Archives November 2019

The way food is packaged and marketed is continually changing, due in part to consumer trends, the need for packaging sustainability and desire to reduce food waste.

One of the changes in packaging design is resealable, flexible pouches, stick packs, plus the ability to use intelligent labels and security materials in certain applications.

Recently, resealable has taken a leap forward in the way it can be used. New heat-sealable resealable systems with FDA approval for direct food contact and re-heat ability have been introduced. These systems deliver both visual appeal and features such as enhanced functionality and convenience, plus the benefits of packaging economy and sustainability.

The new film materials directly address current consumer desire for site convenience, fresh food, and sustainability — and waste reduction needs.

Today’s consumers are looking for easy-to-use products. Food meal kits have become ubiquitous in both the supermarket and convenience stores. But not all of that product is necessarily used in one sitting, and consumers welcome packaging that makes it fast and simple to reseal the contents and keep it fresh until the next time.

ORICS Industries is reacting to demand for resealable packaging by designing and manufacturing machines and systems that simplify the packaging of products utilizing resealable roll stock film options. Specifically, machines like the S-30, R-50, SLTS, and CMTS are well suited to these functions.

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Turn To Form, Fill & Seal Technology For Single Dose Medication Packaging.

Growing demand for single dose pharmaceutical packaging, particularly for aseptically filled liquid medications, is creating an opportunity for form-fill-seal (FFS) technology suppliers like ORICS Industries.

Used for the aseptic packaging of ophthalmic products, respiratory (inhaled) medications, biologics and vaccines and other injectable drugs, FFS technology enables continuous, automated forming, filling and sealing of unit-dose liquid packs.

Package formats include ampoules, vials and bottles, and product sterility can be assured throughout the process. Benefits of FFS, versus glass packaging, include reduced waste and breakage and the elimination of product preservatives, which patients may be allergic to.

The FFS-30 is an inline, intermittent motion sealing system that forms real steroids trays, cups and pouches in real time from roll stock film.

By forming trays online, this system has the ability to save the user tens of thousands of dollars by eliminating the costs associated with purchasing and shipping pre-formed trays.

What’s more, with a simple tooling change, this flexible system is capable of creating multiple tray/pouch sizes and configurations.

Film may be flexible, semi-rigid, or rigid.

Final package may be ambient, vacuumed, gas flushed to create a gas/air filled package or vacuum gas flushed to create a true Modified Atmosphere (M.A.P.) package.

FS offers cost savings over conventional aseptic processing in glass. Traditional  filling and packaging requires many steps and individual machines for filling, stoppering and capping. In contrast, FFS requires one piece of automated machinery, and takes place in six seconds or less.

When used to manufacture products intended for subsequent sterilization, these machines may be installed within an environment that would normally be considered appropriate for the manufacture and filling of terminally sterilized products. If the machines are to be used for the aseptic filling of sterile products they are usually provided with a localized environment at the point of fill with Grade A air.