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Ready) meals in two- and three-
compartment trays. Henriksen: “We
saw the A5 traysealer at the SEALPAC
stand and were impressed by its
flexibility. Owing to the tooling quick
exchange system, we would be able to
produce various products in different
tray formats on a single day with
limited downtime.” Today, MatBørsen
has four SEALPAC A5 traysealers,
which can be found in two different
buildings on their premises. As such,
Freddy André Henriksen visited
SEALPAC’s traysealer production
facility in Oldenburg, Germany,
on several occasions: “For us, this
production site accurately represents
SEALPAC’s image of supplying
functional and reliable packaging
machines at a consistent price.”
In Norway, for its traysealers,
SEALPAC is represented by the
company MPack AS, who have been
a long-lasting partner of MatBørsen.
Henriksen: “Saeming Myhre at
MPack has always been an important
consultant for us. He is not just selling
equipment, but also continuously
suggesting
innovative
packaging
systems.
Furthermore,
MPack’s
service technicians ensure an excellent
maintenance of the equipment and
assist us in optimizing our line
efficiency. They do that in close
cooperation with our own in-house
service department.”
MPack has a strong record in
setting up full line solutions
for its customers. This was
proven in 2017 when a
completely new packaging
line had to be designed for
a clickon soup tray
Click-on soup tray
MPack has a strong record in setting
up full line solutions for its customers.
This was proven in 2017 when a
completely new packaging line had
to be designed for a clickon soup tray.
The idea for this tray started in 2016
at the IFFA exhibition, the leading
trade fair for the meat industry. In
Frankfurt, MatBørsen encountered
Naber Plastics, a Dutch injection-
moulding company. In presence of
MPack, they started talking about a
possible new solution for their existing
ready-to-eat soup concept. Until
then, the soup was supplied in bulk
to retail stores and served at request
in individual portions to consumers.
However, due to the limited shelf life,
any remaining soup in the bulk packs
had to be thrown away just three days
after opening them. In addition, at
that time MatBørsen was only able to
package the soup after cooling it down
for a while, normally one day after
preparation. The result of visiting IFFA
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2016: Naber Plastics started designing
a two- part soup tray while SEALPAC
worked on the sealing and lidding
technology.
Henriksen: “SEALPAC, together with
MPack, took up the challenge. During
this project, our communication
with them was direct and easy. As
an example, we wanted the lid of the
click-on tray not to be fully fixated,
as it would have to be opened again
at retail. SEALPAC constructed the
lidding system in such a way that
the lid is clicked only partly without
it coming off during transport or at
retail.”
Perfectly synchronized
The new line starts with a SEALPAC
ASLS1200 denester that carefully
places the soup trays onto the in-
feed conveyor, after which they are
transported to the Leonhardt filling
system. This is done with SEALPAC’s
unique Walking Beam system,
which guarantees the most accurate
positioning of the trays underneath the
filling heads. Furthermore, after filling
the trays with soup, the Walking Beam
ensures immaculate transport of the
liquid product without spilling over
the edge. The trays are securely sealed
on a SEALPAC A7 traysealer with
5-impression tooling and transported
to the lidding section. Here, the first
SEALPAC DA-M770 lidding system