Aquarius Lollipop equipment
GEA Aquarius BunchWrapper
Over 20 years our GEA Aquarius BunchWrapper series ensures hermetically sealed lollipop wrapping with optimal productivity and fast changeovers for the confectionery market. Offering flexibility in further continuous packaging in bags or containers or tools for marketing purposes.
Flexibility meets ultimate output
With this optimization you will benefit of fast and smooth changing over to a different diameter lollipop with the simplicity of this change over to another diameter lollipop for your operators.
Therefore, the best choice in the market as it offers you the well-known reliability with highest efficiency. With now additional output which results in extra sales volumes when handling multiple diameter lollipops all wrapped in a future proof design.
Key benefits:
- Increased output – when frequently changing over to another diameter and size lollipop
- Simplicity – automatic configuration ensures fast, efficient and safe change over
- Future proof design – no mechanical changes needed. The machine is already prepared for future change overs to different diameter lollipops
Main applications
Bunchwrap style: hard candy or 3D ball lollipops with a diameter of 18 up to 35 mm
Flexibility you need:
- We are introducing easy installation for each diameter lollipop and you will be up and running within half an hour
- Easy to integrate in a line solution with PopFeeder systems and container filling systems
- BunchWrapper 600 upgradeable to 800 when needing to add capacity
Ease of use:
- Thanks to automatic configuration, the recipe menus on the touchscreen will be controlling your equipment problem free and avoid wrong setting in your machine
- Splicing unit for automatic film changes without standstill wrapping machine
- Reproducible settings using recipe management in touchscreen
Easy to maintain:
- Closed machine housing for easy cleaning and reduction usage of wear and tear parts as these are protected against entry of dust
- Working and control components are placed in stainless steel compartments
Specifications
Specifications
Auto splicing unit
System for automatic changing of film reels without stopping the wrapping machine
Popcounter/rejector
System for automatic discharge of the lollipops with spliced film or for counting lollipops and discharging a defined number via two different chutes
Airco e-box
Unit, which cools the electrical cabinet, to protect the servo drives. For ambient temperatures of > 25 degrees Celsius.
Service and maintenance
Modem to connect between customer and GEA Weert. Will enable remote support and intervention (if agreed) in the area of the electronics. Supports up to four machines.
Back up power supply for controls
In case of power cut, system provides power to 24VDC circuit of the machine, to secure machine setting.
Virtual network connection
In case of broken touch screen, machine can be operated via laptop.
Spare parts package
Covers the use of the majority of wear and tear parts for approximately 2 years. Costs less than 3% value machine.
| Technical data sheets equipment
Quick reference data Wrapping machinery | GEA Aquarius
BunchWrapper 600 | GEA Aquarius
BunchWrapper 800 |
| Output | 600 lollipops/min | 800 lollipops/min |
| Dimensions
H x W x D | 2100 x 2355 x 1925 mm | 2100 x 2355 x 1925 mm |
| Machine efficiency (hard candy) | 92 - 94% | 92 - 94% |
| Diameter of a ball candy (min to max) | 18 - 35 mm | 18 - 35 mm |
| Diameter stick
(min and max) | 3.2 - 5.5 mm | 3.2 - 5.5 mm |
| Length stick
(min to max) | 75 - 102 mm | 75 - 102 mm |
| Wrapping material | Cellophane
Polypropylene PVC wax paper | Cellophane
Polypropylene PVC wax paper |
| Diameter wrapping material (max) | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Advised thickness wrapping material | 25-40 mu | 25-40 mu |
| Spot dimension | 5 x 8 mm | 5 x 8 mm |
| Power supply | 5.3 kW | 5.3 kW |
| Ambient air factory | 18 - 22 degrees | 18 - 22 degrees |
Addons
AddonsContainer filling system
This dedicated container filling system can be directly linked to the wrapping machines. The container filling system is designed to run with one type of container box at a time. On request there is also a possibility to fill the lollipops in boxes at speeds up to 20 containers per minute. Providing you to safely transport your lollipops and gives you the opportunity to promote your product on the shelf or counter.
BunchWrapper Label-on-stick
Labeling for even greater impact on your brand
Good looking, high quality, wrapping differentiates your products and therefore will make sure your product will be recognized and will make sure that customers wants to buy your product. Our GEA Aquarius BunchWrapper with label on stick unit will inspire your marketing team to give an additional attention to your product and brand as this is an ideal carrier for for additional branding, themed actions and other promotional information.
BunchWrap scratch and win revised
Label on stick will inspire
Label on stick: The Label-on-stick technique, which accurately applies a double-sided flag-like label to the stick just below the wrapper, provides two perfectly flat surfaces for additional branding, themed actions and promotional information.
BunchWrap stickers_heart
Two perfectly flat surfaces for additional branding
This technique expands the differentiation possibilities even further with actions like lucky number draws and lotteries or scratch-and-win cards which are just some of the novel ways to run promotional actions and boost sales.
BunchWrapper Label-on-film
Additional attention to your product
Good looking, high quality, wrapping differentiates your products and therefore will make sure your product will be recognized and will make sure that customers wants to buy your product. Our GEA Aquarius BunchWrapper with label on film will inspire your marketing team to give an additional attention to your product and brand as this is an ideal carrier for topical actions.
BunchWrapper stickerbook
Inspired labeling
Inspired labeling techniques provide more marketing opportunities such as: Label-on-film is an ideal carrier for topical actions like Halloween tattoos, Valentine’s Day stickers and sport or other popular events. It also provides an opportunity for making complete collections of themes like animals, cartoon characters and alphabet letters.
BunchWrapper letters-on-glass
Open the door to a wide range of possibilities
These collections can be combined with give-away albums for collecting a full set. Alternatively, the label-on-film can be used in combination with an opaque outer film for inserting surprise stickers. This versatile labelling technique opens the door to a wide range of possibilities that not only attract customers in the store but also keep them coming back for more to complete a collection.
Popfeeder system
Ultimate efficiency is ensured with The GEA Aquarius PopFeeder system which can be integrated in a complete line solution. Via automatic infeed of the lollipops out of the GEA Aquarius PopCooler B unit the lollipops are transported via, easy to clean, food grade belts towards the GEA Aquarius wrapping machines and after being wrapped to be transported further to a single point to be packed further for transportation.
| Technical data sheets equipment
Quick reference data wrapping machinery | GEA Aquarius
BunchWrapper 600 | GEA Aquarius
BunchWrapper 800 |
| Container filling system container height | 140 mm - 230 mm | 140 mm - 230 mm |
| Container filling system container diameter | 120 mm - 230 mm | 120 mm - 230 mm |
| Standard jar | round/cylindrical | round/cylindrical |
| Maximum speed | 20 jars per minute | 20 jars per minute |
Product specific information for label on stick/film
| Technical data sheets equipment
Quick reference data wrapping machinery | GEA Aquarius
BunchWrapper 600 | GEA Aquarius
BunchWrapper 800 |
| Label on stick output | up to 600 p/m | up to 800 p/m |
| Diameter lollipop label on stick | 18 - 35 mm | 18 - 35 mm |
| Label on stick dimension | standard 60 x 20 mm | standard 60 x 20 mm |
| Label on film output | 600 p/m | not applicable |
| Diameter lollipop label on film | 23 - 35 mm | |
| Label on film dimensions (round) | diameter / width lollipop
minus 3 mm (diameter from 20 up to 32 mm) | not applicable |
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