Intersnack’s Bastini plant doubles capacity

Snack manufacturer Bastini, part of the Intersnack group, has increased production speeds and doubled capacity at its newly rebuilt factory in Lelystad, the Netherlands, following its investment in six fully-integrated multihead weigher/bagmaker combinations from Ishida.

Bastini manufactures some of the best-known snacks in the Netherlands and also produces own brand snacks for many leading European retailers. The new factory manufactures direct-extruded snacks, pellet snacks and several varieties of popcorn.
Following a major fire the company decided to rebuild the factory and one of its main objectives was to double the capacity. In order to achieve this, Bastini specified an extra six high speed lines, which would be able to deliver maximum efficiency in the production of small (17-30g) as well as larger (200-300g) bags.
The weighers installed at Bastini are 14-head models from Ishida’s R-Series. The self-adjusting vibratory systems keep the product flowing smoothly, avoiding any excessive build up at the top of the machine.