Packaging Equipment in Stock at Liquid Packaging Solutions

While the world continues to deal with supply chain issues from the pandemic, Liquid Packaging Solutions has worked to make equipment available as quickly as possible for packagers. In doing this, LPS has manufactured some common equipment when the components have been in stock. Currently, LPS has nitrogen purge systems and select turntables available for packaging lines, though current stock is limited.

Nitrogen purge systems can be used with foods, beverages and other consumable products to extend shelf life while also protecting the flavor, color and texture of the product. This is achieved by replacing oxygen with nitrogen in the headspace of the container. Over time, oxygen tends to have a detrimental effect on certain products that will not occur when those products come in contact with nitrogen. As containers move down the power conveyor, the nitrogen purge machine displaces the oxygen with nitrogen to achieve the desired effect. This typically takes place just before capping and sealing the containers to achieve the maximum benefit from the purge.

Turntables can be used with both automatic and semi-automatic packaging systems in a variety of ways. Loading turntables use a bottle guide to move bottles and other containers to the outside of the turntable top, eventually delivering them to the main power conveyor on an automatic packaging line or a semi-automatic system that uses conveyors to transfer bottles. Accumulating turntables can be used to gather products at any point in a system. For those with automatic lines, this table is usually seen at the end of the line, where finished products can be gathered and prepared for shipment. For lines that combine some automation with some manual labor, the accumulation table may be used, for instance, to gather products after filling, allowing manual labor to apply caps.

Turntables can also be used to shift the direction of bottles on a packaging line. When space or efficiency do not accommodate a straight line packaging system, a turntable may be used on the line to turn bottles ninety degrees, creating a horseshoe or other design for the line layout.

While both the nitrogen purge and the turntables are currently in stock at LPS, supply is limited. For more information on these products or other packaging machinery available from LPS, browse the product sections of the website or contact a Packaging Consultant at 219-393-3600.