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6 Ausg.Nr._06/2017 packaging solutions
Primoreels A/S has be-
come an established
partner for manufactur-
ers in the dairy sector and the
water/juice industry. With the
constant introduction of new
products and battle for shelf
space at retail, our solutions
help our customers stand out
with high-quality graphics and
long shelf-life performance, that
is able to compete with the tra-
ditional thicker Alu die cut lids.
Our plastic solutions have ena-
bled customers to forego expen-
sive and wasteful over capping,
and in this way bring the dairy
packaging to next level in terms
of efficiency and lower total cost.
Primoreels® flexible packaging
solutions have fastly gained a
reputation for timely, high-qual-
ity, innovative lidding solutions
that satisfy our customers.
Primoreels A/S was founded in
year 2008, but has its roots from
a filling machine company with
more than 60 years of experience
within the dairy industry. The first
product introduced to the market
was a membrane for the produc-
tion of UF feta cheese, which
enabled the further development
of a lidding system which offers
unparalleled advantages to dairy
product manufacturers whom tra-
ditionally are using ALU/PET die
cut lids or roll-stock solutions.
Primoreels® system
The unique Primoreels® system
is already installed in numerous
high capacity machines through-
out the world, and further devel-
opment has allowed Primoreels to
retro-fit our stand-alone units to
existing Inline machines as well
as Round table machines, to sig-
nificantly enhance their efficiency
and hygienic security level in the
production. This comes with a
small investment to the existing
filling machine, which runs with
preformed cups and die-cut/roll-
stock solution. Switching lidding
system to a Primoreels solution
will be done in max. 4 days - on
site - and the existing machine
can be of any brand and size.
Each machine unit is tailor-made
and has its own dedicated touch-
screen panel and controls, thus
making them truly independent
units without interfering with the
current PLC or other on the filling
machine. The simple instalment
creates the perfect interaction be-
tween machine and foil material.
Compared to regular die-cut PET
and Aluminium lids, Primoreels®
PET lids are the new great alter-
native – cost efficient and with
a minimum of carbon footprint.
Primoreels lids comes in thinner
materials than regular die-cut
lids, and therefore it’s expected to
create savings for our customers
all around the world.
Materials can be run as thin as
in 23 microns, and the reels con-
tains as much as 60,000 lids per
reel. Furthermore, it possible to
obtain exceptionally high print
quality on the ultra-smooth lid
surface. Other obvious benefits
include UV-C sterilised lids, which
eliminate contamination and in-
crease shelf life.
Membrane for UF feta production
For the production of Ultra filtrat-
ed (UF) Feta cheese also known
as “Suzme Peynir” in Turkey or
“Shabnam” in Iran, Primoreels
has developed a membrane made
of a white voided OPP film with
opacity and whiteness.
By replacing the traditional per-
meable membrane with a special-
ly developed impermeable mem-
brane Primoreels has radically
simplified the production process
of UF white cheese.
Salting of UF cast cheese using
permeable membranes is a cum-
bersome process that requires
turning the containers twice.
Primoreels has conceived a two-
part solution comprising:
• a special impermeable mem-
brane whose properties ensure
that containers with cheese
no longer need to be turned in
the middle of the manufac-
turing process. The imperme-
able membrane is placed on
the coagulated cheese, salt is
dosed on the membrane,
and the containers may then
be sealed and placed into the
fermentation room in an up-
right position.
• a new type of dispenser for the
membranes that eliminates the
significant cross-contamination
risks during handling of the
membranes.
The membranes are produced
and dispensed in reels with-
out the endless strips of foil
ever being touched by human
hands. Moreover, they pass a
UV treatment device before
being dispensed on the cheese
curd.
The reels with membranes
will typically have enough
units to keep the production
running for up to 8 hours.
The need for constant refilling
of membranes of the machine
is thus removed.
The inline approach to the pro-
cess of filling, coagulation, cut-
ting and packaging performed in
a flow, under ultra-clean condi-
tions, is the safest and most effi-
cient method on the market.
Primoreels enables to cut the
cheese in the containers be-
fore placing the impermeable
Primoreels® membranes in the
containers. The process also
makes it possible to add herbs,
oils and the like to the cheese.
Primoreels® - »The lidding system of the future« -
Cost efficient and reliable