INTRODUCTION

Behn + Bates is the only packing machines manufacturer in the world specializing in the construction of equipment intended solely for the food industry. Full protection of the product and prolonged shelf life is our priority, with Behn + Bates packers even hygroscopic (eg. dextrose) or moisture-sensitive products are packaged in bags of 1.5 - 50 kg in clean, fast and accurate way. Type of packaging plays a secondary role: excellent results are achieved for valve bags made of paper or PP, as well as pre-fabricated open bags and bags formed from PE film sleeve.

Whatever the type of product, packaging, required safety and quality standards - we have a solution for you. In the field of food packaging, you can count on us, our experience and expertise developed since 1933.

Our offer

Packaging machines for valve bags

Many food producers have chosen this type of bag because of their convenience and wide availability of the packing equipment. High performance, weighing accuracy and compact design - significantly affecting on the marketing of the product - can be achieved only with the filling system chosen for a specific task. The variety of your products plays a decisive role in making the right choices, that’s why we provide:

Pneumatic packers
Impeller packers
Auger packers
Gravity packers
Rotary packers
Automation of existing applications

Pneumatic packers - Efficient and reliable filling of floury, powdery and gritty products, just as starch, flour, baking ingredients, soybean products, proteins, sugar, etc.

Advantages of the pneumatic packer:

gentle, clean, accurately and dust free filling
minimized product residue in the filling chamber
easy cleaning in case of product change
configuration tailored to the specific project due to modular construction
weighing range from 1.5 to 50 kg
capacity up to 300 bags / h for a single spout
possibility of upgrading the machine of empty bags applicator and ultrasonic sealing station.

Impeller packers – reduced-air filling of fine powders just as cocoa, baking ingredients, corn starch or wheat flour. Depending on product properties, available with horizontal or vertical impeller.

Advantages of the impeller packer:

gentle, clean and dust free filling of fine powders
exact product dosing in coarse and fine flow thanks to scissors type valve
easy access for inspection and cleaning
weighing range from 1.5 to 50 kg
capacity up to 300 bags / h for a single spout
possibility of upgrading the machine of empty bags applicator and ultrasonic sealing station.

Auger packers – compact filling of flaky, bridging and gritty products just as fruit powders, food additives, etc.

Advantages of the auger packer:

product specific design of dosing auger
filling of low air - permeability paper and polyethylene valve bags
optional use of special spout for open mouth bags
weighing range from 1.5 to 50 kg
capacity up to 150 bags / h for a single spout
possibility of upgrading the machine of empty bags applicator and ultrasonic sealing station.

Gravity packers – the allround packer for free-flowing granulated, grainy and lumpy products just as frozen foods, citric acid, cereals, etc.

Advantages of the gravity packer:

cost-effective solution for companies starting their activity in field of packing
easy access for inspection, cleaning and emptying
capacity up to 220 bags / h for a single spout with the gross system
capacity up to 600 bags / h for a single spout with the net system.

Rotopackers – functional, fast, economical and convincing, equipped in 3 to 10 filling spouts working on the basis of impeller or pneumatic system.

Advantages of the Rotopacker:

extremely high capacity: with 10 filling spouts - even up to 2000 bags/h
extraordinary flexibility during investment and operation
possibility of expansion of further filling spouts, systems: 3/6, 4/6, 4/8, 5/10
small footprint
possibility of upgrading the machine of empty bags applicator and ultrasonic sealing station.

Automation of existing application – the best way to improve capacity and economy of the ongoing process.

Behn + Bates devices very easily can be upgraded for automatic bags applicators: Frontline in the case of linear machines, Radimat for rotopackers, as well as in the ultrasonic sealing device. We advise both solutions, the first allows for continuous, reliable performance, and improvements in the economic process, the ultrasonic closing station provides tight closure of the bag, which ensures clean space in the packing room, a better storage and eliminates the dump of the product and a waste of money.

Packing machines for open-mouth bags

Optimum product protection and improved storage, high advertising impact, flexible filling volumes or simple opening and re-closing of the used bags - all these are convincing features of the open-mouth bag. However, the filling of powder requires very special sensitivity as powder can be dusty. Only the well balanced combination of low-air filling, a dust-tight filling spout and efficient de-aeration provides optimum filling results.

For the filling of open-mouth bags we offer following solutions:

Behn+Bates packing system BOH
Behn+Bates Topline
Behn+Bates Orbis
Behn+Bates FFS
Big Bag filling station

The packing system BOH - indispensable for small batches of different products. Economical and easy to use, manual packing machine for filling prefabricated open mouth bags made of paper, PE or PP.

Advantages of BOH:

gently packing system for food and feed based on net or gross weighin,
clean filling with hexagon and perfect sealed spout
closing the bag by heat sealing, sewing, gluing or folding
easy to extend by a further component
capacity up to 150 bags / h,
weighing range of 10 to 25kg

The TOPLINE has been especially developed for powdery products, just as flour, starch, baking ingredients, yeast, etc. as well as pet food.

All necessary steps from the filling up to the closing of the open-mouth bags take place in the compact cabinet of the TOPLINE.

Advantages of TOPLINE:

clean product filling
high bag filling degree obtained by using vibrating table
clean space in the packing room by putting all the elements of the machine in a dust tight cabin
capacity up to 1200 bags /h
weighing range of 10 to 25kg.

The Orbis is a rotating deployment of Topline system, idea behind this solution was to achieve maximum performance while maintaining hygiene, cleanliness and accuracy of the packaging.

Advantages of Orbis:

3, 4 or 5 filling spouts, working independently in a single cabin
high weighing accuracy with the coarse and fine flow
clean space in the packing room by putting all the elements of the machine in a dust tight cabin
capacity up to 600 bags /h
weighing range of 10 to 25kg.
closing the bag by heat sealing, sewing, gluing or folding

FFS systems for granules and powders - Machine technology, flexibility and productivity made to order suitable for all granulated, grainy and gritty products, just as rice - and new for powders.

Advantages of FFS:

capacity 500 to 1800 bags/h
packaging of granulates and powders
low cost of packaging through the use of tubular endless film
compact shape makes storage bags easy
dustproof bags closing.