News
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PFM highly commended at the 2017 PPMA Group Awards
[spb_row row_bg_type=”image” parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”2/3″ el_position=”first”] PFM Packaging Machinery was highly commended in the “Innovative Packaging Machinery” category at the 2017 PPMA Group Awards, announced on 26th September at the PPMA Show. The innovative nature of PFM’s new R-Series, a cutting edge technology VFFS packaging machine, won the judges’…
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British Biscotti widens appeal with first move to automation
After just 12 months in business, The Great British Biscotti Co at Christchurch, Dorset, is meeting rising demand – and now national distribution – for its new range of biscuits with the installation earlier this year of a PFM Pearl entry level flow-wrapper, capable of 150 packs a minute. Founded in March 2016, the company…
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United Snacks in production with new style PFM bagger
United Snacks at Widnes has installed the first of a radically new design of bagging machine, developed by Italian manufacturer PFM to provide higher levels of automation for film reel changing and set-up, as well as greater accuracy and consistency in seal quality. Peter Fletcher, United Snacks’ commercial director reports substantially reduced downtime compared with…
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Coffee bagging
Pfm packaging machinery for Coffee Four PFM bagging machines are being installed this summer in the UK specialist coffee roasting industry. One user is taking two PFM Zenith machines, small footprint units capable of up to 60 valved pillow or block bottom bags a minute, while another is installing two PFM Vetta II machines each able to…
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Tunnock’s bakers installs first of new PFM wrapper range
Italian manufacturer PFM has delivered the first of its new Sirio flow-wrappers in the UK to family-run Scottish bakers Tunnock’s, Uddingston, Glasgow, where it is now employed on a range of multi-packs and seasonal goods. These include Tunnock’s renowned caramel wafer biscuits in 2 x 8 and 3x 8 formats as well as Christmas gingerbread…
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Frame Design Aids Hygiene on Food Industry Flow-wrapper
[fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/2″ el_position=”first”] PFM Packaging Machinery has introduced a new ultra-hygienic flow-wrapper for the food industry, using an innovative machine build system that allows much easier and more effective cleaning than traditional designs. In place of the usual welded frame that supports principal machine components, the new IPS (independent perimeter support) approach from PFM…
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