oystar af successful in italymilchhof sterzing, in italy&rsquos south tyrol, once again favors the equipment of oystar af. it has just installed two new packaging lines with integrated topsleeving technology for yoghurt cups. kirchlengern, july 8, 2013. the new setline packaging systems can handle up to 22,000 cups per hour. products are supplied by conveyor belts and sleeved to sets of 2 or 8 cups. the setlines also support operation without sleeves, allowing milchhof sterzing to package single cups as well. switching between formats is a snap.the newly delivered setline packaging systems feature powerful with special focus on the product transport, operability and ergonomics. furthermore, the systems now take a lot less effort to switch between formats. another highlight is the servocontrolled tray compensator for pregrouping and positioning of trays.oystar af has deepened its successful business partnership with longstanding oystar customer milchhof sterzing with this sale of new setline packaging systems. milchhof, run as a cooperative, purchased its first system in this series back in 2007 and has been operating it the setline, as well as a highperformance oystar gasti cup filling & sealing system ever since. south tyrolbased milchhof markets its dairy products throughout italy, where the company&rsquos annual sales in the yoghurt market of approx. 62 million euros makes it one of the leading producers in the nation. about oystar afaf automation fördertechnik gmbh is a globally operating company in the oystar group with a total workforce of 170 employees. the company specializes in the design, manufacturing and servicing of fully automatic final packaging systems. 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, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. based in stutensee near karlsruhe, germany, the holding company currently represents 10 manufacturing companies in europe and asia as well as numerous sales and service companies. at present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 1,400 worldwide and generated a total of approximately eur 250 million in sales in 2012.
