Logistics & Supply Chain

The AutoPack HS automatically fills and closes pre-made net, jute, poly, and paper bags, suited to potatoes, onions, carrots, and nuts in 5 to 50 kilogram formats.

It was one of several project announcements spanning manufacturing, healthcare, industrial services, and environmental management under Oman’s Vision 2040 diversification drive.

The arrangement covers Volleman’s 32oz refillable milk bottle and Straus Family Creamery’s half-gallon organic jug, both made by Ardagh Glass Packaging and supplied by Stanpac.

Bringing together PM Studio’s secondary packaging and bespoke accessory expertise and TNT Group’s premium primary and secondary packaging, the partnership serves the beauty, wines, and spirits sectors.

The expansion centres on packaging production areas including module assembly, complete machine assembly, machine testing, and automated warehousing and logistics systems made by System Logistics, part of the Krones Group.

Covering facility upgrades and staged injection moulding machine deployment with integrated end-of-line automation, the project has its first phase running, later stages continue through 2027.

The machines will augment RRD’s fleet across North America, China, and Central America, after an earlier commitment to install over fifteen HP Indigo and PageWide units.

Packaging fits standard roll-fed bottling lines, existing equipment usable; buyers get cartons alone or bundled with consumables, fillers, support.

New complex: existing facility + expansion land; targets Oman, exports to Yemen and Africa, says chairman Alesayi.

The firm said the complex centres on efficiency and innovation; its opening showroom ran operational trials of the Jetfire 50 and Speedmaster XL 106 plus presentations across the wider range.