The installation of an Integrated Total Packaging Solution (iTPS) from Ishida Europe has given Maltese manufacturer Sunshine Snacks a huge boost in the speed and accuracy of its weighing and bagmaking operation. The flexibility of the new system has also enabled the company to introduce a new pack size for the airline market.
Part of Consolidated Biscuits, Sunshine Snacks manufactures a variety of crisps, popcorns and other snacks under its own brands (including “Crix”) and for private label. As well as Malta, Sunshine Snacks exports to regions such as Europe, Africa and the Far East.
The need to replace an ageing packaging system led Sunshine Snacks in 2019 to search for a modern upgrade. “While we didn’t have an Ishida weigher or bagmaker in our factory, we are familiar with the brand because we already had an Ishida checkweigher. Also, our sister factories in Trinidad and Tobago have several Ishida multihead weighers in use,” said Robert Ellul, General Manager at Sunshine Snacks.