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54 STiR coffee and tea / Issue 2, 2020 (April / May) "There are different types of capsules that require preparation or assembly before the filling. In a lot of cases, the capsule pro- vider prepares the capsule internally before delivery," Nobili says. If this is the case, the capsule provider needs a machine to assemble the capsules. "The Spreafico machines are specialized in doing this," he says. "There is a filter there, a rigid filter or a paper filter or an aluminum foil. We can handle and apply ev- erything that is needed." Mapster's MCA Series capsule filling and sealing machines meet the needs of lower-volume operations. The MCA-1 oper- ates with a single lane for lower production demands. Other models meet increased needs. Each PC-based machine is de- signed to dose products, and quick-format changes allow for different capsule systems to be filled on the same unit. Vertical Bagging The Tecmar 3C Series vertical bagger is another spoke on the IMA Coffee Hub. The machine fills both ground coffee and roasted beans into different types of packaging materials at sizes ranging up to two kilograms. It also can dose products into flat- bottom, flat-top, stabile, or gusseted bags. Pod Packaging IMA's series of pod packaging machines let roasters produce hard or soft coffee pods with speeds and flexibility needed to meet changing market demands. The CA1 is an all-in-one, single-dose coffee packaging machine that allows for quick changes to meet production de- mands. Soft pods can be produced as quickly as 800 pieces each minute. The CA3, meanwhile, generates up to 250 hard or soft pods per minutes, heat-sealing each one in a protective outer envelope before packing them into cartons or bags. The CA6 machine produces hard coffee pods on a single line, heat-sealing them into an envelope before packing into car- tons at 130 pods a minute. The Tecmar 3C-130 vertical form fill and seal machine handles up to 80 bags per minute ACTUATE ACTUATE * Don't Miss a Single STiRing Issue of the World's Leading Coffee and Tea Industry Magazine. ACTUATE a paid subscription to STiR (coffee and tea magazine) Visit www.stir-tea-coffee.com/subscribe Email info@octobermultimedia.com *SYNONYM: STiR, influence, inspire, propel, rouse, excite... w w w. s t i r - t e a - c o ff e e . c o m w w w. s t i r - t e a - c o ff e e . c o m IMA Group photo