stutensee, 5 august 2014. the oystar group packaging machine manufacturer presents machines with manifold uses for the food & beverage industry at the pack expo 2014 in chicago, illinois us. the items on display cover the entire value added chain in the packaging process. for example, oystar gasti and oystar hamba will show their new mfs 30, a filling and sealing machine for preformed cups. what makes it special the machine has a chainless drive system. this considerably reduces maintenance costs because there&39s no need to replace the transport chain or carry out any of the adjustment work needed for chain stretch.the automated format change takes less than 20 minutes, which significantly improves equipment availability for production and thus the overall equipment effectiveness oee. this allows customers to produce changing packaging format lucratively using this cup filler. the fs machine on display at the pack expo has been equipped with a new, fully automated change system. during the format change, a mobile trolley storage unit is attached to the machine. a handling device then removes a trolley from the machine and places it in the storage unit. afterwards, a trolley with a new format is fed into the machine. this procedure repeats over and over until all of the trolleys have been replaced.the mfs 30 can be equipped with up to three dosing systems. equipped with a single dosing system, the machine transports preformed cups with a fill volume of up to 600 ml and a cup height of up to 150 mm. it can process up to 30,000 cups per hour. the machine operates without lubricant and using optional uvc disinfection for cups and lids makes it ideal for hygienic production applications. ffs machine for portion packsin addition, oystar hassia will present its thl 2448 ffs machine for forming, filling and sealing portion packs at this year&39s pack expo. the machine&39s 24fold format version and cycle speed of up to 30 strokes per minute enable it to produce 43,200 portion packs per hour. the fill volumes can range from 21 to 23 grams. the ffs machine is supplemented by an sph 2550type cartoning machine. in addition to transporting the packs, it can handle 1.5 punch cycles using 2 suction plates, which enables it to move 6 x 6 portion packs into two prepared cartons. the pick & place movement is controlled by servomotors.after the exhibition, the ffs machine thl 2448 will be delivered directly to the new owner. the food manufacturer &ldquomarzetti&rdquo, situated in horse cave, ky will put the machine into operation for packaging a comprehensive assortment of sauces. about oystar groupoystar. the packaging group is one of the world&rsquos leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services. oystar has extensive knowhow in the key industries of dairy products and food. based in stutensee near karlsruhe, germany, the holding company currently represents 9 production locations in europe and asia as well as numerous sales and service companies. at present oystar holding employs a workforce of more than 1,000 worldwide and generated a total of approximately eur 200 million in sales in 2013. the oystar group equipment will be on display at the pack expo in chicago, illinois us november 25, 2014 in the south hall,booth no. s 3882.
