ATS LAUNCHES NEW RANGE OF JAR LIDS FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE MARKET

The Advanced Tooling Systems (ATS) group, a global engineering services provider operating in a wide variety of industry sectors including packaging, has launched a new range of jar lids for the food and beverage market.

ATS Packaging Machinery has expanded its capping solutions for the food and beverage sector with the introduction of a range of new jar capping machines. The company details that the new FBL-150, 350 and 500 models provide fast and efficient automatic placement and adjustment of Twist-Off (TO) and Press-on, Twist-Off (PT) metal closures on glass jars and bottles under vacuum.

They are suitable for a wide variety of products, such as mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, cooking sauces, pickled vegetables, jams and honey. The choice of machines can handle containers with neck sizes from 27 mm to 110 mm at speeds up to 500 jars per minute. They can also be supplied with an accompanying vertical cap sorter-feeder for an all-in-one feeding and capping solution.

Richard Aitchison, technical sales and product manager for ATS Packaging Machinery, says, “These new machines will add to our capabilities in developing solutions tailored to specific customer requirements. We are proud of our track record in product design, development and manufacturing, and collaborate with some of the world’s leading companies.”

With three manufacturing centers and satellite design facilities in central and northern England, ATS offers one of the most advanced, diverse and comprehensive ranges of engineering services and products. Specialized divisions bring expertise and experience in areas including injection mold tooling, tool and pattern making, component molds, custom automation and packaging machinery, ensuring that their services add value to products.