Hefestus and SLB™ - a New Technology

Hefestus Ltd. is a developer of Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) technology called Shelf Life Booster (SLB™) which offers a range of significant advantages compared to any other conventional technology.

This revolutionary approach enables any business, irrespective of size and budget, to benefit from state-of-the-art MAP packaging in an affordable and easy-to-operate way.

Hefestus Ltd. is a private company, located in Caesarea Industrial Park, Israel. Hefestus focuses on developing and manufacturing innovative packaging solutions, primarily for food processing industries, utilizing its extensive expertise in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) to develop revolutionary technologies and processes.

SLB™ - Unique Benefits beyond Conventional MAP
SLB™ represents a groundbreaking evolution in packaging technology that significantly extends product shelf-life while maintaining appearance, texture and freshness. SLB™ is a new generation of Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), integrating energy efficiency, increased production capacity and operational simplicity, which also lead to expanding market horizons.

Hefestus' machines and technologies offer a series of additional unique advantages for both products and producers such as extended shelf life of fresh/sensitive products, low and accurate gas levels in packing, processes are not harmful to product texture and appearance, and provide a low noise, user-friendly operation, which altogether translates into a much lower cost of ownership (COO) with a substantial improvement on the return on investment (ROI).

Unique Benefits of SLB™ Technology
Using SLB™ by Hefestus provides manufacturers with the following benefits:
• Fast and easy set up - enables immediate operation, with no need for special tools
• High throughput - much faster than any other MAP sealer, since air extraction and gas  
   insertion are performed in a single process
• Low upfront investment and running costs - since every machine requires fewer components
  and consumes less energy
• High productivity - increased throughput is achieved by marginal investment in additional
  sealing molds
• Machine versatility - the same machine can be used for packaging a variety of products
   with traditional - or MAP - sealing, simply by changing the mold
• Compact – small footprint saves valuable floor space
• Cost-effective operation and maintenance - requires minimum operator training

Complete Product Range of Manual and Fully Automatic Machines
Hefestus offers a wide range of traditional, and MAP, off-the-shelf machines suitable for small facilities to large-scale production lines including: manual, semi and fully-automatic sealing machines, rotating and linear feed, fill and seal production lines.

Due to its high sensitivity and accuracy, SLB™ technology by Hefestus is used today for packaging of food, electronics, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and medical devices.

IPR Position
The company has registered patents for the SLB™ process; in the EU, US, Australia, New-Zealand, Japan and Israel (19 claims) and has registered and filed requests for additional patents.