“When our engineers looked at the VFFS machines that were available, they identified many areas with opportunities for improvements,” says Micah McDowell, vice president of sales and marketing at Sharp. “We decided to spend time engineering ways to operate and maintain the machine more efficiently, so that we could jump into this market with the best machine available.”
The Hawk Evolutionaccommodates three bag styles: pillow bag, typically used in the potato chip industry; a gusseted bag; and a flat bottom bag, commonly used for coffee in one pound packages. It will run and seal just about any structure of polyethylene, laminated or metalized film, or foil. Businesses that use the Hawk Evolution for packaging include companies that manufacture or process candy, nuts, salted snacks, IQF (individually quick frozen) foods, pet food, fresh produce, hot foods like soup and gravy, and coffee. There are also applications for the medical industry.