Something New: Coffee Capsules in PLA with IML
IML automation for PLA coffee capsules debuts in the Americas.
IML single-serve coffee capsule machine from Beck Automation.
High-speed take out handling from Beck Automation.
Beck Automation of Switzerland is showing for the first time in the Americas an IML system for single-serve coffee capsules. Both the capsules and the labels (from Verstraete in Belgium) are of PLA biopolymer. The four-cavity mold is expected to run at 6-7 sec on a 120-m.t. Netstal Elion 1200 all-electric press. The cell includes a quality check with a vision system from IMDvista.
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