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Amul, India’s largest dairy brand, has officially celebrated the commissioning of two advanced SIG filling machines for aseptic carton packs in its Kheda Satellite Dairy plant in Khatraj, Gujarat. With this, the dairy co-operative is increasing its filling capacity and striving to seize new market opportunities. With the commissioning of the two additional SIG filling machines, a SIG Slimline 12 Aseptic and a SIG XSlim 24 Aseptic, the total number of SIG filling lines at Amul has now reached five.
Dr Amit Vyas, Managing Director of Amul Dairy said, “The dairy market is currently undergoing a massive transition. The emerging market trends and changing consumer needs make it essential to expand our offering and leverage excellent technologies. The flexibility offered by SIG’s filling lines to fill packages of different volumes on the same filling line makes them an excellent choice for Amul Dairy to meet the growing market needs. The commissioning of two additional state-of-the-art SIG filling lines at Amul Dairy’s Kheda Satellite Dairy plant will help to enhance our packaging capacity and tap into markets with different price points with new product lines.”
The SIG Slimline 12 Aseptic can fill 12,000 SIG Slimline carton packs per hour and makes it possible to switch between four volumes (from 500ml to 1,100ml) on the same filling line. The aseptic cartons can be fitted with a closure, a perforation or, in the 500 ml version, a straw.