“Where two or more single machines can be compiled to form a compact block system, this gives operators numerous advantages,” said Karl-Heinz Klumpe, packaging product manager for KHS.

The KHS InnoDry Block combines a packaging machine with a palletiser and has a handle dispenser integrated into the packer. This setup is made possible by especially flexible buffer areas and the use of a highly dynamic handling system for layer formation which is being used in the blocked machine concept for the first time. Shorter conveying segments and, as a result, a considerable reduction in maintenance effort speak for the compact block. Format changeover times are also shorter as side guides are no longer needed on the conveying segment.

Meanwhile, Dusseldorf-based NMP Systems will exhibit trendsetting packaging systems at the KHS booth in the form of direct print powered by KHS and Nature MultiPack, for which NMP is responsible.

KHS will also display a high-performance system in the context of its partnership with packaging manufacturer Gerhard Schubert. Together, the two companies have developed a compact, multifunctional packaging block, which is distinguished by its great flexibility regarding cardboard packaging. It combines a Schubert erecting and closing module with a KHS packer and can even be expanded using the KHS Innopack system to produce film-wrapped and shrink-film packs. Operators who make the maximum demands of a modern packaging system therefore save space and at the same time enjoy greater flexibility.