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New filler, cartoner, help 'moo-ve' multipacks

Renovation reaps rewards for yogurt maker (sidebar)

A new cartoning machine erects multipack carton blanks (above), pairs six 4-oz cups of yogurt (right) onto the blank, then wraps
A new cartoning machine erects multipack carton blanks (above), pairs six 4-oz cups of yogurt (right) onto the blank, then wraps

Running parallel to Line 1 at Stonyfield Farm's Londonderry, NH, headquarters facility is a new multipack line that fills Planet Protectors(TM) yogurt.

The colorful six-packs were introduced in January (see Packaging World, Oct. '99, p. 88, or www.packworld/com/go/stonyfield). Filled on Line 2, each pack includes three 4-oz cups of one yogurt flavor and three cups of a different flavor. There are two versions.

Line 2 started up last December. It runs 11/2 shifts/day, five days/week, with annual production of one million cases (with four 6-packs/case). Line speeds are 240 cups/min.

This line includes a filler, designated Model MP 355: SL 1x8, that fills 4 oz of yogurt into a cup in a 1x8 configuration. Four cups are filled with one flavor, four with a second flavor. After filling, the machine applies a colorful peelable lidding to the cup. No overcap is added to these cups.

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