{"id":77038,"date":"2023-03-24T17:49:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T16:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=77038"},"modified":"2023-03-24T17:49:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T16:49:20","slug":"rovema-customised-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/rovema-customized-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Full house at the Rovema Customised Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes companies dare to take unusual paths. Machine manufacturer Rovema, for example, is foregoing an interpack appearance this year, but is inviting customers to demonstrations and presentations at its own plant in Fernwald, Hesse. And they are more than willing to accept the invitation.<\/strong><\/p>

Full house in Fernwald. The mechanical engineering company Rovema<\/a> invited customers and interested parties to its headquarters near Giessen for three consecutive days - from 21 to 23 March - to kick off the \u201eCustomised Experience\u201c series. In 2023, the company will be organising multi-day events in several stages<\/strong>, in which packaging solutions for various areas of the food industry are presented in cooperation with long-standing partners. The topic of coffee packaging took centre stage in March.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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And many of those invited turned up. \u201eWe are very pleased with this kick-off event, because travelling to Fernwald is not a matter of course. In the end, we had visitors from all over Europe, which makes us very proud and shows us that our event is relevant,\u201c says CEO Christoph Gusenleitner, who has headed the company since April 2022. And the journey was definitely worth it. On site, visitors were treated to several live demonstrations with commentary on the Rovema BVC 260<\/strong>, which was specially prepared for packaging ground and whole bean coffee. An option with a degassing valve was demonstrated for bean coffee and a high-performance application for portion packs, so-called frac packs, for ground coffee.<\/p>

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The demonstrations included packaging materials from the cooperation partners South pack<\/a> and A. Hatzopoulos<\/a> for use. Even before the films were formed into bags on the shoulder, they were ultrasonically fitted with the Wicovalve one-way pressure relief valve from the Swiss cooperation partner Wipf<\/a> which, together with the packaging, also withstood the subsequent sealing test in a water bath. Equipped with the innovative valve applicator for button valves the BVC 260 achieves an output of up to 70 bags per minute when loaded with such mono-PP packaging materials<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Michel Schlaepfer, Key Account Manager at Wipf, explained exactly how the valve works to the attentive guests in a short presentation. In contrast to comparable designs, the Swiss company does not rely on a mechanical valve, but instead uses an oil barrier to ensure pressure equalisation on one side. The valve is necessary because the coffee still releases gases in the packaging, which would otherwise cause the packaging to swell or even burst open<\/strong>. The company currently offers the valves in the combinations PE+PET or PP+PET. In future, however, there are plans to include more recyclable versions in the portfolio, such as a mono-PE solution<\/strong>. \u201eThe sealing technology must also fulfil new requirements,\u201c says Schlaepfer.<\/p>