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.

GEA Aquarius BunchWrapper

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

Lollipops

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
Aquarius bunchwrapper confectionery lollipop wrapping feeding section
Further productivity benefits can easily be reached with underneath mentioned options. These options will bring you further operational efficiency and ease of use.
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
Aquarius bunchwrapper confectionery lollipop 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
Output600 lollipops/min800 lollipops/min
Dimensions
H x W x D
2100 x 2355 x 1925 mm2100 x 2355 x 1925 mm
Machine efficiency (hard candy)92 - 94%92 - 94%
Diameter of a ball candy (min to max)18 - 35 mm18 - 35 mm
Diameter stick
(min and max)
3.2 - 5.5 mm3.2 - 5.5 mm
Length stick 
(min to max)
75 - 102 mm 75 - 102 mm
Wrapping materialCellophane
Polypropylene
PVC
wax paper
Cellophane
Polypropylene
PVC
wax paper
Diameter wrapping material (max)420 mm420 mm
Advised thickness wrapping material25-40 mu25-40 mu
Spot dimension5 x 8 mm5 x 8 mm
Power supply5.3 kW5.3 kW
Ambient air factory 18 - 22 degrees18 - 22 degrees

Addons

Addons
Container filling system
Aquarius bunchwrapper confectionery lollipop wrapping with container

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
Aquarius bunchwrapper confectionery lollipops wrapping with label unit

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

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

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

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

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
Aquarius bunchwrapper popfeeder system confectionery lollipop wrapping

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 height140 mm - 230 mm140 mm - 230 mm
Container filling system container diameter120 mm - 230 mm120 mm - 230 mm
Standard jarround/cylindricalround/cylindrical
Maximum speed20 jars per minute20 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 outputup to 600 p/mup to 800 p/m
Diameter lollipop label on stick18 - 35 mm18 - 35 mm
Label on stick dimensionstandard 60 x 20 mmstandard 60 x 20 mm
Label on film output600 p/mnot applicable
Diameter lollipop label on film23 - 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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