The LTM-DUO is a flexible, twin-station machine for wrapping products like chocolate bars in foil at speeds of up to 215 packs per minute, with bar sizes ranging from 20 to 300 grams.
The Viking-8S-235, for packaging edibles like candy, confections, snacks and more in pouch formats, is for bags up to 235 mm wide at speeds up to 60 cycles per minute.
Premium finishes for plastic pouches are going strong, and flexible packaging maker ProAmpac has a new line of coatings that give the bags different feels to try to get shoppers' attention.
Ring Container Technologies has a new barrier for plastic containers that it says keeps more oxygen away from food and uses less material than competitors.