Tetra Pak has launches ice cream filler A3 designed for small to medium producers, who want to minimize investment and cut operating cost.
Capable of producing up to 18,000 ice cream cones per hour, the Tetra Pak Ice Cream Filler A3 features a cone dispenser capable of handling different cones and cup as well as an easy-to-operate chocolate sprayer with better accuracy.
The filler, which also features a precise lid dispenser to improve standardization, is expected to increase efficiency by helping in reducing waste, minimize stops and increase overall speed, while ensuring product quality for manufacturers.
Besides offering improved production flexibility with simple setup and easy equipment changeovers, the modular design of the machine enables customers to switch smoothly between different cone sizes or cups, as well as ice cream flavors, in few minutes.
Tetra Pak category director Peter Lindstrom said: "The ice cream market is extremely competitive.
"Our customers face the challenge of providing quality products to consumers while keeping costs down. Our new filler offers an effective solution which improves cone handling and delivers different products on one machine.
"This significantly cuts operational costs - our pilot tests show that customers can save up to 69,000 Euros per year on the cone dispenser alone, thanks to reduced wastage."
Recently, Tetra Pak produced a regional version of Tetra Rex Bio-based package made entirely from plant based materials for the US market.
The package, known as the Gable Top Bio-based, has been designed for use on existing gable top filling machines while eliminating the need for modification or additional investment.
