Ishida’s acquisition of National Packaging Systems (NPS) in 2024 is being showcased at Propak Cape, delivering unique benefits to the African food and non-food industries.
Ishida will also present two new products on the African continent: Its Inspira snacks packing system and a stick pack / sachet maker.
Other highlights include examples from Ishida’s top selling multihead weigher and X-ray inspection system ranges, and three models from NPS’s proven range of filling and packaging solutions.
Based in Kwa-Zulu Natal, NPS has been a trusted name for high-performance filling and packaging solutions for well over 40 years.
Melika Seiderer, Ishida’s GM for Africa: “Through our acquisition of NPS, African food and non-food businesses have now even better access to world-class automation solutions!”.
“The breadth of our combined portfolio allows us to help businesses of every size to automate their packing lines, to achieve better throughput, higher efficiencies, enhanced quality and reliability and stronger support” continues Melika.
Four key NPS products on display
The 34S Vertical Form, Fill & Seal (VFFS) bagmaker for powders, granulars and liquids, is renowned for its efficiency and durability and available with customizable filling solutions for a large variety of formats and -materials.
The multilane Vertical Sachet machine on show offers increased productivity by packaging multiple sachets simultaneously. Overmounted, servo-driven auger fillers ensure exact and consistent weight control, for unparalleled accuracy and consistency.
The semi-automatic A1 Auger Filler for powder offers reliable dosing and consistent powder flow for products such as milk powder, soups, spices, soya blends, cement or tile grout.
Last but not least, the semi-automatic Basculating Volumetric Filler for liquids and solid foods ensures accurate, efficient and reliable filling with consistent portion control.
Ishida multihead weighers on show
The 10-head CHW multihead is ideal for businesses who are looking to expand their capacity and harness the benefits of automation. It can handle free flowing products such as snacks, confectionery, cereals, biscuits and pasta, at speeds of up to 70 packs per minute.
Also on show will be Ishida’s recently launched CCW-AS top-of-the-range multihead weigher which helps manufacturers achieve the highest weighing speeds whilst maintaining close to 100% weighing accuracy and -consistency, helping food manufacturers reduce giveaway and increase output and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) whilst delivering a 20% reduction in energy consumption.
Ishida Inspira iTPS Snack Food Packing System
To help snacks companies maximise opportunities, the Ishida Inspira iTPS™ (Integrated Total Packaging System) provides the fastest, most accurate and most compact snack food packing system available in Africa, capable of speeds of 160 bags per minute for extruded snacks and 120 bags per minute for potato chips while achieving maximum efficiency and minimum waste.
Ishida X-ray inspection for enhanced quality control
Ishida X-ray inspection systems deliver the highest levels of food safety and compliance, protecting both the consumer and the manufacturer’s brand. The Ishida IX-EN-4093-S on display offers manufacturers a high-performance entry-level foreign body detection and quality control solution . The machine can spot a large variety of contaminants such as aluminium, tin, glass, stone, hard rubber, dense plastic, Teflon, PVC, bones and shells at high inspection speeds. The IX-EN incorporates the company’s advanced Genetic Algorithm (GA) technology that enables operators to optimise the machine for greater sensitivity to specific foreign bodies. The IX-EN-4093-S can also identify damaged and missing products or components.
Melika Seiderer: “Our participation at Propak Africa 2025 offers a great opportunity to highlight our growing presence on the African continent and to demonstrate Ishida’s ongoing commitment to support local food and non-food manufacturers’ growth. We look forward to engaging with attendees to discuss their challenges and growth strategies, aligning them with our expanding range of equipment to help automate packaging operations, increase revenue, and reduce
costs.”
The exhibition will take place from 27-29 October, at the Capetown International Convention Centre (CICC), with Ishida and NPS located on stand D1 in Hall 1.
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