AUTOMATED packaging line specialist Autopack has supplied P&B (Foods) Ltd with a bespoke solution for sauces.
The project incorporates five machines to fit into the firm’s sauce operation, which were installed and commissioned to fully automate production.
Handling a range of sauces from 250ml to 1L in both plastic and glass, the line can run at 100cpm across one litre bottles. A high-speed rotary unscrambler is designed to ensure efficient container feeding into a 12-head alternating piston filler suitable for both hot and cold filling.
Autopack said the four-head automatic plastic screw capper and MC100 metal capping machine provide consistent sealing performance for plastic and metal closures respectively. A multi-functional labeller capable of front, wraparound, and tamper-evident labelling provides the final finish.
“We chose Autopack because of their extensive experience in the sauces, edible oils, and other viscous product sectors for providing single machines or turnkey line packages,” said Safiq Shaikh, project manager from P&B (Foods) Ltd. “From the very beginning, their team provided comprehensive design and integration support, which guided us from concept through to completion, including detailed factory layout planning for our new canning facility.”
The success of the project has led to other automation projects for P&B (Foods) Ltd, with automated can and glass lines for ghee products and a fully integrated drum line for filling of edible oils currently in manufacture.
Jonathon Stewart, Autopack UK sales director, said, “We are delighted to be continuing our relationship in automating food packaging lines at P&B (Foods) Ltd. Our reputation rests on the proven automated benefits our turnkey lines deliver for customers time and again. From improved speed and efficiency to reduced costs and wastage, we’re able to meet packaging automation challenges across the food sector and beyond.”
