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Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations

Primary packaging

Primary packaging is directly in contact with the food products, creating the ideal headspace for them while providing protection from external alteration. Additionally, primary packaging, also known as retail packaging or consumer units, is responsible for the marketing aspects of food packaging.[4] Typically, the packaging materials used in the primary level include cardboard cartons, plastic trays, glass bottle and multi-layerd structure

Packaging machines

Packaging machines may be of the following general types

Tray Sealers

P5-RM – Semi-Automatic Rotary Tray/Cup Seal System(2)

Step it up a notch with the P5-RM from Point Five Packaging. This semi-automatic tray seal system is capable of producing vacuum, MAP (vacuum gas), vacuum skin packing (VSP) and sealing of pre-formed trays and cups. The manual turntable operation considerably cuts cycle times and optimizes output. It allows the operator to load and unload trays at one station while the machine is performing a seal operation at the other. When ready, the operator will rotate the table and the cycle begins again.The P5-RM is fitted with easy to load film rack and automatic film advance. An optional print registered film operation and an automatic tray lifter for easier loading/unloading. The P5-RM can run up to 16 MAP trays, 28 sealed trays and 12 vacuum skin pack trays per minute. Quick change seal heads can be changed out in less than 2 minutes. A user-friendly touch screen display allows easy

product set-up, storage of up to 99 product recipes and multiple language selection including English, Spanish and French.

Fillers/Depositors

PISTON FILLERS

Volumetric Piston Filler technology is designed to dose and deposit products into containers quickly and accurately.

Ideal for pumpable food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, our fillers are easy to use reliable and durable.

Fillers can be operated as standalone or readily integrated into packaging lines with a variety of accessories to suit the product being filled; such as product mixers and agitators, insulated or heated hoppers, interchangeable nozzles, automatic loading systems and level detectors.

Vacuum Chambers

Vacuum Packaging is a crucial part of the food processing industry. Suitable for almost any product from meat and fish to dairy, nuts, produce and more. Choosing the right vacuum packaging system can significantly boost the production efficiency of any operation, as well as improve product appearance and shelf life.

By simply placing the bag inside the chamber and closing the lid, the sealing operation starts automatically, sucking the air from the chamber and creating

Sleeve Systems

Applying chipboard sleeves to your trays or cups is typically one of the most labor intensive operationsin your packaging and production line. This necessary but highly expensive operation is often a considerablebottle neck that limits line efficiency and output. The P5-SLV automatic sleeve applicator is your solution.Designed to handle pre-glued sleeves, the P5-SLV can be integrated into any packaging line. Capable ofproduction rates of 50 per minute as a single lane