--- title: Calibration of packaging equipment prior to being brought on stream description: Somapro installed a test process featuring an APIA flexible auger conveyor allowing calibration of the new machines. image: https://www.apia-sa.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Somapro-2.png --- [contact@apia-sa.com](mailto:contact@apia-sa.com) [icon-tel +33 2 99 14 62 33](tel:+33299146233) ![magnifying glass](https://www.apia-sa.com/hubfs/SVG/magnifying-glass.svg) Search en - [English](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/case-studies/calibration-of-packaging-equipment) - [Français](https://www.apia-sa.com/fr/cas-clients/calibrage-equipements-de-conditionnement) - [![logo-baseline-apia](https://www.apia-sa.com/hubfs/logo/logo-baseline-apia.svg) ](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/) - en - [English](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/case-studies/calibration-of-packaging-equipment) - [Français](https://www.apia-sa.com/fr/cas-clients/calibrage-equipements-de-conditionnement) - - Processes - [Services](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/turnkey-project-management) - [Know-How](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/flexible-mechanical-auger-conveyor) - [Case studies](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/case-studies) - [Contact](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/contact) - Search [Case study](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/case-studies/tag/case-study) [Food powders](https://www.apia-sa.com/en/case-studies/tag/food-powders) # Calibration of packaging equipment prior to being brought on stream ![Tomato soup in a dish prepared from water-soluble powder](https://www.apia-sa.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Somapro-2.png) ## Preparing the feed to new packaging equipment The manufacturer of dehydrated culinary products, Reims (51) based Somapro, wanted to acquire a pilot installation for the feed of sweet and savoury products in order to ramp up the output of its new packaging equipment. ## The various dehydrated preparations are stored in big bags The raw materials are packaged in 700 kg big bags. ## A big bag emptying test station to configure the new packaging machines As part of the replacement of its fleet of machines, before launching them into full production Somapro wanted to **ramp up the output of its new packaging installations.** ‘This industrial optimisation stage is a strategic must if we are to be immediately operational in terms of productivity linearity,’ explains the assistant to the Continuous Improvement Manager.   In a room adjacent to the packaging area, Somapro has acquired a **big bag emptying station linked via a 3-metre flexible auger conveyor** to the machines undergoing testing. ‘We started by configuring the pot packaging machine for our ranges sold in supermarkets. We continued the procedure with a bagger for sweet products and then a packaging machine dedicated to savoury products. ’ After a few weeks of calibration, the units were switched to the real production environment. ‘The coil presents the advantage of reproducing traditional feed conditions, be it by gravity or Archimedes screw. It is a practical, modular and competitive solution for performing these types of configuration tasks.’ January 18, 2023 by : ![Photo de ](https://www.apia-sa.com/hubfs/Photos-blog/Hermann-Tessier.png) Hermann TESSIER Sales engineer ## Talk to an expert Do you have a project to optimize your industrial lines? Take advantage of the experience of APIA Technologie teams specializing in the food industry. 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