Packaging solutions company launches new palletizer

Flexible packaging solutions provider BW Flexible Systems has launched its new palletizer, the SYMACH 3500S. 

The push-type palletizer merges the original Thiele Master 3500 palletizer with the SYMACH palletizing platform, according to a news release.

“We’re excited by the many opportunities this innovation offers for manufacturers looking for a more robust palletizing solution,” Jan-Pieter Grootendorst, global product line leader for Bag Filling & Palletizing at BW Flexible Systems, said in the release. “The 3500S was designed to solve specific palletizing challenges, including the risk of rejected shipments, manufacturing footprint constraints and ease of operation.”

The stacking cage of the 3500S contains bags within specified dimensions, reducing and preventing product overhang for a sturdier and more stable pallet, according to the company. The process ensures that pallets are square, making them easy to load and stack in warehouses and trucks.

“We understand that our customers’ customers demand perfect pallets and are known to reject shipments if any bag damage or overhang is detected,” Grootendorst said. “Our SYMACH stacking cage eliminates that risk, ensuring that customer relationships are in good standing, and out-of-scope costs related to product waste are minimized.”

 The 3500S includes a human-machine interface which supports 12 languages and facilitates communication with enterprise resource planning, warehouse management and manufacturing execution systems. The machine also occupies a more compact footprint than a robotic palletizer.

 “When laying out a palletizing line for manufacturers, we always consider their upstream and downstream needs,” Grootendorst said. “For this reason, we offer many optional add-ons for pallet and slip sheet dispensing, conveying and pallet wrapping to provide a complete solution for their packaging line.”

 BW Flexible Systems is one of four divisions comprising BW Packaging, Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging machinery group. BW Flexible Systems brings together industry brands including Hayssen, SYMACH and Thiele. 

Its range of machinery options includes form-fill-seal packaging, horizontal flow-wrapping, bag filling, palletizing and aftermarket parts and services.