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Robotic or conventional palletizing. Most important is that you use the correct type of palletizer for your business. No matter the industry, moving products around and organizing them efficiently is probably a big concern. Efficiency can be the foundation of a successful business. Technological advancements have this, changing the world as we know it. The most commonly known piece of equipment to achieve this are palletizers. While these machines are very advanced, it becomes easy to forget that workers used to carry boxes and bags around factories. Introducing these machines in the workplace completely changed the way businesses were organized and considerably improved the working conditions. It’s simple, palletizers make your business more efficient while providing a safer working environment. That’s why they’ve become critical pieces of equipment around the world and across industries. Let’s take a deeper look to understand why palletizing equipment is so important. Palletizers are more efficient The main advantage of palletizing is the ability to quickly and efficiently

Always at the forefront of innovative packaging solutions Chronos BTH has recently introduced the new BlockTop™ bag closing system. The BlockTop™ closure system is already being utilised in a host of packing rooms around the world where is helping to produce uniform square shaped bags; that are hygienically closed; yet easy to open. BlockTop™ also helps to optimise bag sizes and provide bag cost purchasing saving opportunities. Used in conjunction with Chronos BTH Bottom-up filling systems, BlockTop™ provides total bag control throughout the closing process. Once filled the bag top is pre-cut, creased, double folded and hot melt glue is applied between the folds. The bag top is then pressed to spread the glue. Each closed bag top is folded over and further glue applied. The folded bag top is pressed onto the filled bag to form a square shaped bag. BlockTop™ sealed bags are easy to open, by simply pulling across the top of the bag, which in then unrolled.

On the 24th April, BTH will present its new company logo at the Interpack Trade Fair. In addition to the new logo, BTH’s matching new visual identity will also be presented, with the new corporate design and brochure line. Director Frans Maas: “This new visual identity is the pinnacle of BTH’s 12½-year anniversary. The company has developed into a solid enterprise over the past years. We are also underlining our ambition for the future with this step. Together with the consolidation of relationships with our current customers, we will be strongly oriented towards the development of new markets in the coming years.” Reason: consistent growth Due to its continually growing international network, BTH increasingly needs to present a clear and uniform image to the outside world. This was the reason for taking a closer look at the logo and the corporate image. A clear image had to be created that would also express BTH’s message at the international level.

Designed specifically to process demanding powders With this recent addition to the product range of bag filling, palletising and stretch hooding equipment Bag Treatment Holland (BTH) introduces a new machine which is designed specifically to process demanding powders such as food ingredients, milk and chemical powders. “With the Condor we offer a realistic proposition, a high value machine with a high ROI.” said Luc Sterckx, BTH Sales Manager. Swift, safe and solid To ensure the Condor fits the needs of the market the design is based on research into the nature of high integrity production processes and information acquired from the close collaboration with BTH customers. This has resulted in a design in which the heart of the machine is formed by a carousel filling station. This open structure offers easy accessibility for the cleaning between product batches so the change over time is reduced to a minimum. To prevent the dangerous product build-up in the machine wireless applications are used as much as possible,

In a short period of time BTH has experienced fast growth as a reliable and versatile packaging manufacturer. Besides filling lines and palletisers, BTH is a manufacturer of stretchhood machines. The function of the stretchhood machine is to pack complete stacked pallets by pulling over a plastic cover. The Market In the market a growing request for this type of pallet packaging is noticeable. Many companies are impressed by the results of stretchhood machines. As well as high capacity and high reliability, the stretchhood machine ensures that the pallet load is waterproof and dustproof. Pallets of different sizes and heights can be processed easily. The investment in a stretchhood machine has shown itself to be financially viable with short capital return periods, proven against traditional methods such as reduced foil usage on a conventional stretch wrapper and negligible energy costs against a shrink hooding system. The Future BTH has further developed