High Street Butchers in Northern Ireland have added real value to their products which has proved to be hugely successful, with the D2 Food Systems turnkey solution for Foil Trays, Film and Tray Sealing Machinery. So far 12 new machines have been supplied in the last year each one a massive success.

Our D2 500 Bench top Tray Sealer is a simple yet extremely well built machine for heat sealing film onto Aluminium Smoothwall Tray.

The package put together includes the machine along with the ongoing supply of Aluminium trays and our own heat sealable film.

The applications have ranged from meat packing to specialist ready meals, salads and puddings all of which are sealed with our own film to a very high standard in a very well presented format.

The D2 500 Tray Sealer is easy to use, simple to maintain and very reasonably priced in both purchase or rental options.

D2 500 Tray Sealing Machine

The D2 500 is the starter machine in our extensive range of Tray Sealing Machines which includes Drawer type, Rotary Turntable, Inline Pusher Bar and Random Infeed type Tray Sealers all of which can seal in either standard air closure or with Modified Atmosphere Packing.

• New machinery showroom which will be able to demonstrate the state of the art, the D2 “Automated Packaging Solutions” which include a complete range of Tray Sealing Machinery, and the unique compact pre glued tray sleeving machinery range.
• Our Facility in Harpenden will be dedicated to the world leading Vortex Cook, Quench, Chill in line cooking systems & Pasta Manufacturing Lines.
• Increased warehousing capacity for finished Aluminium Trays.
• Additional storage for Raw Rolled Aluminium stock holding.
• A much greater production capacity with the two new Aluminium Container Press Lines.
• New Production & Stock logistical management system integration.
• New meeting & training rooms
• Global Virtual Conferencing facility

 “This is a key acquisition for us as part of our ongoing investment and growth strategy”.

Vanessa Herron – Commercial Director.

This huge investment is due to the recognition and ongoing constant improvement strategy which firstly addresses the need for increased stock holdings of both raw materials and also increased stock holding of finished goods. Our goal is to ensure a reliable and dependable source, even during peak periods.  The current market trend for short or at no notice of “Promotional Packs” can seriously diminish our customers and therefore our own stockholdings. By more than doubling our storage capacity will now ensure that we are always in a position to meet demand.

Secondly, the new machinery showrooms will enable us to demonstrate on site complete “Packaging Solutions”. Many of our customers choose to benefit from sourcing their machinery, film and tray requirements from a single provider. We are the only Smoothwall tray manufacturer that is able to offer this and that has an experienced and dedicated engineering team to support our customers on their own site.”

For further information please contact

Packaging Sales, Production and Quality – 01492 592 333
Machinery Sales, Engineering and Accounts – 01582 622 111

Our new 2011 Customer Service hours are;

Monday – Thursday

8am-6pm

Friday

8am-5pm

Please call 01492 592333 to speak to our Specialist Aluminium Foil Container Customer Service Team to discuss:

• New/existing orders
• Logistics
• Development enquiries
• Sample requirements
• Specifications and Quality

We look forward to being of service to you.

“These additional lines are key additions in the Company’s strategy, and as the UK’s largest supplier of Smoothwall Containers. The installation of these two lines has substantially increased the production capacity on site and further enhanced efficiency.

The ability to continually invest is vital as our business continues to grow not only in the UK but globally. More and more customers are choosing to develop with D2 due to our ability to be fast acting and flexible ”

With this investment and increased production capacity D2 will be able to further satisfy the UK and European demand .

As the Christmas period is upon us once again, I would like to draw your attention to the following information:

Our offices will close at 1300hrs on Friday 24^th December, 2010. We will re-open for normal business at 0830hrs on Tuesday 4^th January 2011

Delivery of Packaging and Spare Parts

Please note: There will be no scheduled deliveries during the above period. To ensure deliveries of goods prior to the Christmas break, please ensure that all orders are placed by close of play on Tuesday 21^st December.

 These will then be shipped Wednesday 22^nd and delivered Thursday 23^rd December.

There will be no deliveries on Friday 24^th December.

Emergency and Technical Support

Packaging Sales, Production and Quality

In case of an emergency delivery requirement please contact : 01492 592 333

 Wednesday 29^th Dec 0900-1600

 Thursday 30^th Dec 0900-1600

 Friday 31^st Dec 0900-1400

 For out of hours contact Claude on 07813 694 682

 Machinery Sales, Engineering and Accounts

In case of an emergency delivery requirement please contact : 01582 622 111

Wednesday 29^th Dec 0900-1600

Thursday 30^th Dec 0900-1600

Friday 31^st Dec 0900-1400

For out of hours contact either Tony 07974 187 051 or James 07786 628 394

We would like to thank you for your continued business throughout 2010 and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

The range development is in conjunction with the procurement of new presses to help D2 accommodate the additional smoothwall foil container and standard wrinkle wall foil container business that has been gained and developed over the last year. With additional diversity in metal supply we look forward to the factory expansion programme commencing in September 2010 as D2 consolidate their position as the number 1 supplier of smoothwall foil containers.

Whilst continuing to explore global markets for new developments, D2 can provide our customer with the assurance of a 100% UK sourced and produced range of smoothwall foil containers. Additional investment in people, production, stacking, handling and distribution are all scheduled to run concurrently.

“Our position enables us now to re-evaluate our strategic partnerships with our European contacts in  the knowledge that D2 will be better placed to service all UK customers with UK produced products from a larger UK factory. D2 are proud to remain the only privately owned foil container manufacturing and sealing machinery business in the UK. There are huge benefits to be gained by the customer who chooses to work with a company that is able to be both proactive, and react quickly when necessary which is obviously not possible when owned by European manufacturers ”

D2 has completed extensive trials in the development of a new style of packaging which consists of a pre-formed Aluminimum Smoothwall Tray & a heat sealed, high clarity APET dome lid.

The technology has been already been seen in the market place however other systems have failed due to the packaging and machinery not being compatible. We overcame this problem quickly as D2 incorporates both Packaging and machinery divisions.

With our D2 Dome System the product sits above the rim of the tray for a full 3D presentation and maximum on the shelf impact.

We are now inviting customers to view our system in action and demonstrate the technical abilities including the option for MAP (modified atmosphere packing) here at our machinery division head office based in Harpenden.

This total solution is only available from D2, so for further details please call 01582 622111.  

The pusher bar conveyor system simplifies production lines by removing the need for complex tray collators. Therefore reducing initial costs and also minimising the need for ongoing maintenance without compromising any output capabilities.

 Available as a standalone machine or as part of a complete line with the option to integrate tray denesters, depositors, volumetric fillers and other online equipment all within the PLC control.

 Our tooling is strong, durable and is designed with efficiency of performance in mind with the MAP versions able to achieve consistent oxygen residuals of less than 1% if required.

 With various formats available, the D2 900 can be specified with a single head arrangement through to eight head tools that can deliver outputs of up to 100 packs per minute dependent on the tray size.

Tray Sealer D2 900

For Further information please call the Machinery Sales Office – 01582 622111

From our machinery base in Harpenden, we have a large showroom set up to demonstrate our latest machinery and also hold our rental fleet of Tray Sealing Machinery.

Our demonstration and rental stock of Tray Sealing Machinery is continuously changing as we have an option to purchase our rental machinery at any point during the hire period. We call this the “Pay As You Go Scheme” and supply a set rebate structure when a machine is initially hired out. This frees up cash flow for our customers and allows them to try before they buy.

Currently we have the following Tray Sealing Machinery available to purchase from our ex demonstration and ex rental fleet;

Ex Rental, MY2003, Mondini CV/VG-S Draw Tray Sealing Machine, with a die area of 320 x 500 we have a Cryovac slice pack tool available suitable for tray size 1825-00, and a D2 D249 Aluminium Smooth Wall Impression Tool.

Mondini CV-VGS Draw Tray Sealing Machine

Ex Demonstration Unit, MY 2006 Mondini E-390 Evoluzione high speed fully automatic in-line, with 3 HS dies, (Pack Machine ideal for ready meals lines), this machine comes complete with tool trolleys and all auxiliary equipment, further full spec on request, This machine is an incredibly high specification and would be perfect for a High Speed packing line.

Mondini E390 Pack Tray Sealing Machine

Ex Rental, MY 2007 Ulma Scorpius 600, Single Lane High Speed Tray Sealer, MAP ready and available with a Red Pump Vacuum System for high oxygen applications. The Ulma Scorpius 600 is a single lane high speed arm designed tray sealer and comes complete with tooling to suit a D276 D2 Aluminium Smooth Wall Foil Trays, and also has a dome tool set used for an ASDA  meat line. This machine would suit a high speed MAP meat application, but could be used in many other single lane operations too.

Ulma Scorpius 600 Tray Sealing Machine

We also have a stock of Conveyors, Depositors, and Tecna Saima Pasta Production Equipment in stock.

Full Specifications and prices are available, please don’t hesitate to contact us for further information.

The reliability and economical running costs of the D2 700 Rotary Tray Sealing Machine, which has been proven by their existing machine’s performance, was key in the decision to buy another one.

The initial D2 700 that they purchased was required to seal, heat sealable film onto Aluminium smoothwall foil trays, which are all supplied as part of a turnkey package by D2 . The strong and consistent seal quality achieved and the impressive durability of the machine convinced them to choose D2 again when a new project for sealing plastic trays came to fruition.

The fact we were able to meet the short delivery time required to meet their product launch date was a further important factor.

The D2 700 is a compact and portable machine which is flexible in terms of changeover and simplicity and is suitable for any tray sealing application whether it  is in ready meals, meats, salads or fruit, to name a few. 

For more information on this and all of our range of tray sealing machinery and associated equipment please contact our sales office on 01582 622111 or via our web contact mail.

D2 800 Tray Sealer

 For further information please don’t hesitate to contact the machinery sales team.

We quickly identified the two main areas which required automation, and recommended installing a new D2 Smoothseal 800, fully automatic tray sealer, in-conjunction with a D2 PGS 2100, pre glued fully automatic pre glued Sleever.

The Smoothseal 800 fully automatic in line machine overcame the first issue, which was the time taken to load and unload the D276-75 Aluminium trays from an existing D2 Smoothseal 700, semi automatic tray sealer. Although a semi automatic tray sealer has many benefits such as its very compact design, and mobility, when it comes to speed, the in- line machines are more efficient because of the simple fact a semi automatic machine will only work as fast as the operator, whereas going in line only requires the loading of the trays in to the pusher bar conveyor.

The client’s second problem was the time taken and the amount of labour required to manually sleeve the finished trays, which D2 solved by installing our own D2 PGS2100 fully automatic, pre-glued Sleever. However due to the clients current sleeve not being suitable for an automatic machine, we were required to work with the sleeve producer and the Supermarket to obtain modifications which wouldn’t alter the appearance of the Sleeve or it’s rigidity. After trials with several pre production versions in our workshop, the final prototype was approved and produced, in time for the installation of the line.

Our customer is delighted to confirm that we have achieved the goal of doubling the production throughput, however with the line only working at 60% there is plenty of spare capacity in the packaging equipment for further improvements and savings to be achieved.

If you have a project you wish to discuss please don’t hesitate to contact us to arrange an appointment.

D2 600 Tray Sealer

The D2 600 Tray Sealing machine is our entry level Modified Atmosphere Heat Sealing Machine.

D2 600 Semi Automatic Drawer Heat Sealer Layout

The 600 can be used as a standard Heat Sealing Machine or supplied with the MAP (modified atmosphere packaging) controllers and integral Busch Vacuum Pump.

We also have a range of specialist Busch Vacuum Pumps including Red Pumps for high oxygen applications such as red meats, and high capacity Busch Pumps for Skin Packing.

The 600 is a semi automatic Tray sealing machine which uses a drawer system to transport the containers / trays to the die area. A drawer machine is perfect for applications with a lower output, or where batch heat sealing is required. In a standard operation the 600 Semi automatic heatsealing machine can operate between

Plastic Containers

Heatsealing                                                                        6 – 7 Cycles per minute

MAP ( Modified atmosphere packaging )              3 – 4 Cycles per minute

 Smooth wall foil Containers / Wrinkle Wall Foil Containers (G Rim)

Heatsealing                                                                                        4 – 5 Cycles per minute

MAP ( Modified atmosphere packaging)                               2 – 3 Cycles per minute

The D2 600 Tray Sealing machine has been designed using the latest technology to reduce maintenance and make the machine extremely user friendly.

For further information or to arrange a site visit from one of our representatives please contact us and we’ll endeavour to assist your enquiry.

D2 800 Compact In Line Tray Sealer

 The tooling used by the 800 utilises a cast fused elements offering excellent reliability and impressive energy efficiency. The tool sets are incredibly simple and easy to remove and are designed with maintenance, wash down or tool changes in mind. They have been developed to offer a high standard of finish and are extremely price competitive due to the simplicity of the design.

The D2 800 Tray sealing machine has been designed using the latest technology to reduce maintenance and make the machine extremely user friendly.

PLC with Modified Atmosphere Control

The D2 800 is available with a range of optional extras enabling either complete lines or a standalone machine.

Options include;

• Extended In Feed Conveyors
• Tray Denesters
• Depositors
• 1 / 2 or 3 lane configuration
• Powered out-feed conveyors with single lane channelisers
• Full MAP Controllers
• Busch vacuum pumps
• Gas Analyser s
• Vibratory tables for product settling

Common Tray Materials used in the D2 800 Fully Automatic Tray Sealing Machine;

• Smoothwall Aluminium Foil Containers
• Wrinkle Wall Aluminium Foil Containers
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Crystallised polyester terephthalate (C-PET)
• Amorphous polyester terephthalate (A-PET)
• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
• Polystyrene (PS)
• High impact polystyrene (HIPS)
• High density polyethylene (HDPE)
• Ovenable Board

For further information or to arrange a site visit from one of our representatives please contact us.