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Food Packaging
News Release from: Packaging Automation | Subject: Vision 400
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 May 2005
Heat Sealing Systems Aid Food Company's
Growth
Rapidly expanding Katsouris Fresh Foods is rising to the challenge of demand for its heat sealed food products with investment in Packaging Automation's equipment.
Rapidly expanding Katsouris Fresh Foods is rising to the challenge of the increased demand for its heat sealed food products with further significant investment in Packaging Automation's equipment, said the machinery supplier The latest purchase of two Packaging Automation Vision 400 machines is for Katsouris's plants in Park Royal, North London
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Other benefits that appealed to Katsouris include a touch sensitive control screen which can be positioned on either side of the machine.
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Menu operated, the control screen allows recipes and tools to be pre-programmed for quick and simple product changes and the machine's construction ensures the highest hygiene standards can be maintained, added Packaging Automation.
The two companies have a long relationship based on trust and respect and Katsouris has faith in what Packaging Automation can provide said the equipment firm.
Katsouris chose to buy the latest machines almost straight off the Packaging Automation stand at the Total exhibition last year, such was its confidence.
One machine was bought specifically for a new pasta range being produced at Katsouris's Cumberland Avenue site and it is now heat sealing four different pasta ready meals with sauces, efficiently handling the average weekly throughput of 30,000 - 40,000 packs, said Packaging Automation.
Katsouris's general manager of the Cumberland Avenue plant, Michael Spanou, commented: "We didn't need to do too many trials.
We had a factory demonstration after the Total show, which confirmed what we needed to know.
Our two companies have a long history and we are confident, not only in the equipment, but in the levels of support and service we are guaranteed with Packaging Automation.
The machine's high level of serviceability is very important on the pasta line as operators can perform product changes within about two minutes." At Katsouris's nearby Elveden Place site, the second Vision 400 is heat sealing cauliflower cheese ready meals in 350g packs.
The general manager there, Peri Stivaros, said the PA equipment was chosen for reliability and the performance that would cater for increasing throughput, particularly as the product line was proving very popular.
Stivaros said: "The machines are certainly fast enough at 60 packs per minute.
That's been vital, as cauliflower cheese throughput has grown from 2,000 packs a day to 6,000 inside 12 months.
The Vision 400 has handled everything easily." Packaging Automation sales engineer John Dumbell is confident that the successful relationship between the two companies is set to continue.
He said: "We are delighted that Katsouris is seeing increased demand for its products and equally so that they consider the Vision 400 is the perfect machine to help it meet those orders.
It has clearly found the machines' speed, size and ease of use to be vital elements in meeting the growing demand from retailers.".
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