At Anuga FoodTec 2015, Bosch Packaging Technology will showcase its extensive expertise in dosing, filling and packaging technology for high product protection of liquid and viscous food, including dairy, baby and clinical foods.
From March 24 to 27, 2015 in Cologne, Germany, the company will present an Ampack inline cup filling machine for ultra-clean filling of dairy products as well as a linear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container blowing module for dairy products and non-carbonated beverages.
It will also host daily presentations for dairy and liquid food producers, sharing its expertise on clean, ultra-clean and aseptic filling technologies to suit different product requirements.
The sessions will cover the entire production process, from appropriate sterilization technologies, such as hydrogen peroxide, ultra violet light, pulsed light and steam to filling systems for different product characteristics.
Transportation and storing requirements, such as inside or outside of cooling chains, will also be addressed.
Filling machine for dairy
The Ampack AF 8/8 inline cup filling machine is dedicated to the needs of dairy, baby food and clinical food manufacturers.
It can be equipped with either pulsed light or hydrogen peroxide as a cup decontamination system for ultra-clean applications to suit customer and product requirements.
Pre-assembled cell-plates for two different diameters allow for fast changeovers in 15 minutes.
This increases format flexibility for different cup shapes and sizes, as well as reduces changeover and cleaning time.
All major movements are propelled via servo motors, enabling quick and easy adjustments to the set-up, enhancing overall equipment effectiveness and enabling speeds of up to 40 cycles per minute. Stations for additional features, such as snap-on lids, can be easily integrated, further enhancing flexibility.
PET blowing
For dairy and beverage producers seeking to minimize material use and energy consumption while still providing a wide range of package shapes and sizes for differentiation at the point of sale, Bosch will showcase its linear PET blowing module.
With speeds of up to 32,000 containers per hour, it can be combined with hygienic filling technologies for aseptic applications such as dairy-based yogurt and coffee drinks.
Other application examples are mineral water and further non-carbonated beverages.
The machine produces lightweight, thin-walled containers with the smallest bottle neck rims on the market, reducing material requirements and costs.
An intermittent step-by-step production feature ensures high flexibility, access to multi-flavor simultaneous production and the production of short neck bottles with lid closure.
Flexible packaging of dry food products
For the packaging of dry free-flowing products such as coffee or tea, Bosch offers customized and modular vertical form fill and seal machines allowing for high flexibility and a broad variety of pack styles and top closures.
When looking for packaging solutions regarding flour or sugar, the new mandrel-wheel machine concept and its design provide a high degree of flexibility by shortening size changeover times.
The portfolio is completed by product protection systems such as valves and fully integrable equipment including hygienic auger fillers as well as checkweighers.
Cartoning machine for large-scale formats
Based on the proven technology of its bag-in-box lines, Bosch has developed the new CFC 2012 horizontal cartoning machine for the food industry.
The machine is designed for large-scale secondary packaging formats, for instance for cereals.
Even for the largest format size, the machine achieves an output of up to 200 folded cartons per minute.
With automatic format adjustments by servo motors, the machine ensures fast and easy format changes.
The user-friendly control system further optimizes the infeed and packaging process.
Due to reliable rotation and carton pick-up systems, the CFC 2012 allows for safe handling of all carton types.
Band sealers for bags
The two semi-automated band sealers from the Doboy line for the European market seal pre-made bags and provide an economical alternative for low quantity applications at the highest quality standards.
The band sealers can be used for smallest goods weighing only a few grams up to large volumes of several kilos, and can be customized according to customers’ requirements.
They reliably pack food products, such as meat, vegetables, fruits, spices, sweets and food supplements.
Service portfolio
Also at the show, Bosch will showcase its comprehensive after-sales services portfolio.
Machine upgrades and modernizations enable customers to flexibly adapt their existing equipment to new market requirements.
The company will demonstrate how tailor-made service packages support customers in achieving maximum output and minimum downtime, ultimately resulting in higher profitability of their packaging machines.
