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Hastamat Introduction: Turnkey Packaging Since 1953
Thomas Bornemann, Director Sales & Marketing, and Dennis Feldbusch, Area Sales Manager, introduce Hastamat, a German turnkey packaging solution provider that developed its first machines in 1953. Its range includes feeding systems, multihead weighers, vertical form-fill-seal machines and special machines. According to Thomas Bornemann, the snack industry is its biggest market, and it builds machines that orient stick products such as pretzel sticks.
Key takeaways
- Thomas Bornemann describes Hastamat as a turnkey solution provider in packaging that developed its first machines in 1953.
- Dennis Feldbusch lists feeding systems, multihead weighing systems, vertical form-fill-seal machines, counting lines, buffer systems and distribution systems, plus special machines such as a complete line for stackable chips.
- Thomas Bornemann says the snack industry is Hastamat's biggest market, and that orienting stick products, including stick pretzels, is something he says the competition cannot do in that way.
Common questions
- What kind of packaging equipment does Hastamat make?
- According to Dennis Feldbusch of Hastamat, the company builds feeding systems, multihead weighing systems in different sizes and vertical form-fill-seal machines, as well as special machines such as a complete line to pack stackable chips, specialized counting lines, buffer systems and distribution systems.
- Can stick-shaped products like pretzel sticks be packed in an oriented position automatically?
- Yes. According to Thomas Bornemann of Hastamat, the company builds machines that orient stick products so they can be filled lying horizontally or standing into bags, cans and trays. Stick products can include tubes, pet food sticks, salty sticks and stick pretzels, which he calls one of their main products.
- What industries does Hastamat serve?
- Thomas Bornemann of Hastamat says the snack industry is the company's biggest market. Hastamat also produces special machines for niche markets, such as systems that orient stick-shaped products, including pretzel sticks and pet food sticks.
Transcript
Tom Rougeux, President, Piepenbrock Packaging
Hey everybody, welcome to Piepenbrock Packaging Presents. Today we're featuring Hastamat. And we've got with us today Mr. Dennis Feldbusch and Thomas Bornemann from Hastamat in Germany. Gentlemen, welcome, thanks for joining us today. Why don't you give us a little introduction about Hastamat and what you do and where you fit in the market.
Thomas Bornemann, Director Sales & Marketing, Hastamat
Hastamat is a turnkey solution provider in the field of packaging with a long-term experience. We developed our first machines in 1953 already. And we're still developing machines in different fields of packaging systems.
Tom Rougeux
What kind of packaging do you do, Dennis?
Dennis Feldbusch, Area Sales Manager, Hastamat
A lot. We have different kinds of machines.
Starting with feeding systems for different kinds of products. Up to multihead weighing systems, different sizes. And also vertical form-fill-seal machines.
But also special machines, like a complete line to pack stackable chips. And different kinds of small applications. Specialized counting lines, buffer systems, distribution systems.
Tom Rougeux
What kind of products do those work with, generally speaking? Are we talking about nuts and bolts or food packaging? What are we talking about specifically?
Thomas Bornemann
In general, the biggest market for us is the snack industry. We are producing some special machines in the niche market. For example, orientation of stick products.
So we can fill sticks in a horizontal laying or standing, in bags, cans, trays, etc. This is something that our competition cannot do in that way.
Tom Rougeux
What kind of sticks does that usually entail?
Thomas Bornemann
Sticks means for us each kind of stick-shaped product. It could be a tube, it could be pet food sticks, it could be salty sticks, it could be also a stick bag.
Tom Rougeux
Okay, so like the stick pretzels, would that be part of your market?
Thomas Bornemann
Exactly, that's one of our main products.
