Perfection on every line

With its plant in Mechernich, Germany, which was officially opened in June 2022, the Hochwald Group has - as the largest single project in the history of the cooperative founded in 1932 - realized one of the most modern and efficient dairies in Europe. The machinery at the site, which was built with an investment volume of around 200 million euros, is also a showpiece: from process technology of the filling till the packaging equipment. For example, 33 innovative hotmelt applicators from Nordson's ProBlue Flex series are used at the end of the lines. A total of 18 of the innovative melters work on Meurer cartoners and five on Geyssel applicators. The remaining ten hotmelt systems are used for so-called ReCap bonding, i.e. the application of reclosable spouts or milk caps. While the drinking straws are attached to the primary packaging by means of a dot application, the wrap-around trays are fixed with the aid of glue beads. For this purpose, three MiniBlue II applicator heads are attached to the right and left of each blank conveyor, which apply the glue to the side flaps.

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