Oystar iwk expands format range of tfs15 tube filling machine to up to 60 mm.stutensee, january 4, 2010. Tubes are continuing their triumphal advance throughout the cosmetics industry. Whether toothpaste, hand cream, shower gel or shampoo more and more manufacturers rely on tubes for packaging their products. Oystar iwk supports this growing demand with tube filling machines for every class of performance. The newest development is that the company has expanded the range of formats for the tfs15 from 52 mm to 60 mm in terms of diameter. Thus the range of machinery from the market leader for automatic tube filling machines in the middle and upper performance class now covers the low performance spectrum as well.the tfs15 tube filler manufactures up to 85 plastic tubes as well as up to 70 metal tubes per minute. The expanded range of formats now provides for a filling volume of 1.5 to 500 ml, so that the overall tube length ranges from 40 to 250 mm. The machine can be flexibly integrated into the corresponding packaging installations.the range of tube filling machines from oystar iwk includes rotary table and diagonal track machines and thus makes both standard packaging systems and customized, complex solutions possible. In combination with the cartoning machines of the packaging machine manufacturer customers are also offered complete packaging lines from a single source.about oystar iwkiwk verpackungstechnik gmbh is a globally operating company in the oystar group with approximately 330 staff. The company manufactures and sells cartoning machines, tube filling and sealing machines as well as blister machines worldwide, in addition to complete packaging concepts from a single source. The companys portfolio aims at applications for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. A further focus is placed on the companys service business. Worldwide sales are supported by oystars own sales and service companies in france, england, the usa, thailand, russia and china as well as commercial agencies throughout the world.www.oystar.iwk.de about oystar groupoystar the process & packaging group is one of the worlds leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services. Oystar has extensive process knowhow in the key industries of dairy products, food and beverages, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Based in stutensee near karlsruhe, the holding company currently represents 17 manufacturing companies as well as numerous sales and service companies. At present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 2,500 worldwide and generated a total of eur 465 million in sales in 2008.www.oystar.de press contactlaura wilmsmller prtel. 49 0 89 45 20 7999email lw@moellerpr.deurlwww.moellerpr.de
