Honeywell Resins and Chemicals announced Tuesday it has begun construction on its new nylon resins production line at its Chesterfield, VA facility. When completed, the line will become the first and only North American supplier of both resins, the company says.
As sustainability grows in importance in the food and beverage packaging industry, another manufacturer has introduced environmentally friendly products.
As vacuum skin packaging (VSP) is becoming more commonplace on retail shelves, suppliers have been concentrating on how to make it more environmentally friendly.
Performing non-stop film changes in food and beverage packaging operations, the Butler SP1 Series automatic film splicer senses the diameter of an expiring roll of film and automatically splices the end onto a new roll; it runs at speeds up to 600 ft./min.
The Dow Chemical Company is using its global connections to address the food and beverage market’s needs by developing new packaging concepts at its Pack Studios headquartered in Houston.
Providing load containment and breathability, the Muller Flexi-Rope system takes standard machine film rolls and ropes the film from both sides to create a thin, strong band.
Created for static lap seal or high-speed shrink packaging equipment running at speeds in excess of 100 packages/min., Clysar EZ-R polyolefin stiff shrink film is used with products such as bakery, produce and frozen foods.
Odorless and tasteless, MonoSol food-friendly Vivos water-soluble films dissolve in hot or cold water or other liquids; each film is crafted for specific product usage.