Lala Group in Mexico adds filling machinery

IMA Erca, the packaging machinery manufacturer, has developed a new FFS machine for the Mexican dairy group Lala. This enables the dairy to manufacture technically sophisticated, filled snap-on lids for various yogurt products. The company had previously purchased the snap-on lids externally.

A new patent was developed for the FFS machine EF825 for the “Duomo” project, under which transparent plastic snap-on lids for yogurt products are thermoformed and filled with cereals or other toppings such as puffed rice and chocolate balls. Both polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) can be processed as materials for the lids. The fill quantity is regulated by volume or weight depending on the topping type. It is also possible to position in line with topping filling a small spoon into the cup lid.

“With the new IMA Erca machine we now have the entire value-added chain in our own hands,” says Oscar Ordonez, general manager of the Lala Group. “This increases our efficiency and makes us more independent”. It is expected that the new machine will generate its return on investment (ROI) within nine months.

The machine will be delivered in June and go into operation at the Irapuato site. Lala has been working with companies in the IMA Group since 1998 and uses several IMA Erca and IMA Gasti machines.

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