A highlight of the BW Packaging Systems stand at AUSPACK 2022 was its tech for craft beer filling and seaming – the Pneumatic Scale Angelus CB50F.
The CB50F filler and seamer uses PSA’s cam-driven multi-head rotary seamer technology, transferred to low-speed in-line applications.
“Our machines have been around for over a century in the can seam business, and there are over 16,000 machines of Angeles branded seamers in belt. In recent years we have made smaller machines using the same high-speed technology and miniaturising it for the craft beer space,” says Gordon Wood, GM, Barry-Wehmiller Australia, explaining that the CB50F features the modern technology for filling and seaming which has been tried, tested and proven for cans for over 100 years, in one machine.
He points out that the machine features a compact footprint, jam-resistant mechanical design, and speeds of up to 50 cans per minute.
“The key to ensuring that oxygen levels are low, is to have a well-seamed can,” says Wood, explaining that the CB50F
is designed to minimise product loss and keep dissolved oxygen levels low in the can.
“The Angelus brand name combined with a high-speed beverage is a big selling point for us,” he says.
Wood first attended AUSPACK in 1993 and confirms that this is his 15th show. He says that this year’s show has provided a good platform for Barry-Wehmiller staff on the stand to re-engage with the wider packaging community, exhibitors and colleagues, and hopefully, new customers.
Packaging equipment supplier BW Packaging Systems (which represents the collective capabilities of Barry-Wehmiller packaging companies), offers solutions in over 40 locations around the world.
