ProMach förvärvar Fogg Filler
Amerikanska ProMach förvärvar konkurrenten Fogg Filler och utökar sin redan omfattande portfölj av lösningar för förpackningsfyllning och kapaciteten för nyckelfärdiga förpackningslinjer världen över.
ProMach, en ledande tillverkare av förpackningsmaskiner, meddelar att man har förvärvat Fogg Filler Company, ledande inom design och tillverkning av roterande fyllningssystem för dryckesindustrin.
Genom förvärvet av Fogg expanderar ProMach mot mer avancerade fyllningslösningar, vilket ger en ökad expertis inom Extended Shelf Life (ESL) fyllningssystem för varma och kalla applikationer och andra innovativa fyllningssystem för mat- och dryckeskunder runt om i världen.
Läs mer om affären
Fogg provides rotary filling, capping, bottle rinsing, cap sorting, and cap sterilization systems to a wide range of companies in the dairy, juice, water, alcohol, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and other consumer packaged goods markets. The Fogg tradition of quality, innovation, and outstanding customer service has endured for over 60 years, with thousands of machine installations around the world.
– The Fogg brand is well known and highly regarded in the marketplace and we are thrilled to welcome the entire Fogg team to ProMach,”said Mark Anderson, ProMach President and CEO.
– Fogg shares the same commitment as ProMach for bringing value and unwavering support to their customer base, which makes them a perfect fit for what ProMach customers have come to know and expect when working with us.
– With the addition of Fogg, added Mr. Anderson, ProMach now has a very comprehensive filling technologies portfolio for rigid containers to meet nearly any customer need. And when you layer in ProMach’s strong individual product brands and expertise across nearly all parts of the packaging line, whether in filling, capping, labeling, robotics, case packing, or overall line integration, the true value of partnering with ProMach becomes clear.
– We are in a unique position to meet our customers wherever they are on their packaging journey – whether they need standalone packaging machines, cellular integrated packaging systems, or complete turnkey packaging line solutions – today, tomorrow, and for the long-term future.
Based in Holland, Michigan, Fogg handles a wide variety of customer applications, from flavored waters to wine, milk, orange juice, beer, kombucha, antifreeze, and much more including both carbonated and non-carbonated liquids. Fogg gravity and pressure gravity filling technologies can fill containers up to 5 liters in size, with a broad machinery range from up to 120 filling valve systems that run at speeds up to 1,200 bottles per minute all the way to compact footprint, entry level systems for smaller plants with lower production rates.
All Fogg fillers are designed to fit with Fogg’s other equipment offerings such as cappers, rinsers, sanitizers, and skids and can be fully integrated into monobloc filler/capper combinations or tribloc rinser/filler/capper combinations for a complete turnkey solution. Fogg’s filling machinery can also be provided with HEPA filtration enclosures, clean in place (CIP) systems, customized safety and sanitation guarding, change parts carts, and much more.
Fogg joins ProMach’s Filling Business Line along with existing ProMach product brands Modern, Pacific, and Federal.
– The addition of Fogg to our already strong filling systems lineup means our customers have access to over 225 combined years of filling expertise backed by more than 350 team members focused on designing, manufacturing, and supporting our keystone filling solutions in the marketplace, said Doug Stambaugh, ProMach President, Primary Packaging.
Current Fogg Owner Ben Fogg will continue leading the Fogg team that includes over 170 employees from their Michigan location. ProMach will continue to invest in Fogg’s team, brand, products, services, and facility to further advance its position as a leader in filling technologies.
– I very much look forward to continuing to lead the Fogg team as we enter the next chapter of our story, said Mr. Fogg. Our entire management team is excited to build and nurture our partnership with ProMach to bring customers around the globe the best experience they can have with a packaging machinery partner.