SYMPAK Bottling and Canning S.p.a. of Italy has appointed HBM Plastics & Packaging Technologies as their sales partner in Australia and New Zealand for their range of beverage and food filling machinery for glass and PET containers and cans.
Sympak views HBM as an ideal partner to further expand their market base in Oceania. Sympak has an installed base of over 30 fillers already in the local market.
The Sympak BC Group offers state-of-the-art filling equipment for a wide range of applications. Their products include bottle filling for a range of liquid beverages and foods, specialising in:
* Wines
* Juice (hot fill)
* Isotonics
* Milk/yoghurt
* Dressings and sauces.
Sympak’s can filling is suitable for:
* Fruits and vegetables
* Meat and fish
* Soups
* Beverages.
Of special interest is Sympak’s unique Hot Fill Technology, with 30 systems installed globally with major beverage groups in the last three years.
The Hot Fill Technology features:
* Accurate filling temperatures ( ± 0.5°C) achieved due to servo-driven filling valves
* Precise product filling to mouth level with nil product spillage
* PLC control for external process systems (pasteurisers, mixers etc)
* Controlled variable recycle blend capability achieved even in the case of bottle absence
* Systems are available in a range of pitch sizes (94mm - 141mm) to suit different bottle diameters in single or tri-block configurations
* Output speeds range from 3,000 to 60,000bph
* Significantly lower start up costs as compared to aseptic versions and simplified operation by non-specialised staff.
HBM believes the Sympak range of filling equipment as an exciting addition to the portfolio of food and beverage packaging and end-of-line machinery currently offered by the company.