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Sep 20, 2023

BW Flexible Systems’ Hayssen ISB VFFS Machine

This next-generation design of vertical form fill seal machines was developed

This next-generation design of vertical form fill seal machines was developed through customer interviews for intelligent, sanitary bagging.

BW Flexible Systems—a Barry-Wehmiller company and flexible packaging systems provider—is show casing its Hayssen intelligent sanitary bagger (ISB), which provides sanitary design, modern industrial machine intelligence, and intuitive operation for vertical form-fill-seal packaging. Voice of customer interviews in the frozen/individual quick freezing (IQF), fresh produce, and cheese industries were conducted in order to develop the Hayssen ISB system, focusing on pain points and preferred features. Customers emphasized the need for easy change over and flexible design that is intuitive to operate.

Machine capabilities include:

"One of the selling features of this machine is what we call our stager cooler, which is servo-driven and independent of the jaw. This is a critical feature for protecting the cross-seal area," says Ed Haarsgaard, BW Flexible Systems’ Sales Leader for new machinery.

The machine features passthrough film threading, and its entire unwind and film path has been engineered to provide immediate film tracking adjustments. Film tension is managed and maintained automatically using a laser measuring system. The Hayssen ISB VFFS has earned an IP66 weather-proofing rating and a NEMA 4X rating for enclosures.