Navi Mumbai based Hilda Automation displayed its range of packaging machinery at interpack 2017 with a focus on high-speed automatic solutions. On display were an automatic 8-head oil-filling machine, automatic highspeed shrink sleeve applicator machine, automatic 2-head cup-filling machine and a cosmetic packaging line.
The automatic 8-head oil-filling machine has been designed for packaging products like lubricant oil and edible oil in HDPE or PET bottles. It has a filling volume range of 500 milliliters to 5 liters with production capacity of 48 to 56 bottles per minute for 1-liter bottles and 20 to 24 bottles per minute for 5-liter bottles.
The automatic high-speed sleeve applicator can apply PET or PVC sleeves on the neck and body of HDPE, PP, PET bottles or cups, on sleeve thickness varying from 40 to 45 microns. The machine has a production capacity of 600 bottles per minute for 100-milliliter cup length.
The automatic 2-head cup-filling machine can be used to fill water, juice, curd, etc. In addition to the two filling heads, the machine has two sealing heads. It has a capacity to fill 32 to 34 cups per minute, with speed depending on the volume to be filled.
Talking about the response at interpack, Ajit Krishnan, sales engineer, Hilda Automation said that although the first two days were a bit slow in terms of footfall, things gained momentum from the third day. “It is a week-long show and one cannot expect all days to be equally busy. However, overall, we had a great show. There were visitors from UK, US, Turkey and even from India,” he said.
This was Hilda Automation’s third participation in interpack. According to Krishnan, interpack has been a great platform to get to know more about global markets, especially developed markets like Europe. Currently, the company’s main market is South Asia, Middle East and Africa with a few customers in Europe and North America as well.
Editors note: Our live coverage of Metpack and interpack by Ron Augustin, Shardul Sharma and Naresh Khanna will appear in the print and eMagazine versions of the June issue of Packaging South Asia dated 7 June 2017, which goes to press on 30 May 2017. Editorial inputs and advertising queries for both web and print channels can be sent to interpackreview@ippgroup.in.
