oystar hamba presents chainless drive concept saarbrucken, july 22, 2013. the patented &ldquomultiformat&rdquo, the chainless transport system designed by oystar hamba, increases the availability of machines for handling preformed cups up to 25. the automated format changeover results in an increased production time, caused by format change over time reduction. for example, a single person can handle a cell plate change without tools in less than 15 minutes. this makes it profitable to even produce variable seasonal and countryspecific packaging formats on our tub filling machines. by minimizing the maintenance of the transport system, e.g. eliminated transport chain service and stretching, oystar hamba has reduced the maintenance costs for the machines. reduction of the parts subject to wear and tear also ensures that your maintenance needs are kept to a minimum. the multiformat can be used in new machines and retrofitted into older ones in the bk series. the new drive system by oystar hamba transports preformed tubs up to 140 mm high and holding up to 2,500 grams. it can process up to 57,600 tubs per hour. the multiformat is lubrication free and thus it is ideal for use in hygienic conditions, such as the production of dairy products. about oystar hamba hamba filltec gmbh & co. kg with its principal place of business in saarbrücken germany is a globally operating company in the oystar group. the company specializes in high performance cup filling and sealing machines for pasty and liquid products in preformed cups made of plastic, cartonplastic compounds, carton, aluminium, and bottle filling and sealing machines in preformed pet or hdpebottles. about oystar group oystar. the packaging group is one of the world&rsquos leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services. oystar has extensive knowhow in the key industries of dairy products and food, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. based in stutensee near karlsruhe, germany, the holding company currently represents 10 manufacturing companies in europe and asia as well as numerous sales and service companies. at present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 1,400 worldwide and generated a total of approximately eur 250 million in sales in 2012.
