Serac, a leading provider of packaging solutions, is releasing the first website dedicated to edible oil packaging. 18 videos and more than 30 pictures illustrate nearly 40 pages of technical information on virgin and refined oils packaging in PET, HDPE, glass or metal containers. With over 100 machines used to fill edible oil in 24 countries, Serac covers through this site a wide range of solutions specifically tailored to the product: from semi-automatic fillers for low output requirements, through high speed rotary weight fillers/cappers at 36,000 bottles per hour, up to the full provisioning of turnkey lines. Numerous technical solutions are addressed, such as managing temperature variations which impacts the volume of oil, or ways to solidify ultra-light PET bottles or even integrated washing solutions to remove all glass particles... www.oil-filling-machines.com is the first of a series of portals dedicated to the markets in which Serac has a strong expertise. Serac will launch in a few weeks a portal dedicated to the packaging of dairy products in bottles. http://www.oil-filling-machines.com

Serac Asia, the Malaysian subsidiary of French group of the same name continues to expand. For its development needs, the company specializes in the manufacture of machines for filling and capping early April moved into its new premises near Kuala Lumpur. Established since 1995 in Shah Alam, she was cramped. "The continued growth of our business and our teams have forced us to move 3 km from the old site where we have 2 500 m2 on two floors," said Wilfrid Marie, Vice-President of Serac Group. With a turnover of 7.5 million euros, up 50%, Serac Asia will have 1 600 m2 of workshop to assemble, its weight filling machines.

After having examined the new Serac UPCAP aseptic screw-capping system, all specialist agree that something big has changed in this sector. First of all it is the “look” of the machine which surprises. No more imposing housing covering the container circulation path and supporting the mechanical screw-capping elements. The machine appears lighter and simpler than ever before. Why this revolution? Because this screw capper has been specifically designed for use in an aseptic environment. The term “aseptic” means elimination of all risks of contamination. It is exactly for this reason that the UPCAP screw-capping technology is so innovative. First principle: Avoid the risks of contamination by limiting as far as possible the presence of equipment inside the aseptic zone. This is why only the essential capping elements are kept inside the aseptic zone and all other elements moved outside. Mechanical elements such as cams, actuators, guides, drive motors and electronic systems are located under the machine frame in a non-sterile zone. The technician is therefore able to easily work on these elements without risking a loss of sterility. Production is not interrupted and productivity is maintained. Second principle: Favour the conditions of hygiene for all screw-capping elements inside the aseptic zone. In order to ensure that no particles, resulting from machine operation, attain the sterile zone of the container neck, the number of elements remaining above the container neck is kept to a minimum. The guide and sliding elements are located under the container shoulders. Only the spindle head, with a minimum surface, is located above the cap. Furthermore, the clamp holding the container, as well as the top carrousel plate have large openings to allow passage of the sterile air laminar flow inside the aseptic enclosure and thus enable it to retain its unidirectional characteristic. This feature also facilitates cleaning and decontamination. UPCAP, is the first screw-capping system specifically designed to optimise capping operations in an aseptic environment. The result is a machine which is fundamentally different and innovative in its choice of techniques.

Low speed Nova machines are now equipped with UV decontamination system. Specialized in the packaging of fresh products, desserts and complex products, Nova (Serac Group) provides now UVC decontamination on its rotary fillers. This is a first for this type of machines that produce less than 50 cups per minute, and shows the ability of Nova and Serac Group to propose custom-made solutions. The Lactalis group has just installed such a machine for rice pudding in Egypt.

Serac innovates with a breakthrough in H2O2 packaging decontamination. While packaging sterilization by means of hydrogen peroxide vapor (H2O2) is widely used in food processing, Serac Group has reached a new milestone in this process. In partnership with the Product Technology Center of Nestlé Group in Switzerland, researchers have made progress on two key areas: controlling the concentration of H2O2 and uniformity of treatment in each package. Unlike other processes, Serac has opted for an expert solution where hot air and H2O2 are mixed in a single point in a vaporizer (patented). This choice of technology presents a real interest in terms of efficiency since it offers the advantage of perfect uniformity of treatment in all the containers and better control of decontamination parameters. The concentration of active components in the system is continuously and accurately monitored by a probe (patented) which guarantees the effectiveness and the duplication of the decontamination process for each container. The control system of the machine offers full traceability of all parameters of the decontamination process and stops the machine when a parameter is outside the tolerance limits. Another advantage to this new process: dried residues generated during the evaporation of hydrogen peroxide remain confined within the vaporizer, which greatly facilitates cleaning. Finally, this solution presents a real economical and ecological interest because it uses a very small amount of H2O2 and consumes no water. This new process was recently used on milk bottles and on cold-filled sauces particularly sensitive to certain molds. Several applications have also been made for the treatment of aluminum and plastic caps. The Nova machines (Serac group) for fresh products and desserts in preformed cups are also equipped with these new developments.

1969-2009: four decades rich in innovations during which Serac has become the world specialist in filling and capping machines for liquids. As the first wholly French-owned packaging machine manufacturer, Serac ranks first in the world for aseptic filling of UHT milk in bottles and whipped cream in aerosol. The group is also No 1 in Brazil. A success founded on innovation and core values Since the creation of Serac, Jean-Jacques Graffin its founder put the innovation in the heart of his development strategy, which, today, results in a remarkable achievement for this French company. Serac holds to date more than 80 patents, several Oscar de l’Emballage awards and many packaging innovation prizes. The success of Serac also rests on strong values like an uncompromising commitment to establishing earnest relationship with its customers. All these many assets enable the company to count on its strategic markets, multinational companies and the local leaders of each segment (milk, vegetable oils, cleaning products, cosmetics) such as Lactalis, Yoplait, Candia, Nestlé, Danone, Cargill, Colgate, Henkel, L’Oréal, LVMH, Pfizer, GSK, etc… Think globally, act locally Thanks to its 5 production sites established in four countries (France, the USA, Brazil, Malaysia) and its sales offices in Japan, in the United Kingdom, in Spain and China, Serac has at its disposal solid infrastructures and network which enable the group to operate on a worldwide scale. With the acquisition in 2004 of the Nova company, specialist in pot-filling machine for cheeses, yoghourts and dairy desserts, Serac strengthened its presence on the dairy market. If the dairy products remain its core activity, Serac implemented a successful diversification towards the industrial products, perfumes, cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors. From now on, its activity widens towards the supply of complete lines and associated services. In 2008, the Serac group, which employs 450 people in the world, carried out a turnover of 80 million euros with approximately 60% for the Europe zone, Russia and the Middle East, 25% in North and South America and 15% in Asia.

Take a plane to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), drive 250 kilometers and suddenly find yourself in the midst of green pastures on which thousands of dairy cows graze… In fact you have arrived at one of 5 breeding farms owned by the company Nadec (National Development Company). Close to 26,000 head of cattle are bred here and around half of them produce 370,000 liters of milk per day...

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Created for neutral pH dairy products, filled aseptically and stored non-refrigerated, this new patented volumetric filling plant is available in 2 or 4-head models, or even more when required.

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SAS 3 has been developed to meet three major market requirements: safety, versatility and productivity.

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Serac, remains faithful to its motto "we honour our commitments" and has become the privileged partner of major dairy product processors.

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The RABS isolator represents a significant improvement in the aseptic filling sector.

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