Despite the continuing challenges presented by the corona pandemic, 2021 was a successful year for the company: the MULTIVAC Group increased its turnover by approx. 15% to EUR1.37bn. “In addition to the contribution made by our packaging solutions, our latest investments in the food processing sector have also contributed significantly to this business success. In our bakery machinery business for example, FRITSCH was able to increase its order intake in 2021 by 40% compared to the previous year,” explained Christian Traumann.
“2 billion turnover. Global. Digital and sustainable.” This summarises the strategic objectives, which the Group is pursuing in the period up to 2025. “We already have as a company the best conditions for achieving these objectives,” asserted Christian Traumann. “We offer the products, which our customers worldwide need. Today we are already very active in many markets. We are well established for further growth. And last but not least, we have the complete support of our owners,” said Christian Traumann. In order to achieve these ambitious growth targets, the company is not only investing systematically in the development of new products, but also in new manufacturing equipment and production sites.
Among the current product innovations, which are being shown to the public for the first time at the trade fair, is the new W 500 flowpacker. “The flowpacking solution enables us to further expand our product range with a new technology. This solution is particularly suitable for quick product changes, and one of its many features is its cost-effectiveness at high output,” said Guido Spix.
When it comes to automatic pack labelling, MULTIVAC is launching onto the market its new L 312 conveyor belt labeller, which now enables attractive full wrap labelling to be used for random weight products as well.
Among the other product innovations is a highly flexible portioning line for retail packs. This inline solution includes a traysealer in the medium-output category. “The new and compact GMS 400 portioning machine was specially developed for the entry-level sector, and it ensures that the best portioning quality and optimum yield are achieved for the product,” stated Guido Spix. “And with the compact and fully automatic T 305, we are launching a new traysealer, which is characterised by its high level of performance, pack quality and flexibility.”