There's a long list of tech-nologies developed for food and beverage that end up being applied in other industries, so there's a little tit-for-tat in a reorganization of Bosch Packaging Technology that will bring innovations in the pharmaceutical industry to food.
Don DeMorett recently was named president of the realigned Robert Bosch GmbH division that brings pharmaceutical, food and confectionery packaging lines under one umbrella. One of DeMorett's first initiatives is next month's rollout of the TFA generation of form/fill/seal machines from the pharmaceuticals area into the food, dairy and beverage arenas. The line features servo drives for increased flexibility, high-volume output (up to 43,200 cups an hour) and modular designs that reduce footprints by up to 30 percent. The TFA series can fill any pumpable product, including particulates up to one inch.