ICON Equipment is showcasing a great deal of advanced filling technology at foodpro, supplied by well known original equipment manufacturers like Serac, and which it has installed at major dairy manufacturers like Murray Goulburn. It also launched the Fredriksons bottle and carton conveying equipment range at foodpro.
While the company has fielded enquiries at its stand from larger brand owners for this technology, MD David Perryman told PKN that he's also had visits from numerous SMEs enquiring after smaller scale equipment that will suit low volume runs typical of start-up manufacturers (often local farmers) supplying a regional customer base of independent supermarkets and cafes.
The company does have a solution, since it manufactures smaller modular filling units at its plant in Reservoir, Victoria, and also supplies reconditioned six- to nine-head fillers to producers of dairy and other liquid products.
