The Sharp Packaging Systems MAX-20 Pro Line is a continuous roll bagging system with a reputation for high-mix throughput and run-to-run consistency that has made it a fixture in e-commerce fulfillment, contract packaging, and 3PL environments. This 2017 unit (S/N MAX20-17C-1145-02-13) handles bag widths from 2 to 20 inches and bag lengths from 3.5 to 32 inches across a 1 to 4 mil film gauge range, with throughput up to 50 finished bags per minute when paired with the included I-Imprinter end-of-cycle. The 52.6 x 49.8 inch base footprint, 348-pound weight, 90 to 264 volt power input, and 80 psi at 5 SCFM air supply make it shop-floor ready for any standard fulfillment line. Operator control runs through a 12.1 inch TFT networkable HMI touchscreen with a Windows 7 embedded PC and an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 PLC, giving the line a fully Rockwell-aligned automation stack. This unit is loaded with the high-throughput option package per the original 4/3/17 Shorr invoice: Datamax Imprinter MKII thermal transfer printer (300 DPI, 20 inch/sec, full barcode library including EAN, UPC, Code 39, Code 128, and ITF), Box Powered Unwind, Hi-Speed Multi-Position Jaw Assembly, Bag Opening Assembly, Seal Flattener, Concave Load Plate 17 inch, Wide Load Shelf, Bag Deflator, PLC Options Interface Kit (x2), CASI Interface, CASI Discharge Conveyors, Frame Extension 4 inch, and both Pro Line Standard and Special Crates.
Compared to earlier Sharp continuous-roll baggers like the original MAX-Pak and the MAX-1, the MAX-20 Pro Line steps up to a substantially wider bag-width envelope, faster top throughput, and an HMI-driven operator interface that replaced the earlier MAX-series push-button panels with a true touchscreen recipe-based controller. The Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1400 PLC and Windows 7 embedded HMI allow recipe storage, network integration, and quick changeovers that older Sharp baggers required hand-set mechanical adjustment for, and the CASI Interface plus discharge conveyors take this machine from a standalone bagger to a fully integrated downstream conveyance cell. Combined with the Datamax MKII thermal transfer imprinter, this MAX-20 lets a fulfillment operator print compliance labels, barcodes, and lot codes directly on the bag surface without a secondary inline labeler.