Weighing and packaging

November 26, 2020 | Articles

‘We’ll start as soon as potato packagers go from tons per hour to bags per minute’

On 1 April, it was 25 years ago that Herman Wehkamp (60) and Peter Lenferink (56) jointly founded Manter in the town of Emmen. The company, which started with the production of one type of weighing and packaging machine, has now developed into an international group of enterprises. Emmen alone employs 100 people and customers…

June 03, 2020 | Articles

Manter takes an interest in Solidtec, for closer cooperation and a better total solution

Manter, manufacturer of weighing and packaging machines in Emmen, has acquired an interest in the palletiser producer of Solidtec in Dronten. The companies will continue to operate independently, but the share transaction will create a closer cooperation which, according to both parties, will result in ‘an even better total solution for customers in the domain…

November 20, 2019 | Articles

Weigh ‘hot pot’ ingredients accurately with new Manter machine

Together with customers in England and Russia, Manter, the manufacturer of weighing and packaging machines in Emmen, has developed the ‘Manter 3-in-1’. This machine can weigh three different products, in this case the Dutch ‘hot pot’ ingredients of potatoes, onions and carrots, and then combine them in one package.

June 12, 2019 | Articles

Washed table potatoes share in Spanish supermarkets is growing

The Spanish coastal town of Valencia is home to the potato-packaging company Aquilar Patatas. This more than 50-year-old family business, where Vincente Aquilar is in charge and son Robert focuses on the future, is responding to the growing demand for washed table potatoes from the Spanish supermarkets. ‘Whereas 20 years ago only 20 percent of…