Since 1998 the company Behn + Bates has been the packing machine specialist for the food and petfood industries in the internationally operating Haver & Boecker Group.

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Proven packing machine technology now suitable for quality petfood
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2. FEATURE
Proven packing machine
technology now suitable for
quality petfood
S
ince 1998 the company Behn The packing machine technology packing machine model is chosen depend-
+ Bates has been the packing for petfood ing on the bag type to be filled and the
machine specialist for the food and According to its composition a difference requested kind of operation.
petfood industries in the internationally can be made between for example starch If pre-fabricated open-mouth bags made
operating Haver & Boecker Group. and oil containing pet food as well as so- of paper, PE and PP are to be processed,
called green pet food and others. This mani- Behn + Bates offers the machine variants
Focussing especially on the global food fold composition shows that pet food has BOH, gravity packer or net weigher with
industry during its first years, the German diverse characteristics challenging the packing open-mouth bag filling spout for manual
machine building company is now becoming companies – for example, starch and oil operations. The fully automatic product filling
more and more active in the field of petfood containing petfood has quite different flow, can be carried out by the Topline packing
bagging. packing and de-aerating characteristics in system in special granule or powder design
“The petfood industry shows a certain comparison to grainy or granulated products. used in two different German factories for
tendency towards quality packages made of In the area of open-mouth bag packaging the filling of feed additives or mineral feed
high-quality materials especially for first-class Behn + Bates answers to these specialities and feed premixes.
pet food mixes – even partially under consid- with different dosing systems and filling spout The FFS bag might be a convincing alter-
eration of HACCP standards,” says managing designs integrated into the diverse packing native in the petfood industry.
director Ralf Hovelmann. machine models. It is made out of an endless gusseted PE
“Our quality is the decisive factor for many Powders and flours are dosed with impel- film, filled and sealed. Thus, the bag size is
food producers to rely on our technology. lers or screws, whereas granules are dosed optimally adjusted to the filling product.
“Therefore, we think that on the basis depending on their grain size either by flaps,
of our packing machine programme we are slides, vibrating or belt feeders.
best prepared to meet the requirements However, only the dosing is not sufficient.
of quality packaging in the petfood industry The filling spout plays another decisive role:
and thus to extend our range of activities A special powder spout with particular
accordingly.” lateral de- aerating channels is required for
The numerous possibilities offered by Behn powders and flours in order to get compact
+ Bates on the basis of its large delivery and stable bag shapes. For granules a simple
programme will be presented to the packing flap spout is enough.
experts of the petfood industry at Victam The dosing unit and the filling spout are
2011. the cores of each packing machine. The right
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3. FEATURE
COMPLETE
machine output. floury products. It fills for example fish meal
The open- in Northern Germany, middlings in Eastern
mouth bag has Germany and feed additives in Belgium.
been the classical Also for his valve bag filling the customer
packing material in decides on manual or automatic operation.
the petfood indus- The Behn + Bates delivery programme
GRAIN HANDLING
try for years. includes the Frontline bag applicator for
Indeed, the the automatic valve bag application onto
open-mouth bag the filling spout as well as the ultrasound
presents quite a sealing station for the automatic valve bag
lot of advantages: closure.
Optimum prod- However, in order to use the ultra-
uct protection, sound sealing station the valve bag must be
SOLUTIONS
improved suitabil- equipped with a PE-coated valve that can be
ity for storage, high closed by ultrasound energy. What has been
advertising impact, common practice in the food industry for
flexible filling vol- years seems to be an attractive solution for
umes or simple the pet food industry, too.
opening and re- The reason is obvious: The valve tightly
closing of the used closed by ultrasound energy helps to create
bag. But also the an extremely clean bagging area. Following
valve bag designs aggregates such as belt conveyors or palletis-
have progressed: ers are hardly contaminated. The user profits
from corresponding cost reductions due to
Opened and lower cleaning and maintenance work.
re-closed Valve bag filling to perfection – this is
Meanwhile, realised by two systems made by Behn +
there are valve Bates. They can be equipped either with the
bag designs that air or the impeller filling technology: On the
can be opened one hand it is the Integra incorporating the
and re-closed eas- applying, filling and sealing technology in one
ily. The valve bag dust-tight cabinet.
may be made of On the other hand, it is the Roto-Packer
paper as well as for high filling outputs. The filling spouts of
of PE or PP. It can the Roto-Packer are mounted at a rotating
be processed in a silo thus enabling higher packing capacities by
simple and clean using more filling spouts on a smaller surface.
way presenting
good bag weights And finally
and compact bag The packaging is becoming an increasingly
shapes as well as important part of the value added chain in
a secure and her- the pet food industry. In today’s affluent and
In addition, thinnest films are extreme- metically tight bag closure for a clean packing emerging societies pets’ welfare is closely
ly tear-resistant. The film consumption is environment. connected with the welfare of its owners.
reduced thus meeting modern requirements In addition, its second use is excluded. This means that the attention given by
with regard to the increasingly requested In comparison, it may happen that an pet owners to the quality of the pet food
sustainability of packages. Being well familiar emptied open-mouth bag with impeccable and thus its proper processing and hygienic
with these developments Behn + Bates bag opening is used twice. This means that packaging is rising. This leads to the assump-
offers diverse machine variants for the filling the printed bag is re-filled with a second tion that only a packaging material prop-
of FFS bags. The right machine type is chosen product of another quality. This product erly adjusted to the promotional targets and
depending on the product and the required does not correspond to the quality of the combined with the right filling technology
original one and is achieves the requested results in the daily
sold in a false bag growing competition for customers.
“The Behn + Bates delivery under a false name.
The Behn +
Based on the available bagging machines
Behn + Bates is well prepared for this com-
programme includes the Frontline Bates delivery pro-
gramme for valve
petition in order to fill high-quality pet food
in an attractive first- class way.
bag filling is wide.
bag applicator for the automatic More inforMation:
GET THE COMPLETE PICTURE
It includes a simple
gravity packer for Gabriele Buß
valve bag application onto granules as well as BEHN + BATES Maschinenfabrik
the filling spout as well as the
screw or impeller
packers and the
GmbH & Co KG Design | Manufacture | Installation
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round solution for Tel: +49 251 9796243 T: +44 (0)1480 216618
automatic valve bag closure” the most diverse Fax: +49 251 9796260
powdery and Email: g.buss@behnbates.com E: info@bricebaker.co.uk
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