Food packaging today is so much more than just protecting the individual product. It is true that the most important function, from the moment of packaging throughout transport, storage and retail, is to ensure that the contents arrive in private households in one piece. But design and material also have a large influence on buying decisions, because more and more people want food that comes in a more sustainable package.
Signode, a leading global manufacturer of end-of-line packaging equipment, tools, and consumables, has launched the Multi FleX1 Electric with stretch hood technology. The Multi FleX1 Electric is the latest addition to Signode’s Lachenmeier brand of stretch hooders used around the globe for optimized load containment.
Scientists have developed a packaging film coated with clay nanotubes packed with an antibacterial essential oil that provides a one-two punch—preventing both over-ripening and microbial growth.