TEEPACK receives the German Packaging Award for its „Air Knotting System“
TEEPACK Spezialmaschinen GmbH & Co KG’s latest development the „Air Knotting System“ has proven once again their leadership in development and technology.
Rewarded with the German Packaging Award during the FachPack 2012, this invention is a new technological feature during the tea bag production process.
The tea bag threat is no longer mechanically stapled or knotted with needles onto the tag but rather the knot is produced with mechanical flow and vacuum technology without further tools.
There is neither the need for a stapling device to fix the thread with aluminum staples nor the usage of stable, specifically hardened and cost intensive steel needles.
The „Air Knotting System“ consists of two forming halves with locating chanels forming the desired knot.
The thread is sucked through the ducts by applying a vacuum and is tightened afterwards.
This procedure need 80 % less assembling parts than the mechanical one, and the assembly effort is also decreased by 80%, leading to 65% total cost savings.
The low number of wear and tear parts minimizes the costs for maintenance and makes the new system very user-friendly.
The new „Air Knotting System“ is easily installable into existing machine concepts.
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