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kompacktTHE SERVICE-MAGAZINE FROM MEYPACKProduct transfer onto carton blankCarton folding stationCommitted to success – after itslaunch, Meypack USA is taking offAbout eight months after the official launch in the United States, theMeypack USA Team can look back on the first successful projects.The team, assembled in Port Orange, Florida, has been able to winover such well-known and well-respected companies as Del MonteFoods, Honee Bear cannery and the beverage producer Biota.The secret of the success: service, service, service –and high quality machine systems made in GermanyThe success of Meypack’s American branch didn’t just come out of theblue. From the word “go”, emphasis and priority were placed on nurturingcustomer contact, providing excellent customer service and establishingan on-site production facility of the highest technical standards.“Our customers in the USA as well as the other NAFTA countries wantGerman technology and quality, but they want it on site and accessible.With a production facility in Port Orange and an excellently trainedservice team, this strategy is being rigorously pursued. The success,which has come much earlier than we had originally anticipated, isproof that we are on the right track,” explained Meypack USA’s President,responsible for the business development at the American location.References that one can be proud ofWater – the central pillar of lifeWater means life, something the residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia know all too well, given thatthe average yearly temperature registers over 30 degrees Celsius. It is recommended that people drinkone and a half to two litres of the fluid every day. This elixir, which comprises 80% of the human body,ensures an optimal metabolism, improves concentration and contributes to our general well being.Quality water from Saudi ArabiaThe Health Water Bottling (HWB)company from the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia is one of the largestand best known water producersin the region. The HWB Group distributessuch well-known brandsas the German Brewery Holsten,Nova water from Saudi Arabia andthe Energy Drink Power Horse.Founded in 1973, HWB has earnedthe “Quality Mark” seal from theSaudi Arabian Standards Organisationand has enjoyed above-averagegrowth since its inception.Packaging machinesas a double-pack – two systems fortwo water bottling linesAt the beginning of this year, HWBplaced an order with packagingmachine specialist Meypack forthe design and construction of twomachines. With these new systems,a VP 411 for bottles larger than 5litres and a VP 511 for smallerA sweet deal in PortugalThe Refinarias de Açucar Reunidas S.A. (abbreviated RAR), located in the northern Portuguese commercialcentre of Porto, has been a highly recognised family business for the last 40 years. This traditional stylecompany grew by refining sugar.In addition to these activities, RARalso earns proceeds under a holdingcompany, which operates infurther areas such as food processing,packaging technology, financialservices and real estate investments,as well as in the boomingtourist sector.The corporation currently generatesa yearly turnover of nearly400 million Euros and is one of thelargest and most innovative companiesin the country. With anotherlocation in Poland, the companyis well placed to benefit from theeastern expansion of the EuropeanUnion.bottles up to a maximum of 1500ml, the capacity of HWB has beenextended. Both machines pack thePET bottles in the standard wraparoundcases.The project has once again shownhow professional the Meypackteam works. The cooperation wasexcellent, especially with TechnicaArabia, the representative inJeddah. The machine was installedpunctually in March and is extremelyreliable.The project was executed byMeypack’s representative FadiHajal of Technica Arabia in SaudiArabia. Technica Arabia has alreadydelivered first class performancesfor HWB and has built upa solid reputation over the years.Full power for the highest demands –Meypack’s shrink wrappers know howto be convincingThe RAR Holding is by no meansan unknown quantity to Meypack.The southern European companyalready has its second Meypackpackaging machine in operation.The first time, Meypack’s specialistsinstalled a system to pack sugarinto paper bags. And this time?Once again it deals with the sweetelement of life. “The customer neededa powerful shrink wrappingsystem to pack plastic bags of granulatedsugar. The bags were thento be packed in film,” explainedRepresentativein Saudi ArabiaProduct infeedTechnica Arabia Est.Suite No. 1, Khafagi BuildingSari Street21553 JeddahSaudi ArabiaPhone +966-2-2560996Fax +966-2-2562611Contact: Fadi HajalE-Mail: technicarabia@technicaintl.comRefinarias de Açucar Reunidas S.A., PortoMeypack’s project director BrianGannon. Meypack’s SW60W/STcombined with an integrated productpusher delivers convincingresults by packing 60 bags of sugarper minute.Three projects have already been completed by the American specialistfor robot and packaging technology, while others are in progress. Amongthose projects completed, one is comprised of two high-speed palletisingsystems with integrated Fanuc robots to palletise 100 shrink wrappedtrays (baby food) per minute for Del Monte Foods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.For Honee Bear, a well-known cannery in Michigan, a triedand true VP 451 wrap-around system has been installed.And in Colorado, Biota has also been using an extremely efficient VP451 wrap-around machine to pack PET bottles of water for the lastcouple of months.Product groupingGo Meypack U.S.A. go!This successful start should be justthe beginning, followed by promisingnew projects. It is satisfyingto already have a number of importantAmerican companies onMeypack-USA’s customer list.The kompackt will report on thefurther development in the nextissue.MeypackPackaging Systems USA, LLC730 Glades CourtPort Orange, FL 32127USAPhone:+1-386-763-3312Fax: +1-386-763-3321E-Mail: info@meypackusa.comwww.meypackusa.comTransfer of the formation to the shrink tunnelSW 60 W – in the Meypack plant