Changing Sealer Solutions

Automated sealing devices are increasingly critical parts of the packaging process for manufacturers and contract packagers in industries such as food, health and beauty, and biomedical devices.

Some difficulties that have long been tolerated by users of traditional bag sealers are fast becoming unacceptable. Today’s industrial processes often involve full automation of an integrated manufacturing line. Speed and reliable uptime for sealing equipment are thus vital to the productivity of the entire plant.

Change has also come with the evolution of many manufacturers’ packaging choices. Traditional containers such as jars have given way to new lighter, more flexible bags and pouches. Innovative packaging materials in new form factors demand up-to-date sealing equipment.

For the lastest information on reliable bag sealers please visit:
www.oksealer.com

MD&M East Medical Show

OK International will be attending the upcoming MD&M East Medical Show in New York.  MD&M East provides a unique combination of presentations from high level medical device industry professionals and the industry's best trainers.

OK International invites you to visit us at booth 2329.  We will be demonstrating our medical band sealer.

The Supersealer MBS offers a superior controls package, featuring Allen Bradley PLC with constant monitoring of all variables, easy calibration and touch screen setting changes.  Optional coders and trimmers are available.

Our Medical Band Sealer and be used for products such as:
Syringes, cotton pads, sponges, scissors, band aids, clips, caps, closures, tubing, surgery kits and test kits.

For more information please visit:
www.oksealer.com

Rotary Band Sealer - Supersealer SB20

The Supersealer SB20 continuously seals a wide range of bag materials at high speed and efficiency.  The heavy duty SB20 stainless steel construction in combination with proven band sealing technology and operator friendly controls ensures continuous duty performance in demanding applications.

Features and Benefits of this Band Sealer include:

Stainless steel finish. Clean and durable.

Heavy duty band sealing technology. Optimum seal quality and performance.

Variable speed. Ease of matching conveyor speeds and flexibilty.

PID temperature controls. Accurate and consistent sealing temperature.

Easy lift front cover. Quick access to all components.

Mobile base and gas strut Simple set up and adjustment.

adjustable pedestal.

Band Sealer Options:

Crank Stands.

Bag coders and printers.

Scales and Auger filler.

Bag support conveyor.

Bag top trimmer and trim removers.

Our Supersealers seal bags for many different industries:

Fruits, nuts, vegetables,  meats, poultry, seafood, animal feed, dog and cat food, bakery goods, snack foods, candy, spices, coffee, tea, chemicals, agricultural products, textiles, general goods.

For more information regarding our Band Sealer please visit:

www.oksealer.com

Bag Sealers For Almost Any Industry

OK International Bag Sealers and Band Sealers are popular in almost any industry.  

Some examples of industries include:

Fruits, nuts, vegetables, meats, poultry, seafood, animal feed, dog and cat foods, bakery goods, snack foods, candy, spices, coffee, tea, chemicals, agricultural products, textiles, general goods, medical syringes, cotton pads, sponges, scissors, band aids, clips, caps, closures, tubing surgery kits and test kits.

Below is a list of bag sealers we recommend for different industries:

Scallion Bag Sealer

Supersealer SS2 Hot air Bag Sealer
T-Pak 550 Bag Compression and Bag Sealing System

Supersealer SB2 Band Sealer

Seed Bag Sealer

Pouchpack Automatic Pouch Handling System
Supersealer SB1 Band Sealer

Supersealer SS1 Hot Air Bag Sealer

Poultry and Meat Bag Sealer
Supersealer SB30 High Capacity Band Sealer
Supersealer SS2 Hot air Bag Sealer
Supersealer SB4 Rotary Band Sealer

Bakery Bag Sealer
Supersealer SS2 Hot Air Bag Sealer

Supersealer SB1 Band Sealer

T-Pak 750 Large Bag Handling System

Seafood Bag Sealer
Supersealer SB2 Band Sealer
Supersealer SS2 Hot Air Bag Sealer

Supersealer SB30 High Capacity Band Sealer

Snack and Nut Bag Sealer

Supersealer SB1 Band Sealer

Supersealer SS1 Hot Air Bag Sealer

T-Pak 750 Large Bag Handling Sealing System

Medical Bag Sealer

Pouchpack Automatic Pouch Handling System

Supersealer MHS Medical Hot Air Bag Sealer

Supersealer MBS Medical Band Sealer

Coffee Bag Sealer

Pouchpack Automatic Pouch Handling System

Supersealer SB1 Band Sealer

Supersealer SS1 Hot Air Bag Sealer

General Goods Bag Sealer

Supersealer SS1 Hot Air Bag Sealer

Supersealer SB1 Band Sealer

Supersealer HCA High Capacity Hot Air Sealer

Tortilla and Flatbread Bag Sealer

Supersealer SS1 Hot Air Bag Sealer
T-Pak 550 Bag Compression and Bag Sealing System

T-Pak 750 Large Bag Handling System

OK International Bag Sealers

From its start in 1982, the OKI Group has grown into a leading global manufacturer of integrated packaging automation systems. The group specializes in innovative, single-source solutions for a wide array of end-of-line system applications. Our portfolio of technology, process optimization, and services helps our customers achieve their productivity and business performance goals.

The OKI Sealer Division specializes in continuous heat sealing platforms. Its plants in the U.S. and Europe manufacture the world’s most advanced hot air sealers, band sealers, pouch handling systems, and integrated conveyors. Today, thousands of OKI’s innovative products provide successful sealing for a wide range of demanding “end-of-line” bag and pouch applications in the worldwide food, staples, and medical device industries.

Band Sealers: The Classic Solution

As a traditional, known technology widely installed on industrial packaging lines, band sealers are still the state-of-the-art solution for numerous sealing applications.

They feature continuous motion and a relatively high degree of automation. Their speed is suitable for many though not all automated lines; typical band sealers run up to about 75 feet per minute. By contrast, one high-capacity band-based Supersealer model from OK International (OKI) uses four heaters and other design innovations to allow speeds as high as 120 feet per minute.

Of all available technologies, band sealers can handle the widest variety of container materials, from polypropylene to Tyvek®. They’re the recommended sealing solution for newer laminated bags and stand-up pouches. Where a bag has a thick base layer of foil next to a thin outer laminate skin, the physical contact the band provides is essential. It holds the layers tightly in conformation, so heat can’t cause wrinkling or shrinkage during the sealing process.

This provides specific advantages for certain industries. In poultry packaging, for example, processing can accidentally splash fat on the outside of a bag. Fats are quite effective insulators, forming an undesirable heat barrier. But as long as the amount of fat present is fairly low, the contact pressure in a good band sealer — such as several high-performance Supersealer models from OKI — can penetrate heat through the fat into the bag film to make the seal.

Band sealers are also the recommended solution for manufacturers who are using flow wrappers; performing form, fill, and seal operations; or running a single product for long stretches of time, without changeovers.


OKI sealers feature efficient, compact, low-footprint European profiles. With features such as U-brackets and lift hoods, they’re specifically designed to make access effortless and maintenance easy (as well as infrequent). OKI parts are also easy to find, and competitively priced.

As a final example, biomedical products such as tubing, needles, or operating room trays also present sealing challenges. The medical components industry is strictly regulated. Manufacturers need every bag sealed at the validated, optimized, correct temperature, pressure, and speed. Sealers must enable precise control of these variables, and interact with software that maintains precise verification records.

One OKI Supersealer band sealer model is designed specifically for medical device manufacturing., easy calibration, and pushbutton setting changes. An optional Ethernet connection allows PC recording of all pouches being sealed. Finally, OKI pioneered an innovation that is becoming an industry standard: automatic reverse if parameters depart from settings. OKI machines with this feature never allow a pouch to be sealed outside its parameters.