The canner that Conaprole installed in the industrial complex of the city of Rodríguez (located at km 82 of Route 45, in San José), which has led to a union dispute based on what the Association of Workers and Employees of Conaprole (AOEC) objects to how the company decided to use itrequired an estimated investment of US$ 4.5 million.
The equipment, called Tetra E3-Speed TBA 1000 Edge, was installed in November 2022 and was manufactured in Modena, Italy, by Tetra Pak, a company based in Sweden.
The new machine, which It was put into operation in January of this year.is used for the UHT milk packaging (products with an ultra-pasteurization process) to supply the domestic market and with the aim of increasing exports through a more practical and modern packaging, explained at the time the board of directors of Conaprole.
The new packaging, imposed on the international market, now present in the domestic market and with benefits for the consumer.
The aforementioned investment considers the acquisition of the equipment, the total installation of the packaging line, the aseptic tank and the ABB robotic end of line.
The equipment demands an occupation of seven people per shift and has a packaging capacity of 15,000 liters per hour.
This technology of high speed aseptic packaging machineswas explained from Conaprole to The Observeris one of the most widespread by one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aseptic packaging of liquid foodscounting on meMore than 200 lines installed in the region and more than 800 in the worldoperating under the aforementioned conditions.
It allows the main national dairy industry to be more competitive worldwide because it is much more efficient, both in production and from a logistical point of view.
These packaging machines also are more robust from a food safety perspective –what makes the quality of the product– and consumption of services resulting in more energy efficient equipment and more friendly to the environment.
The packaging machine has a very modern capping system, solves a problem since the previous one was obsolete and is much more comfortable for the final consumer.
Currently, it was pointed out With one production shift, the needs of the domestic market would be covered.but The cooperative is committed to being able to develop new export markets that allow it to diversify its portfolioadd value for milk producers who send Conaprole and continue to provide very competitive labor conditions for workers, it was expressed.
