Michael Rothdach GmbH in the Allgäu region is a renowned machine and plant manufacturer specialising in the processing, filling and packaging of food - with a focus on dairy products. The European market leader develops mixing systems for fruit yoghurt and bucket filling systems for foods such as yoghurt, mustard, ketchup and sauces under the brand name miromatic. The filling systems are customised on the basis of customer requirements, whereby the designers can draw on a modular system of individual standard stations. For example, there are functional units for the process steps of empty container provision, filling process (with weighing or inline flow measurement), lid provision and separation, lidding, sealing and labelling. All these modules vary and are therefore interlinked according to customer requirements.
The developers have to fulfil high availability requirements for all systems: 24/7 operation is the rule rather than the exception. Very high hygiene requirements also apply: Dairy products are particularly critical in this respect. This is why miromatic has developed various hygiene and sterile concepts, such as a line for the aseptic filling of dairy products under sterile air blanketing. All systems are designed to withstand at least daily cleaning with the usual methods (more or less aggressive cleaning agents, hot steam, high pressure). In addition, the exposed drive elements are lubricant-free to prevent contamination, and the components and materials used are FDA-approved.