A packaging machine for spouted polypropylene pouches
This packaging machine, the result of a collaboration among three companies (photo), enables flexible, highly efficient in-house production of spouted pouches in various sizes and shapes, including the processing of different spout types. At its core is the high-performance SPM 50 packaging machine from SN Maschinenbau, which works seamlessly with mono-materials. The polypropylene-based (and therefore recyclable) high-performance films for pouch production are provided by this company while the corresponding spouts come from Menshen. The materials and machine settings are perfectly aligned, achieving optimal packaging results with maximum tightness and burst-pressure resistance. Manufacturers and packaging companies that process fruit purees, smoothies and other liquid or pasty foods requiring thermal treatment after filling will benefit from these advantages. By producing pouches from roll stock material and using spouts delivered in cardboard boxes, material costs can potentially be cut in half, while logistics and handling expenses are also significantly reduced, say the companies. — SÜDPACK Verpackungen SE & Co. KG, Ochsenhausen, Germany