Spreafico automatic filling machines has developed a custom-designed three-lane capsule filling machine for Bialetti that can fill nine different products including tea and coffee, infusions, solubles, and tisanes.
The critical issue was the type of aluminum capsules used during the packaging process which, in the stages that precede the filling of the product, need to have a paper filter welded to the internal walls, a particularly tricky operation. This filter makes the nitrogen insufflation stage more difficult as well. Spreafico develop a system that would ensure effective welding and oxygen removal stages to meet the reference standard - a residual percentage of less than 1%.
The high-volume filling equipment was installed in Bialetti’s Brescia facility as part of a coffee production line that covers all stages from roasting to secondary packaging.
Spreafico, based in Calolziocorte, Lecco, Italy was the ideal partner need to expand the first production line of ‘I Caffè d’Italia’ said Marco Vezzoli, Bialetti capsules group industrial and purchasing dirctor.
“This machine is a modern, fast, and flexible tool and, besides the great design, we can also count on a prompt technical support that is able to even manage the machine remotely if necessary,” he said.