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Flow wrapper handles biscuits at 70 packs/min

Leading UK biscuit maker Fox’s Biscuits has recently purchased a new flow wrapper.

Flow wrapped biscuits at 70 packs/min.
Flow wrapped biscuits at 70 packs/min.

Based in the West Yorkshire town of Batley, Fox’s Biscuits has been working in partnership with HayssenSandiacre on the Caffe project to assist with a new product launch. Their recently purchased Rose Foregrove Merlin HSE flow wrapper is currently packing Thins and Snaps in trays through a hand-fed line. Chris Rogers, Project Engineer at Fox’s Biscuits in Batley, explains why the Merlin HSE was selected.

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