IDM | Packaging GRUNWALD defines the standard for ultraclean filling The first Foodliner 20.000 UC has been delivered 8-lane inline cup filler GRUNWALD-FOODLINER 20.000UC with new and reliable hygiene concept (photo: GRUNWALD) GRUNWALD, manufacturer of filling machines based in Wangen, Germany, not only celebrates its 60st anniversary this year. The company has also re-defined the current standard for ultraclean filling with the new Foodliner 20.000 UC machine that 16 · 9 2016 | international-dairy.com IDM was allowed to see prior to delivery at GRUNWALD’s site in May at an in-house exhibition. "So far we haven’t had a worldwide standard for the term ultraclean. In response to the demand in the markets and from our customers we surely have set a new milestone," says Sales Manager Stefan Sacher. "Most products need no aseptic filling given the modern processing technologies and hygienic packaging materials that customers use. What was called an aseptic filling machine ten years ago, can only be called ultraclean given today’s state of technology." Flexibility for products and formats The 8-lane linear filler Foodliner 20.000 UC was developed by GRUNWALD for a co-operative group that will fill a product with a somewhat higher viscosity. To provide the customer with the highest possible flexibility, the machine was designed for filling different products and for easy and fast change-over. Cups and lids are sterilised using UV-C light instead of H2O2. Mr. Sacher comments: "UV-C technology has made real step changes over the past years." The sterlisation effects guaranteed by GRUNWALD, ≥ log4 for tubs and ≥ log 5 for lids, were certified by two independ- When looking into the tunnel, the newly designed hygiene zone of the FOODLINER cup filling machine is clearly apparent– the tunnel is “clean” (photo: GRUNWALD)
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