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CASE STUDY
“We have a machine supplier working closely with the end user to achieve this level of efficiency and flexibility” he said.
Mespic was able to step in and come up with a working solution for the 8, 18 and 28-count packs, and today the line can pack the sachets into the different cartons at the same time.
Mespic is able, with one case packer – a double case packer in one machine foot- print – to pack any combination of 8s, 18s, 28s, and so on.
And the single palletiser is able to palletise two different formats at the one time on two different pallets. It has also been designed to expand for future production infeeds.
The project – which required a close working relationship between the three companies – was five years in the making – with the end result of a high degree of flexibility and increased efficiency.
Due to the unique cross-filling of the sin- gle sachet, the footprint of the packaging has been reduced.
WHEN A DIVIDER DIVIDES OPINION
However, while FreshFood wanted to keep the same format for the coffee bag packs, it faced a challenge in placing the divider au- tomatically in the flap.
Originally, the design was to make the 28s similar to the 18s – just taller – but the business didn’t want to make too many drastic changes from a consumer point of view.
Mespic owner Fabio Garavini spoke with Esko about their options, and came up with a solution that utilised a two-axis robot to do the gluing, picking and placing in position.
Another problem was the inclined angle of the divider, which involved them having to remove the angle and modify the divider.
“One of the benefits of working with Mespic is that is has been investing in its capacity to design and make trial cartons in its factory,” Asciak said.
“Typically, other machine suppliers rely on their customer to work with a carton
The new
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converter to make the design and test sam- ples – but we cut the middle man out to be a little more quick to market, solving the problem in a short amount of time.
“This is a big investment for FreshFood, and we’re hoping to embark on more proj- ects now that everything is running so well and meeting targets.”
Alvarez said the company “expected strong future growth in this coffee seg- ment, both locally and internationally”.
“We’re very interested to see how the mar- ket grows from here, and we are well-posi- tioned to meet growing demand,” he said. ■
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