Output boosted for Norwegian coffee importer

Solberg & Hansen, a coffee and tea importer located in Oslo, Norway, had previously been using two packaging machines to package beans in pre-made 250g and 1kg doy-style bags. Production speeds ranged from 12 to 20 bags per minute. When the company won a contract to produce beans for a private label brand that was to be sold at 150 Swedish coffee bars, it knew it needed to move to a vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) packaging platform to boost production to the level required.
The importer installed a customised and integrated packaging line from Bosch Packaging Technology, which increased productivity by 40% while providing high quality packaging for its premium coffee beans.
The line includes the Bosch vertical bagger (PME 4001 BG), which runs at speeds of 50 bags per minute for 250g, 340g and 500g bags with four-corner seals. It also produces 1kg block-bottom bags at a rate of 45 bags per minute.
To further enhance operational efficiency, Solberg & Hansen also purchased an integrated Bosch applicator (CVA 2000 VIS) to seal valves to the inside of packages.