PACKAGING machinery manufacturer GIC is gearing up to mark two major milestones at this year’s PPMA Show.
The company will celebrate 30 years of producing intermittent Vertical Form Fill and Seal (VFFS) equipment and 20 years of manufacturing continuous motion machines when it attends the event next month at the Birmingham NEC.
MD Andy Beal said, “GIC made its first-ever vertical form fill and seal machine in the summer of 1993. It was branded the VFB. Ten years later, we introduced our first continuous motion machine – a VFB8000. The design of both machines has changed considerably over the years, but our focus on manufacturing high-quality machines that offer efficiency, longevity and reliability has not wavered.”
Today GIC offers a range of three intermittent machines – the GIC2100, GIC4100 and GIC5000 – and four continuous motion machines – the GIC3000, GIC3100, GIC8000 and GIC8100. The firm also offers two versions of its compact packer – the GIC CUB and CUB HC for high-care environments.
The company’s latest GIC8000 will be taking centre stage at PPMA Show. The solution is described as a high-speed continuous motion vertical form fill and seal packaging machine capable of cycling at 100 packs per minute.
