a new plant in Teruel, Spain aimed at increasing its production capacity. This is Giro’s 7th factory (the group has five factories in Spain, one in France and one in the United States) and for Xact this expansion means faster lead times and increased availability of its key products.
With a floor area of nearly 7000 sqm with future expansion options, the new Giró production plant will enhance it’s current capacity reinforcing Giro’s world leadership in production of tubular mesh and printed film for fruit and vegetable packaging.
This modern facility where plastic extrusion and production of knitted tubular mesh is made also has 1,400 sqm of storage capacity.
Lead time is a top priority! The growth in global demand, along with the strategic decision to offer the best lead times, Giro can now further increase production capacity and stocks of higher rotation products. The new production plant and the new logistics centre will allow an increase in stock coverage, minimise risks and incidents and improve the availability of
key products.
The 1,400 sqm warehouse stores 100 million meters of tubular meshMain entrance to the new factory in Teruel.
For further information about Giro’s range of products please contact Xact on 0151 479 3020 or email info@xactpack.co.uk
Automate the last stage of your packing process with the ‘GBF 100’.
Xact, in partnership with world leaders Giro, are excited to introduce a new product to our portfolio of packaging machinery, the GBF 100, a net bag tray filler.
The tray filling machine automatically fills trays at the end of your packing line at high speeds (up to 100 bags per minute) therefore saving labour costs. It is designed to fill trays with net bags from 500g to 4kg and the operator can choose to fill in one or two layers.
The GBF 100 can handle all types of cardboard cases or plastic trays with dimensions of 600 x 400mm and heights of between 180mm and 240mm. Depending on the filling requirements (number of bags, weight and layers) the GBF 100 obtains different outputs that can be seen in table 1 (below). The productivity increases when a double feeding conveyor is used, by channelling the bags through two independent collectors.
During the filling and exit of the tray, the machine vibrates to make sure the bags are well packed in and prevents any bags from sticking out of the top of the tray.
There are various accessories that can be added to the GFB 100 to increase its efficiency:
Weight control and rejection system
The device can be installed at the exit of the tray filler and automatically weighs all the trays. The operator can define a range of weight admitted (minimum and maximum). All trays that are out of this range will be rejected by an element that moves the wrong tray to a ramp with rollers for disposal. If the box meets the established weight requirement, the tray can be moved to the palletiser.
Tray feeder of 6 or 9 unit pile
Another essential accessory for the GBF 100 is the automatic box infeed system. This device piles the empty trays that automatically will be dispensed to the tray filler machine. Two models of tray feeder are available , the 6 layer (pile of 6 or 8 trays or 240mm or 180mm) and the 9 layers (pile of 9 trays or 12 trays of 240mm or 180mm). The tray feeder supports both cardboard or plastic trays.
Optional box feeder, available on a 6 or 9 unit pile.
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For further information about the GBF 100 please click here or contact Xact on 0151 479 3020 or email info@xactpack.co.uk
