• Customized solutions for bar producers
• Contiline offers innovative systems for shaping, cooling, fanning-out and cutting
• Keep-on running features ensure high productivity

With decades of experience in bar mass production and packaging, Bosch Packaging Technology offers one-stop, customized solutions for the produc­tion of confectionery, muesli and cereal bars. The launch of its new Contiline bar forming system now brings major advances to the forming, cooling, fan­ning-out, cutting and coating of bars.

The Contiline bar forming system starts with a two-roller-former, which care­fully smoothes the cooked bar mass into a flat layer. In the cutting area, the Contiline is able to produce shaped bars with unique profiles, as well as regu­lar rectangular-cut products. A new fanning-out system positions freshly cut bars in a crosswise direction to prevent the lateral cut surfaces from sticking together, while simultaneously achieving the optimum distance between the bars for the coating process. After fanning-out, the cross-cutting machine cuts the ropes into individual bars. Two separate servo axes guide the cutting knife for optimal cutting quality.

The Contiline bar forming system from Bosch delivers high productivity and operational availability, offering several beneficial, unique features. Line stops for cleaning purposes are not necessary, as soiled machine parts can be cleaned without the need to stop production. Mass accumulations on machine surfaces are prevented by special surface coatings or easy to handle strippers. The machine operator does not need any tools. All removable, or adjustable, parts of the machine are equipped with quick release mechanisms. This makes the Contiline easy to handle and flexible for different applications and formats. In case of malfunctions in upstream or downstream processes, or in the case of smaller interruptions of production, the Contiline need not necessarily be stopped. The line speed of all of the Contiline’s units can be changed in sec­onds from the central control panel. For maintenance and cleaning operations, an integrated quick-release system ensures easy and fast access, without tools, to all parts of the Contiline system.

Bosch's know-how in bar production encompasses the entire technological spectrum of boiling, mixing, shaping, cooling, longitudinal and cross cutting, fanning-out and coating. Applications range from caramel and aerated pastes to various dry mixtures such as cereals, granola, nuts and fruit.

About Bosch Packaging Technology

Bosch Packaging Technology, based in Waiblingen (Germany), is one of the leading suppliers for holistic systems for packaging and process technology. In 15 countries worldwide the company develops, produces and distributes modules and systems for the pharmaceutical, confectionery, and cosmetics industries, as well as other food and non-food industries. In 2007, 4,460 asso­ciates achieved a turnover of approximately 650 million euros ($890 million).

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The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 272,000 associates generated sales of 46.1 billion euros in fiscal 2007. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 300 subsidiary and regional companies in over 50 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spends more than three billion euros each year for research and development, and in 2006 applied for over 3,000 patents worldwide. The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.”

The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.

Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.com.