Modified Atmosphere Packaging For Cannabis
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Modified Atmosphere Packaging - A fresh approach to cannabis packaging
Modified Atmosphere Packaging is also known as gas flushing, protective atmosphere packaging or reduced oxygen packaging.
Modified Atmosphere enables fresh and minimally processed packaged products to maintain visual, textural and olfactory appeal. The controlled MAP environment enables cannabis packaging to provide an extended shelf life without requiring the addition of chemical preservatives or stabilizers. Processors and marketers of cannabis products rely on Modified Atmosphere Packaging to assure fresh product that continually meet the consumer’s expectation for brand quality, consistency, freshness and in-stock availability.
What is Modified Atmosphere Packaging?
Modified Atmosphere Packaging is an optimal blend of pure oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen within a high barrier or permeable package. A finely adjusted and carefully controlled gas blend is developed to meet the specific respiration needs for each packaged food product.
Plastic films, foils and other packaging materials that demonstrate specified gas permeability properties and/or water vapor permeability properties are selected for use. These high barrier substrates become MAP Packages after they are formed into trays, lid stock or bags and filled with a select blend of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen environmental gasses.
Packaging films are selected to match the characteristics and needs of the cannabis product. Film permeability, water vapor transmission rates and sealing characteristics need to be measured and tested at film selection and again at package converting and product fill stages, since the ability of a film to handle MAP performance characteristics may vary within each stage.
How does M.A.P. work?
The Modified Atmosphere Package environment is formed from a finely balanced mix of normal atmospheric gases. The finely balanced MAP gas mix slows down the product aging process to reduce color loss, odor and off-taste resulting from product deterioration, and drying.
A carefully controlled Modified Atmosphere Package achieves and maintains an optimal respiration rate to preserve the fresh color, taste, and THC content of cannabis products throughout an extended shelf life.
Modified Atmosphere Packaging offers supply chain efficiencies
Longer shelf life MAP packages allow cannabis growers, distributors, dispensaries and online retailers to better control product quality, availability and costs.
Longer freshness cycles permit dispensaries to eliminate frequent product rotation, removal and restocking; thereby reducing labor and waste disposal costs.
Distributors can extend distribution territories or offer a greater variety of product lines to the retailer, since less frequent product replacement requirements permits growth in other areas.
Cannabis growers and distributors are able to take advantage of extended replacement cycles to reduce production replacement demands. Harvesting capacity can be more profitably utilized by developing and offering new products.
We Have Solutions To Meet Your Requirements
Small
VGF-100
Orics VGF-100 Manual Gas Flush Tray Sealer VGF-100 VGF-100
VGF-100
Manual Vacuum Gas Flush Heat Seal Tray Sealing Machines
Designed for small-volume Tray sealing packaging, the versatile VGF-100 can accommodate trays and cups of virtually any shape or size. It can seal up to 10 trays per minute, performing a vacuum gas flush or a straight seal. A true Modified Atmosphere Packaging (M.A.P.) system that can provide residual Oxygen levels below 0.1%.
Medium
R-20
R-20 Rotary Vacuum Gas Flush Filling and Sealing machine for Cups, Tubs and Trays.
R-20
Rotary Filling And Sealing Packaging Machine
The R-20 is the most popular machine for the growing fresh and frozen ready meal and prepared foods industry. With a maximum performance of 10-13 cycles per minute (20-26 packages), the affordable servo-driven R-20 is designed for medium-volume Modified Atmosphere (M.A.P.) packaging.
Large
SLTS-1000
Orics SLTS straight line tray and cup sealing machine SLTS-850
SLTS-1000
Straight Line Cup and Tray Sealer
ORICS’ High Speed M.A.P. Cup and tray sealer. Up to 15 cycles per minute.
Quick, easy and inexpensive tooling change over, in less than 10 minutes. Excellent for case-ready applications, ready meals, fresh & frozen prepared meals, fresh produce and more.