Complete Bottling Line for Tomato KetchupJune 2009
One of the main markets of Intercaps Filling Systems is the Food Preserving Industry producing tomato concentrate, ketchup, salad dressing, various types of sauces, various types of solids, vegetables with oil, pickles, mayonnaise, marmalade, jams, jellies, honey and fruit juices.
Our Italian subsidiary has recently completed the installation of two complete lines for the packaging of ketchup and of sauces in France with hot filling and weight filling combined in a single unit.
The ketchup line is for HDPE squeeze bottles and runs at 18,000 bph on 560 grs jars. The glass line is for tomato based sauce jars from 180 grs to 1 kilo and runs also at 18,000 jph.
The special filling machines were designed to minimising product overfill (the precision is of 1 gramme +/- on a kilo of product or unit filled), to minimise recycling and to avoid over-heating.
 In order to achieve this the filler is a tankless version with a spider web of piping leading directly to the filling valves. The tube in tube pasteurising unit for the product was also supplied prior to filling.
A pasteurising/ cooler and a pressure sensitive labellers, shrink wrapper with tray running at 35-40 packs per minute as well as all the accumulations of the lines were supplied. Two automatic palletisers complete the installation.
Marco Solferini our Sales Manager will be happy to assist you with more detailed information on 0044 777 569 6976.
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SIBA Conference - New Keg Rinser-FillerMarch 2009
We are just back from the annual SIBA Conference of the UK microbreweries, this year held in Stratford Upon Avon, where Intercaps Filling Systems presented two important novelties for small microbreweries, both of which have received a great deal of interest.
The 4-in-1 Monoblock, at only 3 x 2 metres of footprint, incorporates: labeller, rinser, filler and capper - all in a single unit Automatic loading - unloading of the bottles can be added.
For a brief video of this machine please follow this link: http://www.intercaps.com/videos/4-in-1_Monoblock.wmv
The second novelty presented is the new Keg Rinser-Fillers single or double head from COMAC of Italy, a leading international producer of top quality keg filling machines. The machine is capable of rinsing with steam or cold water, peracetic acid water rinsing and filling from the bottom up for foam free operations.
The double head fillers allow to separate the rinsing and filling phases completely and to use the most safe and clean filling and rinsing valves currently on the market.
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New Production Line for Inver House Distillery
March 2009
Intercaps Filling Systems Ltd. are delighted to announce that Inver House Distillers Ltd., has commissioned a complete bottling line to increase production speed, flexibility and efficiency.
 Inver House is part of the InterBev group of companies and is a leading Scotch Whisky distiller in Airdrie, Lanarkshire. The bottling line is suitable for production speeds of 4000 bottles per hour and consisting of a 16/16/4/4 monoblock: a 6 head capsuling machine, a 10 head 4 station multifunction labelling machine, a carton erector, a carton sealer and a complete conveyor system. This project is the cornerstone of this distiller's current expansion, with the upgrade of the Airdrie-based warehousing and blending facilities to incorporate a small, flexible bottling facility.
 The line was designed by Intercaps Filling Systems' engineers to meet Inver House Distiller's priority demand for maximum flexibility and small production batches. The filler incorporates two capping turrets, both from Arol S.p.A - one for T-shaped stopper corks with three different formats and one turret for metal ROPP and Stelcap closures.
The labeller, from SACMI Labelling, has two stations for self-adhesive labels and 2 stations for wet glue labels and can be upgraded to take a fifth station in future, if required. A modern U-shape horseshoe layout allows maximum efficiency in the movement of dry and wet goods. As end of line devices Intercaps incorporated a carton erector and carton sealers from Siat of Milan.
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Intercaps Filling Systems present a fully reconstructed Labeller at PPMA 08
Intercaps Filling Systems Ltd have recently completely reconstructed a high quality Sasib Quattro self-adhesive Labeller which is now for sale.
The machine has been completely stripped down to its basic components which have all been sand blasted and re-sprayed with protective paint oven cooked to the company's deep blue colour. Additionally, the electrics have been replaced and rewired with new electric components .
The 12 heads single self-adhesive station, produced and reconsructed in Parma has a position for a second label station.
Furthermore the mechanical camme inside the turret has also been renewed and is capable of patch as well as full wrap around self-adhesive labels. Anti static elimination stations can be installed as optional.
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New Capping Turret Designed for Soft Drinks ManufacturerIntercaps Filling Systems has been requested to supply a special 14 head capping turret - produced by Arol Spa - to a major UK soft drinks manufacturer.
A brilliant technical solution has allowed the Arol engineers to develop a 14 head capper with reduced pitch for Intercaps Filling Systems. The capper is capable of applying four different types of closure on the same capping turret - from 28 x 15 metal ROPP to two different types of 28 mm plastic screw-on closure.
It also includes a 38 mm wide metal ROPP cap, all on one turret with quick change over capping heads and only two fixed cap feeding devices.
Completely new miniaturised 38mm metal capping heads were custom designed for the client to fit the reduced pitch of the existing filler.
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Bottling Line for Micro-Brewer Keltek BeerJuly 2008
Intercaps Filling Systems has recently installed a complete bottling line for a UK-based Micro-Brewery, Keltek Beer, which is based in Redruth, Cornwall. The micro bottling line for beer, is comprised of an in feed accumulation table, a Rinser-Filler-Capper Monoblock from Eurostar and is fitted with an Arol Crown Capper. The line is based on a 9-9-1 configuration and can reach a speed of 800 half-litre bottles per hour. |
Trade Solutions Scotland Ltd - Raspberry Juice ProjectMay 2008
Intercaps Filling Systems receives order to deliver a semi automatic aseptic filler single head with 2 inches spout to Trade Solutions Scotland Ltd in Blairgowrie, a leading producer of raspberry juice to the catering trade. Intercaps will also supply the 220 aseptic bags from a leading manufacturer.
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Intercaps Becomes IC Filling SystemsApril 2008
Intercaps Ltd. has changed its name to IC Filling Systems Ltd. in order to highlight the fundamental change in their main business activities from being mainly a provider of packaging materials to being both a provider of packaging machines as well as packaging materials. |
Win of Bid for Unilever2007
After a very competitive tender and thanks to the best Weightpack technical and commercial proposal, Unilever UK has ordered a PET Jar Uncrambler and a Weightpack Triblock (blower, filler and capper) for the Project Squeezy. With an innovative jar unscrambler, a tube filler with laminar flow nozzles, Weightpack achieved the stringent goals requested by Unilever.
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Intercaps Becomes Agent for Weightpack in UK and Ireland2007
Intercaps Filling Systems Ltd of Newbridge Scotland are the newly appointed agents for UK and Ireland for Weightpack SpA. Weightpack produce weight filling systems designed for filling extended shelf life products like fresh fruit juices in pet bottles, fruit smoothies and other yoghurt based drinks.
Weightpack is owned by the Corniani family and its President Carlo Corniani is a pioneer of weightcell filling.
Weight filling is based on a non-contact filling process and ensures high quality and near-aseptic filling of plastic bottles without the high costs associated with a full blown aseptic filling line.
Weightpack also produces explosion proof filling machines for waxes and volatile liquid, as the one installed by Intercaps Filling Systems ltd at the plant of Johnson Diversey near Derby, England, where it is used to fill industrial waxes and detergents, with a wide range of viscosity.
Weightpack and Intercaps Filling Systems are presenting a new range of mayonnaise and ketchup filling machines based on the weight filling process, at FOODEX MEATEX in Birmingham at the Nec from the 6th to the 9th of April 2008 in Hall 17 Stand AB311.
For the ultra clean filling process Weightpack and Intercaps are collaborating with WAB Srl the leading Italian producer of ultra clean rinsers used in the production of aseptic and ultra clean filling machines.
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