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Schäfer & Flottmann (SFS)

Germany

Schäfer & Flottmann is a family-owned German machine builder from Gevelsberg, founded in 1951, that specialises in secondary and end-of-line packaging with a focus on carton processing. Its modular range covers case and tray erectors, wrap-around, combination and RSC packers, case sealers, bottle wrapping machines, robotic palletizing and line components, mainly for the food and beverage industry.

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SFS 350

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SFS 350

A high-output case erector that forms cases from flat wrap-around blanks, originally developed for the beverage industry but suited to any line that fills large quantities of erected cases.

SFS 350 BIB

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SFS 350 BIB

A version of the SFS 350 high-performance case erector that erects cases from flat wrap-around blanks using fully servo-driven work steps.

SFS 360

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SFS 360

A fully automatic case erector for the mid-range output segment that erects square and octagonal cases from flat wrap-around blanks.

SFS 337 Tray Erector

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SFS 337 Tray Erector

A high-performance, fully servo-driven tray erector that splits the folding process over several stations to produce trays with precise repeatability.

SFS 337 Perforated Tray Erector

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SFS 337 Perforated Tray Erector

A version of the SFS 337 servo-driven tray erector that forms both open and perforated trays across multiple folding stations.

SFS 436 Tray Erector

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SFS 436 Tray Erector

A compact tray erector for large blanks in the small-to-medium output range, forming open trays with forming shafts.

SFS 374

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SFS 374

A wrap-around and tray packer that packs sensitive products, lying or standing, into trays or wrap-around cartons, combining transport packaging with shelf presentation.

SFS 414

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SFS 414

A high-performance wrap-around and tray packer, individually configured for the customer's products, packaging and line layout.

SFS 425

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SFS 425

A modular pick-and-place wrap-around and tray packer in a duplex design for high-output lines, built for continuous three-shift operation.

SFS 504

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SFS 504

A compact wrap-around packer with an integrated grouping station and optional layer collector, built with an open design and stainless materials for food and beverage hygiene.

SFS 427

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SFS 427

A combination packer that erects trays or cartons and packs them in one machine, well suited to upright products in shelf-ready packaging.

SFS 501

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SFS 501

The latest-generation combination packer that erects trays, perforated trays or closed trays and loads them with an integrated pick-and-place module in a single compact unit.

SFS 443

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SFS 443

A sleever and carton packer that combines individual products into multipacks in cartons or sleeves, creating promotional packs with advertising space for the point of sale.

SFS 503

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SFS 503

A carton packer for bulk goods that doses products through a filling hopper, with a scale, into cartons, and settles them with a vibration unit.

SFS 381

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SFS 381

An RSC and wrap-around case packer that erects, fills and closes cases, with product handling by pushers, pick-and-place or multi-station rotary tables depending on the product.

SFS 509

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SFS 509

A compact, format-flexible RSC case packer with a grouping station and optional layer collector, built in an open, hygienic design for food and beverage.

SFS 324 Freestanding Packer

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SFS 324 Freestanding Packer

A freestanding case packer fed by conveyors that groups products and places them into pre-made containers, keeping secondary packaging physically separate from primary packaging.

SFS 325 Integrated Packer

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SFS 325 Integrated Packer

A space-saving case packer coupled directly to the filling machine, using grippers to take sensitive or top-heavy products straight from the primary machine and place them into packs.

SFS 437 Case Sealer

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SFS 437 Case Sealer

A case sealer that closes the top flaps of filled cases with hot-melt adhesive, optionally in continuous motion, for clean and stable packs.

SFS 395 Lidding Module

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SFS 395 Lidding Module

A lidding module that fits filled cartons or trays with a placed or glued-on lid, fully automatically, in single- or double-step execution.

SFS 399 SunShield Inserter

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SFS 399 SunShield Inserter

A blank inserter for the beverage industry that places "Sunshield" covers on top of, or over the necks of, bottles in filled crates for protection and promotional presentation.

SFS 314 Bottle Wrapping Machine

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SFS 314 Bottle Wrapping Machine

A high-speed bottle wrapping machine that wraps bottles in paper or film on wrapping mandrels, then twists or folds the excess at the neck and base.

SFS 446 Bottle Wrapping Machine

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SFS 446 Bottle Wrapping Machine

A bottle wrapping machine for around 3,000 bottles per hour that conveys bottles upright through a turret cell and wraps them in paper or film.

SFS 391 Sugarloaf Wrapping Machine

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SFS 391 Sugarloaf Wrapping Machine

A wrapping machine for sugarloaves that indexes them upright into a turret cell and wraps them in a paper blank folded at top and bottom.

Robotic Palletizing (SFS 415)

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Robotic Palletizing (SFS 415)

Robotic palletizing cells using industrial robots or collaborative robots (cobots) to stack packs on Euro and industrial pallets, planned together with the surrounding pack and pallet conveying.

SFS 305 Elevator

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SFS 305 Elevator

An elevator unit for moving containers within a packaging line, usable stand-alone or integrated with a packaging machine.

SFS 420 Stacker

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SFS 420 Stacker

A carton stacker component that can expand or optimise an existing packaging line.

SFS 421B Cup Stick Feeder

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SFS 421B Cup Stick Feeder

A feeder that supplies stacks (sticks) of cups to the line.

SFS 421D Lid Stick Feeder

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SFS 421D Lid Stick Feeder

A feeder that supplies stacked lids to the line (listed in the menu as the telescopic lid feeder).

SFS 700 Line Distributor

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SFS 700 Line Distributor

A line distributor that divides a product stream into several lanes ahead of packing.