SUCCESS STORIES

Kőröstej Ltd. are producers of cheese. They are actually one of the leading producers of Kashkaval cheese in the world, but are also producers of over a hundred different kinds of cheese, from Hungarian Trappist and Parenyica, to Middle Eastern Labneh and Chilal, to worldwide cheeses like Grill cheeses and processed cheeses in portions or slices.
The Köröstej Ltd Company has four factories in Hungary. Three of them are producing cheese out of milk and the only factory producing Processed Cheese from hard and semi-hard cheese is in Kacsota, near Pecs.
This plant is only dedicated to the production of Processed Cheese. As the demand is increasing, the factory will be doubled in size next year.

Great success for his owner, Dr. Riad Naboulsi.

Today, we are meeting Mr. Makhoul Louai, Plant Manager and Mr. Ehab, Maintenance Manager.

Mr. Ehab Alsaner, Maintenance Manager at Köröstej Ltd since 2018 is called by his colleague the “Lapka Star”, understand here the star of the slices.

He brought to the Koröstej Ltd company some partnerships and contributed quite a lot in having an engineering point of view on the packaging machines, bringing professionalism into their activities.

CHOCOLATES VALOR – ELECTRICAL RENOVATION – VALOR CHOCOLATES

Situation

Sapal carried out an electrical renovation, both hardware and software, of the entire distribution system AA-06 no. 10954.

The benefits of such an upgrade are:

Bringing the equipment up to the latest available technology
Increasing the equipment’s lifespan
Securing the machine’s productivity through component availability

The scope of supply included:

1 new fully pre-assembled electrical cabinet replacing the 4 existing cabinets
Installation of new remote Ethernet nodes in the existing main and secondary electrical cabinets
New servo motors (Rockwell) with new brackets and cables (signal + power)
Replacement of all SICK photoelectric cells throughout the distribution system, along with their supports
Pre-assembly and pre-wiring
Design of a new program
Update of internal documentation and electrical diagrams

What happened

In February 2020, Sapal installed the hardware elements to modernize the distribution system, which was purchased 31 years ago.

Unfortunately, at that time, the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted the work, and our engineers had to return to Switzerland while much remained to be done to make the distribution system operational.
In reality, the software programming and testing had to be done remotely.

Specifically, a Sapal employee coached the client to finalize the wiring through Q&A sessions and electrical diagrams.

We established a full-time person dedicated to remote assistance (phone & videoconference) for the software part, including:

Program installation
Input/output verification
Testing and parameter setup of the different stations without products
Testing and parameter setup of the different stations with products
Production simulation
Validation of the proper functioning of the distribution system
Being available if needed

Thanks to very good collaboration between the highly skilled teams of Valor Chocolates and our specialists, we were able to restart production after just a few days.

INTERVIEW – LUIS SOLANES, OPERATION MANAGER OF CHOCOLATES VALOR

Can you tell something about Valor, the creation of the company?

Chocolates Valor is the reference company in the chocolate sector in Spain. A family company, with more than 130 years of history and its presence in more than 50 international markets, which is characterized by the quality of its products and its commitment to innovation. We focus on healthy pleasure, and we are specialists in premium chocolate bars with high percentages of cocoa, in sugar-free chocolates and in chocolates with nuts, among other products.

INTERVIEW – Sir Archibald Boyd Tunnock, CEO of Thomas Tunnock Limited

Tell us about the creation of your company, the history of your family since the beginning in 1890, with Thomas Tunnock.

The story of Tunnock starts in 1890 when my great Grand-Father Thomas Tunnock bought a shop for 80 pounds, which was a lot of money at that time, to open his bakery, here in Uddingston.

INTERVIEW – Stuart Loudon: Project Manager at Thomas Tunnock Limited

I imagine that efficiency and quality of the packaging are the most important things you’re looking for in the machines. What could you say about the Sapal Machines?

I think that for the efficiency and the quality of the packaging, for the product that we are trying to run the Sapal BNK and the DPN 7 machines that we have are the perfect machines for the job. Over the years, we’ve tried different types of machinery, but we stick with Sapal, because Sapal are the best in the business for this type of machine, this is why we have always kept our relationship with Sapal.

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2025 trade shows

Sapal SA, a major player in the food industry, regularly participates in various food industry trade shows to reinforce our visibility and expand our network. These events provide us with an ideal platform for showcasing our latest innovations, exchanging views with industry experts, and discovering new market trends.

As a leader in our field, these trade shows are also a unique opportunity to demonstrate the quality and reliability of our packaging machines, while reinforcing our position as a pioneer in the development of solutions tailored to the specific needs of industry professionals. Thanks to our regular presence at these events, Sapal SA demonstrates its commitment to supporting the evolution of the food industry and meeting the increasingly complex challenges it faces.