At PACK EXPO 2015, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technology (PMMI) unveiled the findings from three industry reports: the “State of the Industry U.S. Packaging Machinery Report,” “Global Packaging Trends” and the “2015 Flexible Packaging Market Assessment Report.”
Harpak-ULMA vacuum skin packaging for
larger cuts of meat accommodates products
that protrude above a tray flange; the package
can be formed using high- or low-profile
premade trays.
Global flexible packaging market size is expected to reach $293.03 billion by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., due to the rising need for durable, lightweight and compact products among consumers.
Retail industry growth along with increasing acceptance of supermarket culture in emerging markets of Asia Pacific and strong export scenario is expected to have a positive impact on the flexible packaging industry growth over the forecast period.
You add up the mass of raw materials your facility consumes each day, look at the products it’s made, and the numbers just don’t balance—until you look at skids of rework and a dumpster topped off with the day’s malformed products and/or damaged packages.
A flip-top, 1-piece, spouted dispensing unit for flexible pouches, the WestRock FlexFit closure has a “latch-back” design that keeps the cap away from product during dispensing; it comes in a range of orifice sizes and shapes.
Providing a safe packaging solution for children’s food products and other food and beverage items, Mondi small-spouted pouches feature large caps to prevent choking; the caps have a shape and structure that allows air to pass through, if one is swallowed.
With the SEALPAC TraySkin system, products are vacuum packaged directly on the tray, which is hermetically sealed with a transparent barrier skin film.