Filling and packing machines

This range can be divided into the following categories:

Cup filling and sealing machines
Carton filling and sealing machines
Bottle filling and sealing machines
Bag forming, filling and sealing machines
Cup forming, filling and sealing machines
Vacuum forming, filling and sealing machines
Dosing machines
End packing machines

Cup filling and sealing machines

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Product group description cup filling and sealing machines

Machines for the packing of end product in pots or cups.

Process

Pre-formed cups are de-stacked, filled with a dispenser and sealed with a pressure seal and/or pressure lid.

Range description

Filling and sealing machines, rotating or carousel
Filling and sealing machines, in line, track machines

Main manufacturers

Hamba (now IMA Dairy & Food)
Gasti (now IMA Dairy & Food)
Benhill, for margarine and butter (now IMA Dairy & Food)
Ampack Ammann (now Bosch)
Waldner
Grunwald and Hittpack (now Grunwald)
Wesserhütte
Primodan
Lieder
Ostermeier
Autoprod (margarine)
Miromatic (buckets)
Bigdrum (ice)

Options in addition to normal refurbishment

Many options and conversions: Clean (with sterile air filter). Ultra clean (with pot and seal disinfection). Automatic pot feed system. Various cup sizes. Several dispensers, pre, main, post dispenser. Dispenser adapted to product: curd, yoghurt, milk, processed cheese etc. Double walled funnel for hot products. Date coding equipment. Separate food grade lubrication system; grease in the vicinity of product and grease underneath machine. Control, no pot, double pot, no seal, sealing control by pinching and measuring seal pressure. Recording system for number of pots filled, filling temperature. Valves for CIP and return pump. Modification for filled pressure lid. Output belt with traffic reporting and communication with final packaging. Automatic box filler. Cardboard or Tray forming machine with hot melt adhesive.

Rotating models in which we specialize

Waldner Dosomat - rotating models

Carton filling and sealing machines

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Product group description carton filling and sealing machines

Machines for the forming, filling and sealing of the cardboard pack.

The process

Pre-formed cartons or roll-formed cartons are formed, filled with a product and sealed.

Range description

Forming, filling and sealing machines, for gable top carton Standard:

70x70 mm 0.25-0.5-1 litre. Available in A-style, B-style or rex
Minicross: 57x57mm, 0.2 – 0.5 litre

With or without cap applicator. Caps are available in various types; standard porta or large (diamond cap).

Machines which roll-form: Aseptic or fresh product. With or without pull tap (so that a cap can be placed at a later date) or DIM Direct In Mould.

All machines which come after these carton packing machines such as:

Buffer lanes
Cap applicators
Boxing and packing systems in outer boxes, open trays or crates.
Shrink tunnels

Main manufacturers

Nimco
Galdi
Tetra Rex TR
Tetra Brik TB
Tetra TBA (Brik Aseptic)
Combibloc
Evergreen
Elopak
Shikoku

Options in addition to normal refurbishment

Conversion from/to A-style, B-style, Rex gable top. Sterile air. Modification of dispenser (possibly for dry products). Modification of end packaging.

Bottle filling and sealing machines

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Product group description bottle filling and sealing machines

Machines for the filling of bottles and all accessories.

The process

Pre-formed bottles are filled and sealed.

Range description

Rotating bottle filling machines
In line bottle filling machines
Monoblock bottle filling and sealing machines
Rinsers / Washers
Unscramblers
Bottle labelling machine (see also label machines)
Bottle sleeving machines

Main manufacturers

Bosch
Federall
Fogg
Dawson
Remy
Krones
Stork
AVE
Masterfill
Hema

Options in addition to normal refurbishment

Format conversion. Sterile air. Modification of end packaging.

Bag forming, filling and sealing machines

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Product group description bag forming, filling and sealing machines

Machines for the filling of plastic bags and all accessories.

The process

Plastic roll-formed, filled and sealed or pre-formed bags with a cap.

Range description

Vertical transwrap machines
Horizontal transwrap machines, stand up pouch (Doypack)
Horizontal flowwrappers
Pre-formed bag filling machines, semi- and fully automatic
Aseptic pouch filling machines
Accompanying dispensers
End packaging

Main manufacturers

Prepac
Thimonier
Vollpak
Van Meurs (Terlet)
Audion electron
Will
Rapack
Elecster
Prewa
Tevopharm
BG-pack (now PFM)
PFM
Haysen

In addition to standard refurbishment the following is possible depending upon the machine

Format conversion. Sterile air. Date coding. Photo cell print centering.

Cup forming, filling and sealing machines (FFS)

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Product group description cup forming, filling and sealing machines

Machines for the packing of end products in roll-formed cups.

The process

Cups are roll-formed, filled by a dispenser, sealed with a roll-seal and punched out.

Range description

Forming, filling and sealing machines in line for mini portions 10-25 gram
Forming, filling and sealing machines in line for large pots 50-500 gram
Ultraclean forming, filling and sealing machines

For aseptic form, filling and sealing machines please refer to -> aseptic machines.

Main manufacturers

Hassia (now IMA Dairy & Food)
Bencopack
Formseal / Erca (now IMA Dairy & Food)
Finnah
Reimelt
Trepko

Options in addition to normal refurbishment

Many options and conversions: Format size. Nozzle for a different product. Correction photo cell photo printing centering. Conversion from stretch film to aluminium top film. UV lights for film decontamination. Box packer.

Models in which we specialize

Hassia THL / THM machines

Vacuum forming, filling and sealing machines

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Product group description vacuum forming, filling and sealing machines

Machines for vacuum packing and all accessories.

The process

Packaging is roll formed or supplied pre-formed. Filled (possibly manually), vacuumed and sealed in one step.

Range description

Horizontal form vacuum sealing machines
Rotating vacuum packing machines
Hot water shrink baths
Chamber vacuum machines, manual or with conveyor belt

Main manufacturers

Multivac
Dixie (now Gea)
Cryovac
Ulma
Henkovac
Europack

Options in addition to normal refurbishment

Format conversion. Sterile air. Date coding. Photo cell print centering

Dosing machines

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Product group description dosing machines

Machines for dispensing / dosing all types of products.

The process

The machine is used for the dispensing / dosing of an uncontrolled quantity in a measured quantity in millilitres (volume injection) or weight (weight injection).

Range description

Piston fillers, single or multiple
Rotating fillers
Linear or multihead weighers for dry products
Vacuum fillers
Weight fillers with weighing scales

Main dispensing machine manufacturers

Handtmann
Vemag
Karl Schnell
Yamato
Kügler
Leonarth
Rheon
Mondofill
Turbo Tools of Obrut

Options in addition to normal refurbishment

Signal exchange with filling machine. Entirely new dispensers with servo motor and pump. Entirely new dispensers with weighing scale. Modification of filler mouth for a different product. Splitter after vacuum fillers to enable several packs to be filled by one dispenser.

End packaging machines

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Product group description end packaging machines

Packing machines intended for use after the filling machines in lines

The process

Machines which pack already packed products such as cups, bottles or cartons into a tray, box or crate, including machines which make up and form the box. Cardboard packaging from flatpack with click system, hotmelt or tape. Machine to make up pre-formed (American) folding boxes. Palletisation machines and robots also fall into this category.