Bulk bags offer sweet solution
3 Feb 2014
New bulk bag dispensers reduce manual effort, contain dust and improve the working environment at Nidar.
Nidar, Norway’s leading supplier of confectionery, manufactures 150 products under 35 brands on 10 production lines.
The company’s plant was built in 1950 and has been updated regularly with modern bulk handling equipment to improve productivity and the working environment.
In fact, the five-level plant (four storeys plus basement) has been extended six times to accommodate growth in production, explains Tor Ove Kvingedal, one of three maintenance engineers.
“But as with most old buildings,” he says, “the original layout was not always optimal for modern production.”
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