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The PFM Pearl entry level servo flowrapper is providing Scottish bakers Irving’s Homestyle Bakery with extra capacity to meet rising demand, while allowing the family run firm to take a more flexible approach to production staffing. The new PFM Pearl machine is employed on a wide range of specialised biscuits and tray bakes produced by […]

A new version of the PFM Mistral flowrapper has been designed by PFM, specially tailored to handle whole fresh chickens in ovenable film for ‘roast-in-bag’ presentation, now being adopted by major retailers. Equipped with a special long-dwell D-cam sealing system, and capable of modified atmosphere packaging, the Mistral provides an hermetically sealed pack that eliminates

Italian manufacturer PFM has announced a new version of its Mistral flow-wrapper, specially tailored to handle whole fresh chickens in ovenable film for “roast-in-the-bag” presentation, now beingadopted by major retailers. Equipped with a special long-dwell D-cam sealing system, and capable of modified atmosphere packaging, the machine provides an hermetically sealed pack that eliminates any need

PFM Packaging Machinery was highly commended in two categories of the 2014 PPMA Group Awards, announced on 30 September at the PPMA Show. In the first category the innovative nature of PFM’s new D-Series servo controlled pouch machine – a world first – won the judges’ commendation while in the second it was PFM’s outstanding customer service

Paper-Like™ look and feel flexible packaging film automates sandwich grab-bag packs, adding traditional appeal to brands An automatic system to present sandwiches and similar food in the“grab-bag” style of packaging now gaining ground for premium snack products is to be demonstrated for the first time at the PPMA Show by Italian manufacturer PFM Packaging Machinery.

Cereals manufacturing and packing specialist Bokomo Foods, Peterborough, has installed the first four-side seal sachet machine to be sold in the UK by PFM Packaging Machinery, newly appointed distributor for the Italian manufacturer MF Machinery. The four lane vertical machine is now employed on a new contract won by Bokomo from a major UK retailer

PFM Packaging Machinery Ltd is delighted to announce their partnership with the Italian machine manufacturer M.F. Machinery. As sole distributor for the M.F. range of vertical sachet and stick pack machinery in the U.K & Ireland, this fits in perfectly with PFM’s long established range of Vffs and Hffs packaging equipment. After sales support and

The single control system and a simple ‘plug and go’ connection between the weigher and bagger on PFM’s ZC1 combination machine has helped a snack food contract packing venture get under way in less than ten days. Processed Snack Products at Widnes set out to expand its business at the end of last year with

Perfectly Wrapped Using PFM Shamal Shrink System Products ‘Deli’ cheese portions including soft, hard and extruded cheese types.   Examples of possible pack formats The technological challenge To automatically produce perfectly wrapped ‘deli’ portions of cheese. The PFM Solution The PFM Shamal shrink system, incorporating a PFM Shamal inverted web flowrapper and PFM heat shrink tunnel.

PFM UK has been voted Packaging Machinery Manufacturer of the Year in the PPMA Group Industry Awards announced at the Total Exhibition in early June. “The award recognises PFM’ business strategy of increasing investment in innovation as a means of maintaining growth at a time of economic slowdown, a policy that brings customers the benefit