Innovative Horizontal TFFS Machine from Hooper is resilient, resourceful and efficient

A customer recently reported that he achieved a 35% reduction in packaging costs by switching to Hooper.

Jun 22, 2009

Hooper Engineering, a division of Harpak, has developed an innovative horizontal thermoform/fill/seal machine called the N2500. This machine operates consistently every day and can significantly decrease the cost of secondary packaging.

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