Paper-based packaging provider Smurfit Kappa has agreed to provide a complete Bag-in-Box packaging system solution to French wine wholesaler Maison Johanès Boubée.
The filling and Bag-in-Box packaging line includes a case erector and weight-checking, closing and filling machines, and a Vitop handle insertion system.
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Designed for large industrial production facilities, the filling machine is a BIB700 Double Head and a high-speed automatic machine.
The machine features a new filling valve with two separate circuits for nitrogen and vacuum.
The Vitop machine automatically inserts handles on a range of box styles and sizes.
With the filling line, Maison Johanès Boubée expects to optimise its oxygen management, increasing the shelf-life of its Bag-in-Box packaging.
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By GlobalDataThe company is one of the central purchasing agencies for the Carrefour group, a multinational retail chain.
It recently opened a new bottling centre near Bordeaux, France, in a bid to increase its capacities.
Maison Johanès Boubée plant director Mathieu Soulard said: "The new generation funnel which ensures delicate drops of the bags and the new filling valve were determining factors for us.
"We are very satisfied with Smurfit Kappa’s BIB700 filling machine as it has a very high flow rate and ensures good-quality filling.
"This complete line does allow us to optimise and increase our Bag-in-Box filling and packaging."
Image: Smurfit Kappa’s complete filling line is equipped with a Vitop handle insertion machine. Photo: courtesy of Smurfit Kappa.
