A freely scalable flat pouch machine has been honoured with a German packaging award by the German Packaging Institute.
Bosch's prototype Sigpack Vertical Platform for Flat Pouches (VPF) allows manufacturers to switch production at any time from one line to as many as 12.
The jurors gave their verdict on a total of 213 projects from nine countries.
The awards ceremony was held as part of this year’s FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg.
Bosch has plans to work with a range of manufacturers from the pharma and food sectors who have expressed an interest.
The equipment, still in prototype stage, appears to be new in terms of scalability.
The company says it is flexible enough to adapt to any customer requirements may be, tailoring production to current market conditions.
As well as the option to expand production from two to 12 lines, the size of the bags can be quickly adjusted too.
The Sigpack VPF has its own dosing chamber and own stock of product, which means two products can be filled on the same machine at the same time.
