Home-Compostable Cling Wrap and Resealable Bags
Compostic, a certified home-compostable plastic alternative brand based in New Zealand, announced its launch in the United States. The product line includes proprietary Cling Wrap and Resealable Bags that are 100% compostable. Both products are FDA-approved, BPA-free, non-GMO and non-toxic, providing the functionality of traditional cling wraps and ziplock bags, but they break down in a home compost in just 12-24 weeks — faster than an orange peel. The materials offer high-quality elasticity and strength to match the performance and functionality of traditional plastic and can also be recycled.
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Specialty Packaging Film
Innovia Films launched a new film in its Propafilm range of transparent speciality packaging films. CHS is a BOPP film that offers improved thermal resistance and shrinkage properties compared to conventional polypropylene films. It is designed to substitute traditional outer web films in laminates for applications such as pouches and lidding in various food markets. CHS Propafilm products have been classified as Made for Recycling by Interseroh.
Photo courtesy of Innovia Films
Stuffed Puffs Resealable Bags
Stuffed Puffs introduced its newest flavor, Cookies 'n Creme. The latest flavor combines vanilla marshmallow stuffed with white creme and chocolate cookie crunch, packaged in new resealable bags. All Stuffed Puffs Filled Marshmallows now come in a premium resealable bag to lock in freshness and maintain the fluffiness of each filled marshmallow. The company says this latest packaging innovation guarantees quality and can increase functionality for on-the-go options during snacking or camping.
Photo courtesy of Stuffed Puffs, LLC
Sauces in a Flexible Pouch
Producer and supplier of global pestos, sauces, pasta and spreads, Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc., announced the rollout of a new look for its line of premium products by introducing a new pouch for its award-winning pesto, along with adding a new Creamy Garlic sauce to its line. The pouch adds ease in dispensing the sauces while maintaining freshness. Armanino’s line of frozen pastas and meatballs also have a new look that highlights the company's storied history and fresh ingredients.
Photo courtesy of Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc.
The SchurStar Concept Packaging Machine
The SchurStar Concept Packaging Machine offers a fully automated double and triple bagging of sterile products, ensuring that the bag will be placed correctly for the filling process. Double or triple bagging of pharmaceutical items is required when its final point of use is an operation theatre or another vulnerable area requiring extreme hygiene measures. Integrated robots collect and insert the products precisely into the bag — single and double index filling — and fold the bag top down. Integrated air evacuation units handle these steps fully automatically.
Photo courtesy of Schur
HC-A-V Checkweigher
WIPOTEC-OCS, a manufacturer and supplier of precision in-motion weighing and X-ray scanning equipment, introduced a quality control solution combining its checkweighing technology with visual inspection that includes cover film verification, sell-by date confirmation and 1D/2D barcode examination. The HC-A-V Checkweigher can handle up to 200 items per minute and features high-resolution camera inspection that is applicable for an array of consumer-packaged goods — including food & beverage items.
Photo courtesy of WIPOTEC-OCS, Inc.
June 2021 // flexpackmag.com