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FOOD & BEVERAGE SETTING THE STANDARD IN SHELF LIFE
Extending the shelf life of sandwiches, so that they are as good to eat as on the day they were packed, is behind the latest machinery from MPE UK
sealers, namely a small footprint, ease of operation and simple maintenance. The flexible machine can increase output
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real success story. Customers like British craft brewer Tiny Rebel are convinced by its high level of efficiency, reliability and optimum hygiene systems. Thanks to a new addition to the series that boosts capacity to up to 60,000 cans per hour, the filler can now also be integrated into lines with higher outputs even more effectively. The Innofill Can C has more than proven itself on the market, which is evidenced by
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satisfied customers across the globe. At Tiny Rebel, Mark Gammons, head of operations, said: “The difference to the competitor filler previously in use here is enormous.” Compared to the old machine, efficiency in the filling process has now improved by up to 40%, with the production capacity also much higher. One key benefit is that “the Innofill Can C fills the same amount of beverage in an hour our old filler needed an entire day for.” Gammons and his team now produce up to 15,000 330ml cans per hour. Thanks to the addition of the higher output can filler, the machine can now be integrated
into lines with higher capacities, and supplemented by an Innopro Paramix C blending system or a KHS flash pasteuriser, for example. Furthermore, the hot filling option increases flexibility when it comes to producing juices, iced teas and other beverages. Above all, Tiny Rebel appreciates the filler for its precise filling and high product quality.
Gammons said: “Oxygen control is the key to good beer. The special CO2 purging process on the Innofill Can C can cut oxygen pickup by up to 90%. We attach great value to appropriate product quality, especially with our ales. With KHS, we can perfectly meet this requirement.” The compact design and hygiene performance enables smaller batches of different beer
styles and container sizes to be produced – without compromising on quality. Contamination and flavour carryover are prevented on the frequent product changeovers at Tiny Rebel. Gammons is also impressed by KHS’s intensive local support. “The help the KHS team gave us with this project was magnificent. From ordering through planning to commissioning, everything went really smoothly.” Andy Carter, managing director of KHS UK, believes KHS’s ability to give its customers the world over the best possible support and rapid assistance through its local service teams definitely pays off. According to Gammons, this isn’t often necessary. “The KHS filler is extremely
Source: Tiny Rebel
robust and reliable,” he said.
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for sandwich and lunch ranges for food shops and the catering trade as well as large-scale production facilities. Suitable for sealing sandwiches with any sort of fillings,
PE UK’s new SL1400VG is an inline heat-sealing machine with the same characteristics of MPE’s other
the machine provides a consistently accurate seal and twin conveyors for speed – and MPE says it can provide a shelf life of up to nine days. The SL1400VG has a recipe-driven
configuration system allowing for a rapid switch of products which are loaded into the machine and indexed until they move into the seal station. The machine then modifies
A REBEL WITH A CAUSE: CAN FILLER SUPPORTS GROWTH
rendy craft beers, lifestyle beverages such as hard seltzer, plus wine, sparkling wine, still water and soft drinks: the range of beverages the Innofill Can C can filler from KHS can process is vast. Its flexibility is just one of many reasons why the machine has become a
the atmosphere in the pack and hermetically seals the product which is delivered onto a flat belt for final packing and transport. Boasting high throughput technology –
sealing up to 20 packs per minute – MPE has tapped into its heat-sealing experience to design another robust machine which is reliable and efficient to operate, whilst saving valuable factory floor space. The SL1400VG is developed and
manufactured in the UK using maintenance- friendly, food-grade hygienic stainless-steel construction and guarding. It’s built to keep production line downtime to a minimum with spares and additional precision tooling supplied as standard. MPE’s engineers and support team are available 24/7. MPE’s technical director, John Hodgkiss,
said: “Our extensive experience of the tray- sealing industry means we can deliver highly versatile alternatives to the marketplace which are robust enough to be used in the toughest environments. “We’re excited at what the SL1400VG can
bring to the market. It’s a real game-changer, aimed at significantly increasing the shelf life of cardboard-packed sandwiches while still employing MPE’s machine design philosophy of a small footprint, simple to operate and maintain. Not only does this inline machine heat seal sandwiches and other lunch time products, it also increases their shelf life through MAP technology by longer than we’ve seen before in the market. “The need for speed and accuracy is
driving automation and innovation in the food industry, so we continually strive to provide exactly what our customers need to stay ahead of their competition and meet their own customers’ demands, as effectively and efficiently as possible.”
MPE UK
mpe-uk.com
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