# Shawpak invests £600,000 in Chiron 5-axis milling machine

Shawpak, a division of Riverside Medical Packaging, invested £600,000 in a Chiron 1250 5-axis vertical milling machine from ETG to boost thermoforming machinery production for food and medical sectors.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-03-29
- Where: Derby, United Kingdom
- Value: $830K (600K GBP)
- Status: completed
- Products: thermoforming machinery, 5-axis milling machine
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Shawpak](https://endata.com/companies/34364.md)
- [Engineering Technology Group](https://endata.com/companies/16487.md) (supplier)
- [Riverside Medical Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/30012.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cucumberpr.co.uk](https://cucumberpr.co.uk/600000-chiron-investment-seals-shawpaks-future-growth/), 2021-03-29: "It's our largest-ever single purchase, but one that has the potential to really help us drive forward within the food sector."

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