• Riggs Autopack's filling and conveying lines will be available in Australia through HBM Packaging Technologies
    Riggs Autopack's filling and conveying lines will be available in Australia through HBM Packaging Technologies
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UK filling machine specialist Riggs Autopack has appointed HBM Packaging Technologies as its sales and service partner in Oceania.

The UK company is best known for its range of filling machinery suitable for liquid foods, large particulates, sauces, dressings, creams, pastes, condiments, mashed potato, ready meal components, soups, pie fillings, baby foods, jams, honey, oils, concentrated juices, nectars and similar products.

It has over 80 years experience in the packaging industry and is a market leaders in the design and manufacture of high quality volumetric depositors and filling machines, transfer pumps and automatic conveyor filling lines.

Riggs Autopack customers vary from start-up companies and cottage industries through to multi-national groups and international food production facilities.

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