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Packs stockings, tights, stay ups and knee-highs in polypropylene film
Peter Gilles GmbH & Co. KG is your partner for knitting machines and accessories. Not only do we offer you a wide range of different machines and spare parts, but also detailed and competent advice: starting with the careful determination of your requirements up to the decision for the suitable machine. Of course we offer the technical service, the corresponding spare parts supply as well as additional accessories;

Stretch winder VA 2000 Optionally available:
  -  MFD - motorized film pre-stretching
  -  NH - packaged goods - hold-down device / pressure plate
  -  printing on packaged goods  - on machines with  hold-down device  - adjustable
  -  fully automatic cover sheet applicator
  -  Safety fence / safety enclosure with light barrier for persons
  -  Tray-erector
  -  Automatic edge protection feeder
  -  hot foil - sealing
  -  chain conveyor / infinitely variable
  -  and much more. on request
  -  Equipment training and instruction
  -  Service and maintenance contract (Recommended
    

Core Selling Points & Advantages of Our Comprehensive Packaging Solutions
1. Seamless End-to-End Integration & Automation
Our primary strength lies in providing fully integrated packaging solutions, not just isolated machines. This means:

• Optimized Workflow: Designing and implementing entire lines, from conveying (Conveying Units) to primary packaging (Filling, Capping), secondary packaging (Packaging Automats), and final case packing.
• Single-Vendor Efficiency: Clients can acquire a complete, cohesive system from one reliable supplier, simplifying procurement, installation, and after-sales support.
• Reduced Bottlenecks: Every unit (Packaging Devices, Packaging Machines) is designed to synchronize perfectly, eliminating production bottlenecks and maximizing throughput across the entire line (Packaging Lines).

2. Tailored Solutions for Diverse Industries & Products
We don't just sell machines; we provide customized solutions:

• Specialized Expertise: Deep knowledge in Food Packaging Facilities/Machines and Beverage Packaging means understanding the unique challenges (hygiene, product integrity, shelf-life) for these sectors.
• Product Versatility: Our equipment can handle an immense range of product types – liquids, powders, granules, solids, fragile items – and package formats, from flexible pouches to rigid containers.
• Scalability: Our designs can accommodate varying production volumes, from small-batch artisanal lines to high-speed industrial operations.

3. Uncompromising Quality, Reliability & Longevity
In Western markets, equipment downtime is incredibly costly. Our solutions offer:

• Robust Engineering & Construction: Leveraging advanced Packaging Machine Construction techniques with high-quality, durable materials (e.g., stainless steel for sanitary environments) for extended operational life.
• Consistent Performance: Machines are built for continuous, heavy-duty operation, maintaining high levels of efficiency and precision over time.
• Minimal Maintenance: Designs prioritize ease of access for cleaning and routine maintenance, reducing service intervals and operational costs.

4. Advanced Automation, Intelligence & Data Management
Beyond basic automation, our systems incorporate smart features:

• Smart Automation: Utilizing cutting-edge PLCs, robotics, and servo technology for precise control, dynamic adjustments, and reduced manual intervention.
• Real-time Monitoring & Diagnostics: Integrated sensors and software provide live data on machine performance, allowing for predictive maintenance and quick troubleshooting.
• Data Analytics & Traceability: Our systems can collect and analyze production data (OEE, throughput, waste rates), enabling informed decision-making and ensuring full product traceability, crucial for regulatory compliance.

5. Stringent Compliance & Food/Beverage Safety Standards
This is a critical differentiating factor, especially for Food Packaging Facilities and Beverage Packaging:

• Hygienic Design: Adherence to FDA, EU, and other relevant food safety regulations (e.g., HACCP principles), featuring easy-to-clean surfaces, washdown capabilities, and prevention of cross-contamination.
• CE & UL Certification: All equipment, from individual Packaging Devices to complete Packaging Plants, meets strict European CE and North American UL safety and electrical standards.
• Sustainability Focus: Designs consider energy efficiency, waste reduction, and material optimization, aligning with the strong environmental consciousness of these markets.

Core Processing Technologies for Our Packaging Lines
Our packaging lines are built upon the precise integration and orchestration of several key processing technologies, ensuring a continuous, efficient, and high-quality flow from start to finish:
1. Container Handling & Feeding
This foundational stage ensures the smooth and oriented delivery of containers to the line.

• Unscrambling & Orienting: We use bottle unscramblers, cup unscramblers, or tray denesters to automatically sort, align, and feed empty containers onto the conveyor system from bulk. This involves precise mechanical or air-based systems to handle various container shapes and sizes gently and efficiently.
• Conveying: We employ various conveying units (belt conveyors, slat conveyors, air conveyors, puck systems) to transport containers smoothly and precisely between different processing stations. The key here is maintaining stability, preventing jams, and synchronizing speeds across the line.

2. Product Filling
This is the critical step where the product is accurately dispensed into the container.

• Volumetric Filling: We use piston, flow meter, or time/pressure methods for liquids and semi-liquids, ensuring high precision and consistency.
• Gravimetric Filling: We weigh the product directly into the container for ultimate accuracy, especially for high-value goods.
• Specialized Filling: We incorporate aseptic filling for sterile products, or vacuum/nitrogen flushing for oxygen-sensitive items to extend shelf life and preserve quality.

• Integration Focus: The filling machine is the heart, precisely paced and synchronized with both upstream container feeding and downstream capping.

3. Capping & Sealing
This stage secures the container to protect the product and provide tamper evidence.

• Screw Capping: We apply threaded caps with precise torque control using mechanical or servo-driven chucks.
• Press-On/Snap-On Capping: We securely fit non-threaded caps by pressure.
• ROPP Capping: We form threads and tamper-evident bands on aluminum caps.
• Induction Sealing: We create a hermetic, tamper-evident seal using electromagnetic induction.
• Heat Sealing: We seal film or foil lids onto cups/trays with heat and pressure.

• Integration Focus: Capping/sealing units must perfectly match the speed and container handling of the filler, ensuring no spills or misaligned closures.

4. Labeling & Coding
This adds essential product information, branding, and traceability data.

• Sticker/Pressure-Sensitive Labeling: We apply self-adhesive labels to various container surfaces (front/back, wrap-around, top/bottom) with high precision.
• Sleeve Shrink Labeling: We apply full-body or partial-body sleeves that conform to the container shape when heat is applied, offering 360-degree branding and tamper evidence.
• Printing & Coding: We integrate inkjet, laser, or thermal transfer printers for applying date codes, batch numbers, barcodes, and serialization data directly onto containers or labels.

• Integration Focus: Labelers are strategically placed for optimal application after filling and capping, often with vision systems for quality control. Coders ensure legal and traceability requirements are met.

5. Secondary & Tertiary Packaging
This prepares individual units for distribution and retail.

• Cartoning/Case Packing: We automatically load individual products or primary packages into cartons or cases. This can involve robotic pick-and-place systems or continuous motion cartoners/case packers.
• Bundling/Multipacking: We group multiple primary packages together (e.g., shrink wrapping multi-packs of beverages).
• Palletizing: We automatically stack filled and cased products onto pallets for efficient storage and shipping, often using robotic or conventional palletizers.

• Integration Focus: These end-of-line processes are crucial for logistics and retail readiness, requiring robust automation and synchronization with the preceding packaging steps.

6. Quality Control & Inspection
This ensures consistent product quality and line efficiency at every stage.

• Vision Systems: We integrate cameras to inspect fill levels, cap presence/alignment, label placement/quality, print legibility, and foreign object detection.
• Checkweighers: We use in-line scales to verify the weight of filled or packaged products, rejecting under- or overweight items.
• Metal Detectors: This ensures no metallic contaminants are present in the final product.
• Reject Systems: We use automated mechanisms to remove non-conforming products from the line without interrupting the flow.

• Integration Focus: QC checkpoints are strategically positioned throughout the line to ensure real-time feedback and minimize waste.

7. Centralized Control & Automation
This is the brain of the entire packaging line.

• Integrated PLC & HMI Systems: A central control system (PLC) manages all interconnected machines, while an intuitive Human-Machine Interface (HMI) provides a single point of control, monitoring, and fault diagnosis for the entire line.
• Line Synchronization: Advanced control algorithms ensure all machines operate in perfect harmony, adjusting speeds dynamically to optimize throughput and prevent jams.
• Data Acquisition & OEE Monitoring: This collects real-time data on production rates, downtime, waste, and energy consumption, allowing for comprehensive OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) analysis and continuous improvement.

Primary Application Areas for Our Packaging Lines
Our comprehensive packaging lines are extensively applied across several key industries, where they streamline operations and enhance product integrity:
1. Food & Beverage Industry
This is a cornerstone application, where our lines handle everything from perishable liquids to viscous foods, prioritizing hygiene and efficiency.

• Beverages: From still water, carbonated soft drinks, juices, and milk to spirits, wines, and beers. Our lines are designed for high-speed filling, capping, labeling, and case packing, often incorporating aseptic filling or nitrogen purging to extend shelf life and preserve product quality.
• Dairy Products: Including yogurts (with or without fruit pieces), milk, cream, and cheese spreads. Our lines emphasize sanitary design for sensitive dairy items, ensuring precise filling and secure sealing to maintain product freshness and hygiene.
• Condiments & Sauces: Such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, salad dressings, jams, and honey. These lines handle a wide range of viscosities, ensuring accurate filling and secure capping to prevent leakage and maintain product integrity.
• Snack Foods & Ready Meals: Packaging liquid fillings for baked goods, dips, spreads, and various ready-to-eat meals in cups or trays, often integrating heat sealing for airtight closures.

2. Pharmaceutical Industry
In this highly regulated sector, our packaging lines meet stringent cGMP standards, focusing on precision, sterility, and comprehensive traceability.

• Liquid Pharmaceuticals: Including syrups, suspensions, oral solutions, and injectables in vials, ampoules, or pre-filled syringes. Our lines ensure highly accurate filling, secure capping (screw, crimp), and precise labeling, crucial for patient safety and dose accuracy.
• Biologics & Vaccines: For these high-value and sensitive products, our lines often feature aseptic filling capabilities and integrated isolators or RABS (Restricted Access Barrier Systems) to maintain sterile environments and prevent contamination.
• OTC Medicines & Diagnostics: Packaging bottles of pills, eye drops, nasal sprays, and laboratory reagents. Our lines provide solutions for secure sealing (e.g., induction sealing for tamper-evidence), accurate labeling, and serialization for compliance and traceability.

3. Cosmetics & Personal Care Industry
This industry demands packaging lines that deliver aesthetic excellence, consistent dosing, and versatility for diverse product types and unique container designs.

• Creams & Lotions: For facial creams, body lotions, sunscreens, and gels. Our lines handle various viscosities and container types, ensuring clean, consistent filling and precise capping to enhance brand presentation.
• Liquid Cosmetics: Such as foundations, toners, makeup removers, and perfumes. Our lines focus on preventing drips, achieving accurate fill levels for aesthetic consistency, and securely applying specialized caps like spray pumps or droppers.
• Hair Care & Oral Care: Including shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, toothpaste, and mouthwash. Our solutions manage various bottle shapes and cap styles, ensuring reliable sealing and high-quality labeling.

4. Wine & Spirits Industry
Our packaging lines in this sector are designed to preserve product quality, ensure bottling precision, and enhance brand presentation for premium beverages.

• Wines (Still & Sparkling): Lines for precise filling that minimizes oxygen pick-up (often with nitrogen purging), gentle handling to preserve product characteristics, and efficient corking or ROPP capping.
• Spirits: For whisky, vodka, gin, rum, and liqueurs. Our lines provide high accuracy filling for valuable products, secure capping solutions, and aesthetically pleasing labeling crucial for market appeal.
• Beer: Catering to both craft and industrial breweries, our lines often incorporate counter-pressure filling to maintain carbonation and minimize foaming, followed by robust capping and labeling for various bottle and can formats.