Food packaging technology - Articles - Page 22

Food Packaging

Smart labels aim to enhance food safety

October 8, 2014

A new smart label is being developed to detect pathogens in meat packaging before the spoiled product reaches consumers.

Food Packaging

Seal the snack

October 8, 2014

Making consumers’ lives better. That is what UK-based Essentra Packaging set out to do when it developed Re:Close tape, a sealer aimed at maintaining product freshness.

Technology Sourcebook

Automating the positioning, transfer and loading of sliced portions at high speeds, Multitec autoloading systems make the final correction to each row alignment just prior to packaging; adjacent portion lanes or subsequent rows can be overlapped to create variety packs, sandwich setups and other portion presentations.

PACK EXPO preview

Discover product innovations and new technologies at PACK EXPO 2014

This year’s event will feature more than 1,800 exhibiting companies.

October 7, 2014

Come the first week of November 2014, more than 45,000 industry professionals will descend on McCormick Place in Chicago to take part in PACK EXPO International, an annual event showcasing the latest innovations and trends in the processing and packaging industries.

TECH FLASH

Seeing the big picture of sustainability

Materials, equipment and logistics all play a role in evolving the sustainability of manufacturers

Jeremy Gerrard

September 29, 2014

Though sustainability solutions are rarely restricted to a single focus, packaging plays an important role in cost effectively minimizing waste, without sacrificing form or function.

Packaging Line Innovation

Packaging line innovation: Reaching for higher efficiencies

Robotics, advanced machine controls, software and OEE are just a few of the tools that can boost productivity on packaging lines.

Hallie Forcinio

September 4, 2014

Food and beverage manufacturers continually seek packaging machinery designs and process improvements that cut costs and boost productivity.

Food Packaging

Udder success

August 14, 2014

Per capita milk consumption in the US has been on a steady decline since the 1970s.

Food Packaging

Keeping tabs

August 14, 2014

The global flexible packaging market is estimated to grow from $73.8 million in 2012 to $99.6 million by 2018, according to research group MarketsandMarkets.

TECH FLASH

Sustainable food packaging: waste can be an underutilized resource

Georgia-Pacific’s John Mulahy discusses waste reduction and solutions to implement sustainable measures in the food industry

Jeremy Gerrard

August 12, 2014

Manufacturers should view waste as an underutilized resource, address over or under design in packaging and get to know their consumers’ values.

Food Packaging

There’s a cap for that

New cap reseals container for later use, preserves cool temperature and carbonation, and helps prevent spillage.

Cindy Dubin

August 7, 2014

Bridging the gap between conventional beverage cans and meeting the demands of a mobile generation, German-based ACTEGA DS and US company Dayton Systems Group (DSG) have developed the non-breakable, recyclable DSG Beverage Cap Can, with a reclosable feature that was previously available only on glass.