Liz Gyekye / PackagingNews

Ecorrugated invests in Mosca strapping machines

Ecorrugated, the joint venture between UK corrugated board firms Sheet Direct and The Boxshop, has announced that it has invested in strapping machines from Mosca.

The Cheshire-based corrugated firm produces high volume glued cases with multi-print and die cut capability, manufactured on case-making technology.

In excess of £1.2m has been invested in the first phase of the Ecorrugated business in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, including purchasing a Mosca MCB-2 bundle strapping machine and a Mosca KCK-121 pallet strapping machine.

Director Paul Lavelle said: “Previous experience working with Mosca equipment had shown they offered great customer service, particularly after sales, and excellent machine build and capability. We were also particularly impressed by Mosca innovations such as the SoniXs strapping head technology.

“We needed strapping equipment that could cope with very high output levels, offering high levels of reliability and fully automated. Mosca were competitively priced, fully understood our needs and were easy to do business with. Plus, they could deliver to our tight timescales.”

Strapping machines

According to Mosca, the Mosca MCB-2 fully automatic inline strapping machine offers fast, automated setup and job changes, “giving extremely high process reliability at up to 27 inline bundles per minute with standard machine grade 5mm PP straps”.

The Mosca KCK-121 pallet press features an integrated turn-cross for four-way strapping and a programmable compression ratio and can strap pallets in excess of 2m wide. It is capable of speeds up to 120 pallets/hour for two parallel straps, or up to 65 pallets/hour for four-way cross-strapping.

Mosca Direct managing director Peter Foster added: “We are delighted to have supplied the first strapping machines to this new venture. We now look forward to many years of working together successfully.”