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Introduction
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Function
The Repak RE20 is exclusively designed for the packaging of foodstuffs, consumables and
officially registered drugs (both must meet the local recommendations and laws applicable
locally) in hermetically sealed packs.
In order to achieve this the machine works as follows: film is held between two chains at the
infeed of the machine. The first processing of the film takes place in the forming die. Here a
shape is produced in the film by a combination of heat and pressure. In the next part of the
machine, the loading area, the shaped film pockets are filled with the product to be
packaged. In the next area, the sealing die, the top film is applied to the top of the pack and
sealed to it. During the sealing process the pack can, if so desired, be sealed under vacuum
or filled with gas. Subsequently the various packages are cut loose from one another and, if
required, holes are made in the packaging so that it can be hung up on a rack. The packaged
products are removed from the machine via a conveyor belt or a chute.
