food Marketing & Technology 3/2021

Packaging
Which labelling machines were
chosen to meet the company’s
production needs?
Once again, the packaging needs
expressed by customers have sealed
the partnership between Sani
Trasporti and P.E. Labellers. In 2019
another important reality in the Dairy
sector was the labelling of half-kilo tin
containers, in large volumes and with
record timing. Also in this case, P.E.
was able to solve the problem with
so much speed and skill during the
first collaboration, that the company
bought the machine after that. “This
labeling solution - Ivo Sani explained - is
an even more advanced machine than
the previous one, and features three
stations with adhesive technology
and the innovative centering system
of the label on the jar cap. We make it
work in double shifts, practically with
nonstop production. When our clients
see it in operation and become aware
of the results it brings, they fall in love
with this PE machine and ask us to use
it to “dress up” their products in the
best possible way”.
Past and current demands: what
is behind the choice of a product?
Since 2016 the expectations and goals
of Healthy Transport have changed, in
line with production requirements of
many companies we serve daily. ”In
short, what we need most today is
“Flexibility” continues Ivo Sani. What
really makes the difference is the
ability to readily adapt to the needs
of customers from different sectors
of the Food market. We happen to
have to respond to ever new requests
from companies, which raise the bar
day after day and call for ever higher
standards of excellence. The beauty of
P.E. is that it does not compromise, but
instead provides qualitatively superior
solutions”.
The first P.E. machine purchased met
the need for hot glue labeling (15,000
BpH) and with adhesive technology
(12,000 BpH). The second doubles
the labeling stations, a hot glue and
three adhesives, with a solution
that enables superior performance
reaching 26,000 BpH with hot labeling
and 24,000 BpH in adhesive stations.
In this way, the great advantage
of “nonstop” processing is obtained
with the application of a label and
the simultaneous application of the
guarantee seal. It is a powerful and
efficient machine, with easy access
to many format changes. It is as if
you can say that it has “standardized
efficiency.” The results are so satisfying
that Sani is already nurturing the
idea of having a third P.E. machine
like this one, to offer its customers
an increasingly advanced packaging
service.
The challenges to be faced and
the working solution
If timing is a key element in giving
decisive answers to customers, it is
clear how the installation process
of the labeling machine on the
production and packaging line should
be as fluid as possible. How did it go
with PE? “All the phases of selection,
production of the machine, testing,
trial run and installation did not
have any hitches or slowdowns on
the schedule we had set ourselves -
continued Ivo Sani. Even today, just
pick up the phone and you can be sure
that the company is ready to respond
with great efficiency. Expertise
saves time and solves problems, and
personally I find that enormously
beneficial”.
A changing market, the new
goals to reach
The new demands are imposed by a
market that is increasingly competitive
and requires today, for example, the
mixed automated lines to label trays
with various kinds of products. This
requirement did not exist years ago
and today represents a new frontier.
Automating this process and making
it available to companies, means
providing high quality service and
optimizing processes, as Sani does
for its customers. And to do that, it
needs the right suppliers, that is, really
reliable and “super-flexible” partners.
The next steps: how to get
equipped and act in advance
In 2021 the inauguration of the
third packaging line in Sani Trasporti
will probably be seen. It will be one
more step that the company will take
with the aim of serving its customers
with ever-greater efficiency, in line
with the continuous evolution of
the food market itself, due to the
fragmentation of the production
companies that operate in the world
of preserves, dairy products, pasta,
sauces, pesto, food for fitness, etc.
“It is also thanks to the work of
companies like P.E. that we have
come this far - Ivo Sani concludes. We
are confident that the collaboration
will continue to maintain the levels of
professionalism and flexibility that PE
has accustomed us to, since day one.
The future will be full of opportunities
that we are ready to seize”.
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