News | August 31, 2000

Hassia Stick-Pack Technology Opens Up Kids' Market for Food Producers

Source: Hassia U.S.A., Inc.

MORGANVILLE, NJ -- When Hassia perfected stick-pack technology for the pharmaceutical industry in 1993, nobody was thinking yogurt. But times have changed, and the stick pack has changed them.

Hassia has long been recognized as the leader in creating machinery for low-acid aseptic, 3A dairy, and hot-fill filling. With the coming of stick-pack technology that produced a mouth-friendly, tube-like package, combinations of the company's technologies became the natural extension. The seal that was perfected by Hassia to ensure stick-pack integrity for pharmaceutical products is now employed virtually worldwide for yogurt packages that advertise an endless variety of fun flavors to children.

Hassia designs and builds form/fill/seal stick-pack machinery for foodproduct manufacturers around the world. The company offers three models within the SVL line specifically designed for liquid and viscous products; they provide three distinctly different sealing possibilities:

  • Patented tape seal, which eliminates sealing multiple film layers in the cross seal, and provides superior liquid seal integrity;
  • Fin seal (centered on package), which provides better shape and mouth feel; and
  • Overlap seal, for dry, flowable products.
Hassia USA is a subsidiary of the German company Hassia Verpackungsmachinen GmbH, which also has over 40 years' experience making thermoform, sachet, and pouch form/fill/seal machinery for the food and confectionery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries around the world. Hassia USA is headquartered at 1210 Campus Drive West, Morganville, NJ. For more information on Hassia's complete line of form, fill, and seal systems, contact the company at (732) 536-8770 or through its Web site, www.hassiausa.com.

Provided by: Hassia U.S.A., Inc.