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Food producers often operate within narrow margins and under high quality standards. When it comes to maximizing profitability and providing consumers with an even better product, automation can be a competitive edge. ORICS industries has been leading the way in the field of automated packaging systems for the food industry since 1990.

Automation systems are now considered essential in virtually all sectors of the food industry and are solving some basic long-standing challenges:

Quality Control

Quality is the major concern for both food alpha pharma producers and consumers. Packaging automation enables suppliers to notice and isolate defects, ensuring faulty products do not enter the marketplace and underlying manufacturing faults are corrected.

Improved Safety

Automation can provide a more granular view of every step of food packaging. Producers can adapt more quickly to changes in safety standards because a change in one process will not introduce unexpected consequences in other areas.

End to End Accountability

Traceability is a growing concern in the food packaging industry. By streamlining traceability, food producers can cut down on regulatory compliance costs and continuously improve key processes.

Expanding Delivery Territory

Modified Atmosphere Packaging, M.A.P., using automatic systems like those ORICS provides enables suppliers to market food products at greater distances from the packaging origin.

Extending Shelf Life

Modified Atmosphere enables fresh and minimally processed packaged food products to maintain visual, textural and nutritional appeal. The controlled MAP environment enables food packaging to provide an extended shelf life without requiring the addition of chemical preservatives or stabilizers.

Protecting the Brand

Food producers rely upon their brand reputation to maintain a good relationship with the end consumer. A single product recall or disease outbreak can be enough to shutter a business – and it can throw customers’ lives into chaos. In the end, automation means brand protection.

Orics Industries caters to a wide range of industries producing an even wider range of products,  candy and condiments, and fresh and frozen foods, to industrial goods and pharmaceuticals. All benefit from automation of packaging lines, whether it is semi automated or fully automated packaging machinery.

Some of the industries that benefit most are listed below:

The Food and Beverage Industry

The food and beverage industry is enormous, and much of the automated packaging equipment we provide is for niches within these industries that include:

• Condiments
• Dry foods
• Fresh foods
• Frozen foods
• Liquids including juice
• Pasta
• Rice
• Snack food
• Candy
• Ready Meals
• Dairy/Deli
• Yogurt

Some automated packaging machinery can be used for different types of food or beverages, some are more specialized.

The Pharmaceutical Industry

A huge global industry generating trillions of dollars every year, the pharmaceutical industry produces drugs, medicines and various medications in every form possible. And there are automated packaging solutions for every type.

The Nutraceutical Industry

Related to both the food and pharmaceutical industries, the nutraceutical industry focuses on health and nutrition, and includes a vast range of products from dietary supplements, herbal products and isolated nutrients, to engineered designer foods. Automated packaging machinery is used for cups, trays, tubs etc..

The Consumer Products Industry

Consumer products are vast and varied, and include everything that caters for our needs, whether for health and hygiene, food and drink, cleaning, personal care, clothing, or beauty products. Vacuum packaging systems for dry dog food and cat kibbles.

The Cosmetics Industry

The cosmetics industry as a whole produces a range of beauty and personal and facial care products ranging from hair and body products, to makeup and perfume. Bottom of Form.

Whichever industry you operate in, Orics can supply cost effective equipment that will reliably automate your packaging processes and help to bolster the bottom line of your business.

The Orics form/fill/seal system thermoforms APET material and is good for food, medical devices, hardware, electronics, or anything needing either a permanent or reclosable flexible film lidding. A partnership among Orics, lidstock provider Berry Plastics, and forming web supplier Klockner Pentaplast brings global advantages.

Virtually every business is looking for ways to utilize automation to improve effectiveness and cut costs. The food packaging and pharmaceutical packaging industries are among those finding solutions in custom designed machinery to meet their specific needs.

Along with government mandated regulations for safety, the fiscal need for efficiency and cost-saving are driving increased demand for labor-saving automation to address specific market trends.

Consumer demand for convenience drives most markets but the main concerns in food processing remain the same; maximizing yield, reducing waste, enhancing reliability and ensuring hygiene and safety.

The rising demand for ready-to-cook meals and prepared cuts of meat are driving developments in modified atmosphere packaging and skin pack formats with extended shelf-life.

Quality control is another important factor driving the automation boom and industries are relying more on robotic QC mechanisms to ensure that their product is as good as it can be when it reaches the market.

Workplace safety is of course a major driver in the shift to automated systems. Injuries in any production line are more than just an inconvenient byproduct of manufacturing, they serve to drive insurance premiums up as well.

ORICS Industries has been designing and manufacturing custom solutions for packaging since 1990 and is the leader in modified atmosphere packaging systems worldwide. With a focus on solving specific the challenges faced by individual industries, ORICS provides technological answers to maximizing yield, reducing waste, extending shelf life, and quality control, while delivering hassle free systems that are reliable and forward thinking so they last for years, even decades.

Modified Atmosphere Packaging is the combination of an optimal blend of Nitrogen and/or Carbon Dioxide with in a high-barrier or Permeable package. A finely adjusted and carefully controlled gas blend is created to meet the specific respiration need for each packaged food product.

Yogurt cup Filling and sealing packaging machine.

Yogurt is one of the in demand product types in the fermented foods industry, so it is worth examining some of the issues associated with producing this product. ORICS Industries has many years experience and expertise in helping yogurt companies deal with industry specific issues.

Top 3 Issues For Yogurt Packaging

A grainy texture during fermentation

Fermentation time decreases when higher temperatures are set which means manufacturers can break, cool and package it faster. To some degree, it can be detrimental to the consistency or texture of the finished yogurt. Yogurt set at higher incubation temperatures can incubate to a grainy texture.

Faster acid production from the culture as it metabolizes lactose and ferments it into lactic acid can shock the inherent dairy proteins in the yogurt. Incubating yogurt at a high temperature may reach the break pH in a shorter amount of time. But the faster acid production from the lactic acid bacteria can shock the dairy proteins and make the finished texture grainy in the incubation vat or in the cup, if it is set in the cup.

Setting the yogurt at a lower set temperature will produce acid at a slower rate, with less probability of shocking the dairy proteins.

 Yogurt is too tart

Yogurt that is too tart is counter to any marketing objectives. How does this yogurt become too tart? Manufactures sometimes disregard anticipating at what pH the yogurt should be broken and cooled. Manufacturers often need to break the yogurt at a higher pH in order for it not to go below the desired pH by the time the yogurt is packaged in the retail cup, cased, stacked and cooled in the cooler.

The solution to this problem is to simply raise the break pH to allow less of a pH drift downward by the time the yogurt has cooled, been mixed with any added fruit and sugar, and it is finally cooled down in the finished retail package.

A grainy appearance

A grainy appearance is often cause by starch selection. Many starches can have a grainy texture if they are not fully cooked out and swollen. Starch exists as tiny “granules” that swell and enlarge in size, which develop viscosity as they tie up or bind the available moisture in the dairy product. Milk contains 87% water, and plain sweetened yogurt in fact would have about 76% available water, depending upon the fat level and the total solids level.

Under cooking the starch can result in a grainy texture in the finished yogurt. The yogurt will have a coarse look to it. It may appear dull and not have a shiny look to it as well.

Choose another starch or increase the cook-out temperature of the starch by pasteurizing the yogurt at a higher temperature. If the starch is part of a stabilization system, it may be necessary to work with your supplier to change the starch portion in the yogurt stabilizer if you feel a smoother starch is necessary.

Cultured dairy products are complex and require strict attention to detail in order to have the best-quality product your dairy can produce and put in front of the consumer.

ORICS has designed many machines and systems to help yogurt manufacturers deliver consistent, quality results in the product quality, taste, texture and shelf-life.

ORICS automated yogurt cup filling sealing machine, full packaging solution for yogurt cup.

All ORICS Machines are engineered and fabricated in our Facility at 240 Smith Street Farmingdale, NY.

Tel: 718-461-8613

ORICS Mixed Nuts packaging machine, filling and sealing line.

At Orics we provide a wide array of packaging solutions for dry goods including nuts, seed, dried fruits and vegetables, chips snacks, candies, coffee, tea, non-dairy-creamers, cereal, granola, oatmeal, grains and much more. We feature an extensive catalog of denesters, fillers, sealers, form-fill&seal machines and turnkey systems.

Orics Mixed Nuts Packaging filling sealing machine.

Solutions For Fresh Fruit And Produce Packaging

Packaging fresh fruit and produce presents unique challenges for suppliers. Today’s supply chains are becoming longer and more complicated – and sometimes span several continents. The right choice of logistic services can determine whether or not a fresh produce consignment can be sold. Fresh produce can be shipped by sea, air, road, or in some cases, by rail. It is important to ensure that the delivery process and the packaging of fresh produce on its way from farm to point of sale is adapted to the respective mode of transport.

Packaging not only needs to be leak-proof (for convenience and hygiene purposes) and include machine-readable labels. It should also protect against contamination, so that fresh produce can be transported together with FMCGs in the same consignment. In this context, fresh fruit and vegetable packaging will increasingly be expected to support eco-sustainability, for example, by extending shelf life and using more eco-friendly materials. Growers will either need to expand their in-house packaging capabilities and processes, or enter into partnerships with service providers. We already see the packaging industry ramping up its production capacity for producers – and this trend is likely to continue as online sales increase.

ORICS is a leader in Modified Atmosphere Packaging, (M.A.P.) systems which helps to solve a number of issues for produce and fresh fruit with regard to ensuring freshness and prolonging shelf life.

Cherry Tomatoes Snack Tray Filling sealing Machine.

lunch Snack stan max for school or work, this tray filling and sealing is done on ORICS S-30, Denest,weigh, Fill and Seal. each tray contain 3oz of cherry tomatoes, candy tomatoes or tomatoes Bonbons.

different varieties of vegetables including celery, carrots, broccoli, sugar snap peas, grape tomatoes and raisins. These snacks are a healthy box of veggies; perfect meal replacement option. Ideal for all ages, from kids to adults. Packed 6 trays per carton.

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Like all Orics machines also this S-30 is US made at our New York Facility.
ORICS: 240 Smith street, Farmingdale NY 11735.

718-461-8613

Orics Mashed vegetables Tray filling for the elderly community.

ORICS S 30 2×6 tray Packaging Machine, mashed vegetables for the elderly. machine is US made by ORICS at 240 smith street, Farmingdale NY 11735 . 718-461-8613.

Foods in pureed and mechanical soft diets have a smoother consistency than regular foods. They require very little or no chewing at all to swallow. You may need to be on a pureed or mechanical soft diet if you:

A pureed diet is made up of foods that require no chewing, such as mashed potatoes and pudding. Other foods may be blended or strained to make them the right consistency. Liquids, such as broth, milk, juice, or water may be added to foods to make them the right consistency. Soft foods help elderly people who have difficulty chewing or swallowing continue to eat balanced, nutritious meals. Doctors also may recommend softer foods following head, neck or abdominal surgery, and for patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation. Tender or soft foods help ease the amount of chewing and swallowing needed to ingest food. You can also modify tougher foods in texture and consistency for better tolerance.