A complete integrated solution for coffee capsules
It is a huge undertaking to take care of the entire production process of a new design, from the definition of each component’s geometry through to the presentation of the final product, ready for the supermarket shelves. It is something that many companies dream of doing at least once in their lifetime, but very often it is a project that has to remain just an idea, due to the obvious difficulties involved – huge investments in terms of research and development, a tough time frame to be defined at the beginning of the project, tests to be repeated over and over again in order to find the right way, and so on. Despite this, the steady growth of the company Gefit (booth A64, hall 13, at K 2016), now nearing its fiftieth birthday, is able to do just this – offer its customers complete systems, starting from cooperation in the development of the plastic product design and including the manufacturing of injection moulds, high-speed and quality assembly machines and vision inspection cells. Take, for example, the important projects it has implemented for the complex and exciting market of coffee capsules. Thanks to the experience achieved in the different technical areas in which it has been operating since 1967, Gefit has designed, manufactured and delivered to its customers several complete lines for the production, assembly and quality control of these capsules, lines that have proved hugely successful in markets worldwide. Since nothing ever happens by chance, a project like this always starts with in-depth mould flow analysis and quality inspections of the different materials to be used for manufacturing the pilot moulds; another primary and basic step is to collect and study the injection parameters, system reliability and performances of the product. At that point, it is possible to enter the heart of the project, with the manufacturing of the multi-cavity production moulds, a stage often supported by GefVision, the vision inspection cell used in this specific segment to monitor the correct filling of the mould and check for any defects. GefLining is the platform designed by Gefit for the insertion and welding of the liner inside the coffee capsules, capable of reaching dizzying output levels, close to 90,000 pieces per hour. Finally, to definitively conclude the production and packaging process, the engineers of the Italian plant in Fubine created GefFill, a modern and practical platform for filling and closing the capsules, which at this point are ready for delivery. In short, it is a complete integrated solution that, in the meantime, has already been successfully tested in the more traditional beverage market, particularly for the production of caps and closures for mineral water and soft drink bottles and cardboard containers for fruit juices. The offer of similar complete plants has pleased and fully satisfied the customers. Furthermore, in these cases, since the customer is dealing with a single supplier, and therefore there is only one contact for the whole project, any risk of splitting or losing information is eliminated entirely and the possibility of checking and testing the whole machine in the same place and at the same time results in concrete time and therefore cost savings.
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