Fiber thermoforming system for sustainable packaging
Achieve fast, efficient production of biodegradable fiber packaging with advanced thermoforming technology, optimizing cycle time and energy use while ensuring precision and quality.
Processes Natural Fibers into Sustainable Packaging
The NATUREFORMER KFT90 from Kiefel is a fiber thermoforming machine designed to revolutionize sustainable packaging manufacturing. Utilizing Kiefel’s proprietary Steam Flow Technology, it significantly reduces cycle times by 30%, enhancing production speed and efficiency. This machine seamlessly integrates pre-pressing, extraction, and pressing stages, optimizing moisture reduction and achieving a final product with approximately 7% residual moisture. Its applications include producing compostable coffee lids, biodegradable bowls, and eco-friendly flower pot holders. The system is capable of processing varied product heights up to 160 mm with a pressing force of up to 450 kN. It features high automation levels for operations such as stacking, boxing, and palletizing, ensuring streamlined production lines in fiber packaging facilities. Enhanced by an intuitive HMI, it offers simplified machine operation and rapid transition between production tasks. Moreover, the NATUREFORMER KFT90 is engineered for energy efficiency, consuming 10 kW less energy and maintaining robust reliability with its servo-driven toggle concept. Suitable for both R&D departments and high-volume packaging manufacturers, it offers configurable machine settings to meet specific production requirements.
Benefits
- Increases production efficiency by reducing cycle time by 30%.
- Ensures product consistency with precise thermoforming and moisture control.
- Lowers energy consumption by up to 10 kW, optimizing operational costs.
- Provides versatility in product design with adjustable forming heights up to 160 mm.
- Enhances operational flexibility with seamless manual and automatic processing options.
- Applications
- Sustainable packaging,Bowls,Fiber packaging,Coffee capsules,Lids,Natural fiber products,Flower pots,Cups
- End products
- Eco-friendly flower pot holders,Compostable salad bowls,Cellulose fiber drinking cups,Biodegradable coffee cup lids,Natural fiber coffee pods
- Steps before
- Fiber preparation,Pulp supply,Natural fiber processing
- Steps after
- Hot pressing,Suction station,prepress,Stacking,Sleeving,Boxing,Palletizing,Automatic inspection,End product packaging
- Input ingredients
- natural fibers,pulp,cellulose,fiber preparation
- Output ingredients
- fiber packaging,lids,coffee capsules,bowls,cups,flower pots,biodegradable products,waterproof products,products with optimal protection
- Market info
- KIEFEL GmbH is renowned for engineering and manufacturing high-performance thermoforming and joining systems, specializing in solutions for the packaging, medical technology, and automotive industries, ensuring innovative and precise equipment to meet specific industrial demands.
- Cycle time
- 30% reduction in cycle time
- Process reliability
- Highest process reliability with new temperature controller
- Forming area
- KFT 90
- Height of formed part
- 120 mm or more
- Pressing force
- KFT Lab
- Formed weight per cycle
- KFT Lab
- Footprint
- KFT Lab
- Energy consumption
- Up to 10 kW lower for KFT 90.1
- Water consumption
- Up to 900 L/h less for KFT 90.1
- Product height
- Up to 160 mm
- Automation
- High degree with stacking,sleeving,boxing,palletizing
- Molding process
- Type 3 fiber molding process
- Temperature control
- Improved with new controller
- Water extraction
- Reduces moisture up to 60%
- Residual moisture
- Reduced to approximately 7%
- Automation level
- High automation with stacking,sleeving,boxing,palletizing,and automatic inspection
- Cycle time reduction
- 30% reduction with Kiefel Steam Flow Technology
- Process reliability
- Enhanced with new temperature controller
- Moisture reduction
- Up to 60% moisture reduction with water extraction and cold pre-pressing technology
- Residual moisture level
- 7% after final press with heated tools
- Product height flexibility
- Up to 160 mm
- Changeover time
- Optimized with easy manual mold change
- Energy efficiency
- Up to 10kW lower energy consumption with KFT 90.1
- Water consumption reduction
- Up to 900L/h less with KFT 90.1
- Biodegradability
- Yes
- Compatibility with natural fibers
- Yes
- Moisture sensitivity
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Footprint
- 3.7 x 3.1 m to 12.3 x 4.6 x 3.9 m
- Machine Type
- KFT Lab,KFT 90,KFT 90.1
- Control Panel Type
- Optimized HMI Interface
- Control panel type
- Optimized HMI interface
- Integration possibilities
- Integrated pulp basin and end product packaging solutions
- Footprint customization
- 3.7 x 3.1 m to 12.3 x 4.6 x 3.9 m
- Tool change capability
- Easy,manual mold change
- Product height customization
- Up to 160 mm product height