Chinese packaging equipment manufacturer Newamstar has signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Xinfazhan Group, alongside a deal for a beverage production line capable of processing 72,000 bottles per hour, the company said.
The agreements were signed in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, following a visit by a delegation from Xinfazhan Group. The new production line will adopt an integrated blow-fill-cap system, combining bottle blowing, filling and capping into a single production process, companies said.
The latest cooperation builds on an earlier project between the two companies. Newamstar previously delivered a production line with a capacity of 60,000 bottles per hour to Guangxi Bama Boquan Natural Mineral Water, a subsidiary of Xinfazhan Group. The line has since been put into operation, according to Newamstar.
Under the new agreement, the companies said they will expand cooperation in intelligent beverage production equipment, automated warehousing and material-handling systems, equipment maintenance and joint research and development.
The partnership marked a shift from individual production-line projects toward longer-term cooperation covering equipment manufacturing, production technology and supporting services, they said.
