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Curwood's Next-Generation FlexVac 6-18
Bacon Packaging Machine Ratchets Up
Control Features, Trouble-Free Operation
The industry standard for shingle-sliced bacon packaging offers a new platform for greater
production efﬁciency, simpliﬁed operation, long service life and lower maintenance costs.
Bacon processors now can achieve
gains in performance, reliability
and ease of operation with the
reengineered FlexVac® 6-18 Bacon
Packaging Machine from Curwood,
Inc. The 6-18-considered the
benchmark in continuous motion
bacon packaging for more than 40
years-is being reintroduced with
comprehensive mechanical and
electronic upgrades.
The reengineered, enhanced
machine responds to the industry's
increasing demands to maximize
proﬁtability through production and
labor savings. Available in six tooling
sizes for packaging bacon drafts
weighing up to two pounds, the

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FlexVac 6-18 machine is capable of
speeds up to 45 packages per minute.
"The new FlexVac® 6-18 machine
is designed around our customers'
input," says Steve Schult, Market
Development Manager - Technical
Services at Curwood. "We asked our
customers how the existing machine
could be made even better, then met
their requests with enhancements
that increased the machine's
uptime, serviceability and operating
convenience."
Curwood also supplies marketleading bacon packaging ﬁlm to run on
the FlexVac 6-18 machine. Curwood
1800 series ﬁlms provide superior
puncture resistance, sealability and

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clarity, making them the industry
choice for bacon ﬁlm packaging.
Known throughout the world for
technological leadership in highbarrier packaging, Curwood is a
preferred supplier of innovative
packaging materials and systems for
food, beverage, household, industrial
and personal care industries.
Curwood maintains strategic
manufacturing and service centers
throughout North America, South
America and Europe, and is wellpositioned to meet global distribution
and marketing needs. Headquartered
in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.A.,
Curwood is part of the Bemis family
of companies.

The machine's robust and user-friendly
processing platform includes:
* PLC-based machine controls, monitoring and alarming.
Vital process data is tracked and displayed including package
counts, speed, run time, temperature and vacuum levels.
Redesigned safety system identiﬁes open access doors and
e-stop occurrences.

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* Operator-friendly features. The new touch-screen interface
simpliﬁes production setup, data tracking and mid-run
changes. Sensoring systems detect infeed plate jams, delivery
chute backups and product carry-arounds for alarming.
* Production data and package coding sensors. A new
product detection system delivers accurate count of machine
cycles, full packages and empties. An optional integrated
code dater with die-speciﬁc tagging offers product traceability.

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For additional information:
Phone: (800) 566-9565 * Email: curwood@bemis.com * Web: visit www.curwood.com
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