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Packaging pioneers prove their expertise in the food industry
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by Mira Ulz, Marketing Assistant, Statec Binder, Austria
tatec Binder continuously manages to successfully apply its expertise as a bagging and palletising specialist of bulk materials on a global scale. With its flexible and customer-oriented packaging technology, the Austrian company is represented on the international market, placing itself among the leading suppliers of high-performance open-mouth bagging machines. The wide-ranging product portfolio offers customised solutions of the highest quality for products used in a variety of industries. Statec Binder packaging machines pack a wide range of animal feed and food products on a daily basis. Whether flour, rice or animal feed and additives, the bagging and palletising expert offers the right system, fully automatic or manual, to meet high standards and requirements of customers. Numerous references in these industries speak for themselves – Statec Binder stands as a strong and reliable partner and can draw on years of experience
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and in-depth knowledge. Included in the broad product portfolio, the packaging system CIRCUPAC is installed in the global food sector. The highperformance bagging carousel is particularly developed for flour and powdery products. The special feature of the packaging machine is the continuously rotating carousel, which allows the entire process to be carried out without a start-stop system to achieve a maximum output. In 2018, one of the world’s largest flour producers gave Statec Binder the chance to prove the highperformance capacity of the CIRCUPAC bagging system. In moving from semi-automatic bagging systems to fully automatic lines, several manufacturers were in the closer selection as potential partners for the project. The customer’s requirements of 1200 demanded bags-per-hour, each bag containing 25kg flour, proved to be quite challenging for many manufacturers. With the prioritised aim of increasing the previous output significantly, the flour producer finally made the right decision. Statec Binder was able to win the bidding process, especially the high machine performance and provided accuracy in weighing and dosing were decisive factors. Additionally, the technical implementation and the project setup encouraged the company to place its trust in the Austrian specialist. Three fully automatic CIRCUPAC bagging carousels and three highperformance PRINCIPAL-R robot palletisers were ordered. Additionally, quality control equipment such as checkweighers and metal detectors were supplied. As part of the packaging line, a long conveyor system was installed to guarantee a smooth transition from the bagging to the palletising process. A special feature of this system is the bag detection equipment, which can identify the category of the bag according to the bag’s imprint, to convey it to the corresponding robot palletiser. The customer further attached great importance to a clean layer pattern, which is easily achieved with the