Tetra Pak aseptic packaging system eliminates the need for refrigeration

In general, refrigeration plays a very important role in the quality of dairy products. However, if you want to keep the product at room temperature without loss of quality, you need to work on the product processing and packaging. In view of this, Tetra Pak designed a series of carton filling systems to ensure that the packaged dairy products do not need to be refrigerated and change their loops, providing customers with additional choices and convenience in transportation distribution and product display.

High-speed, simple and economical filling system

The TBA/22 filling system manufactured by Tetra Pak, belonging to the TetraBrik aseptic filling series, is designed for large manufacturers that pack single product sizes. With a packaging capacity of 20,000 boxes/hour for a single product, this makes it the fastest filling cartoner in the world today.

The high speed of the equipment brings about high productivity, low operating costs and huge profits. It is worth mentioning that compared with other TetraBrik aseptic filling systems, the TBA/22 uses a simpler mechanical structure, which helps reduce operating and maintenance costs.

Continuous process

The rapid packaging capacity of the filling machine is due to its continuous flow-type operating principle, which is unmatched by the turntable operations used by other machines of the same type. The chain drive mode used in this filling machine allows the packaged product to flow smoothly through the machine, allowing it to easily pass through even in the critical gripper unit and the final folder position, without compromising its continuous flow. Because the entire process is continuous and uninterrupted, transporting products between stations requires no change in speed, and packaging capacity can be controlled at a high level. On the other hand, turntable operations require speed adjustments that impede the speed of production.

Although the packaging produced using the new filling system is not very different from the previous ones, its value lies in increasing profits by reducing operating costs. In fact, research conducted by Tetra Pak showed that the TBA/22 filling system can save more than 20% of the packaging operation cost compared to the TBA/19 filling system. When compared to other similar filling systems, the cost savings can be as much as 35%.

Package Size

The filling system is capable of producing TBA ordinary Tetra bags with a volume of 200 and 250 ml. The company is currently working on product development and hopes to produce a TBA/22 filling system that can produce 1 liter volumetric packaging at a high speed of 12,000 boxes/hour.

Diversified filling system

In order to meet the needs of other markets and meet the diversified product range of customers, Tetra Pak designed a TBA/21 filling machine that can pack 1 liter volume boxes. It can flexibly handle the uniqueness of various packaging shapes and volumes (125-1136 ml) to make it the best in the packaging field.

Flexible and efficient

The advantages of this machine lie mainly in the flexibility of the dimensions of the packaged product, as well as the enhanced production capacity: the packaging speed of the 1 liter carton pack is 7000 cartons/hour 200 and the packaging speed of the 250 milliliter cartons is 8,000 cartons/hour.

The filling machine features standard features such as high production capacity, advanced servo motor technology, highly automated and accurate sealing technology, and built-in monitoring functions provided by the company's Packaging Line Monitoring System (PLMS). Other advanced features include an easy-to-use control panel and dual-wheel automatic clutches. Combining these advantages can ensure long-term operation of the machine and reduce operating costs.

Package Size

At present, TBA/21 series filling machines can produce 7 kinds of packaging forms. Three of them were TBA 200 ml normal, 200 ml slender and 250 ml normal Tetra Pak. The other five are family packs: TBAl liters regular, l liters slender, 1 litre square, traPrismaAseptic Series 1 open slender, and TBA 1500 ml slender Tetra Pak. In the future, Tetra Pak will also expand its packaging capacity to produce TBA 500 ml slender Tetra Pak and Tetra Prisma Aseptic series 330 ml cartons.

Each package's size and shape is controlled by a separate, interchangeable volume changer, and the fitting of the conversion cycle requires two technicians.