The big-bag loading station is a system sized to lift and empty big bags containing any type of product.
The station features a painted carbon steel structure equipped with an electric hoist to lift the big bags. A single operator can handle and empty any big bag without a forklift. The machine is designed to ensure total safety in compliance with health and safety regulations. The system can be equipped with a stainless-steel hopper to convey the discharge product. If the hopper is to be used as an accumulator, it can be equipped with a screw conveyor/doser to discharge the contents.
The system can be equipped with a stainless steel hopper to convey the discharged product. If the hopper is required to perform an accumulator function, it can be equipped with an screw conveyor/dosing to discharge the contents.

The new GEA Application and Technology Center (ATC) in Sarstedt, south of Hannover, is neither a showroom nor a substitute for a lab. It is a place for testing, data collection and early decisions. This is where it becomes clear whether a biological concept can become a robust industrial process. That step is bigger than it may seem.

Thermoforming has long played a central role in food packaging. Now it is facing a major shift. As regulations tighten, materials evolve and costs rise, form fill seal lines must do more than run reliably – they now shape how food stays fresh, affordable and recyclable. Take a look at the key thermoforming trends informing the food packaging and delivery landscape.