MACHINERY manufacturer Technosys has helped a pork scratchings company to restart production following a devastating fire at its Midlands facility last December.
The business invested in three A200 vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) machines, with Technosys – part of the Autopack Group – providing the packaging engineering and project support needed to get the first line up and running within weeks.
Producing pork scratchings, crackling and crunch in a variety of pack sizes and flavours in FFS pillow packs style bags, the company required lines capable of handling tubs. This made layout, integration and project management ‘critical’ to the recovery process.
“This was a challenging project that required speed, flexibility and close collaboration,” explained Wayne Kedward, MD of Autopack Group. “We worked closely with the customer to make sure everything from factory layout to services were ready, so the first line could be installed and running as quickly as possible. The available floorspace and height was tight, but we developed a bespoke bulk loading system, utilising every possible millimetre and delivered a great practical overall solution that was beyond what the customer was expecting.”
The A200 VFFS machine is a fully automatic intermittent system that is available in full electrical or electrical/pneumatic operation. The model can produce a range of bag sizes from 50mm to 200m-wide and 50mm to 300mm-long in different pack styles and any heat sealable film.
Wayne added, “Partnerships with customers such as this are what we do – we always aim to go the extra mile and ensure we are with the customer every step of the way on all our projects.”
