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GEA Packaging Days 2019: Safe and sustainable food packaging that minimizes film use

28 Nov 2019

With sustainability increasingly important in food packaging, it’s only logical that packaging systems not only need to be efficient, safe and flexible but also conserve energy and resources. GEA product experts demonstrated the technology group’s solutions for this segment at this year’s Packaging Days, staged at the Biedenkopf plant (Germany) in November.

GEA Packaging Days 2019 in plant Biedenkopf (Germany)

Over two days, more than 220 participants were welcomed at the well established event. They gathered information on equipment solutions that meet food producers’ various requirements regarding optimized packaging quality, safe and economical packaging processes as well as better recyclability coupled with reduced film usage. The event focused on the GEA PowerPak PLUS packaging machine as well as covering every step in the packaging line from feeding, through inserting, cutting and sealing, to labeling and separating. To ensure the highest packaging quality, all individual modules are tailored to each customer’s requirements.

The A team: GEA PowerPak PLUS and GEA DualSlicer

The lecture series kicked off with a presentation on the GEA PowerPak PLUS thermoforming machine and compatible GEA DualSlicer. Attendees were given proof positive of a packaging process that makes rapid film changes extremely simple while minimizing film wastage. Characterized by its premium cut quality, low give-away and high yield, the slicer can be perfectly adapted to suit the relevant product. As tried-and-trusted solutions, both machines are reliable, easy to operate and ensure stable processes.

FoodTray: A sustainable packaging solution

An exploration of topics revolving around reduced film consumption and recycling subsequently highlighted FoodTray, a system solution for sustainable food packaging. The tray concept combines corrugated paperboard and plastic film to create a consumer-friendly packaging system for fresh foodstuffs. Automatically assembled on the GEA Thermoformer, the two materials can easily be separated after use for appropriate disposal.

Solutions for multi-layer packaging

Increasingly, multi-layer or double-layer packaging is being used to facilitate the handling and presentation of fresh products. This is in keeping with the trend toward smaller package sizes at grocery retailers’ and discounters’ fresh foods counters. The upshot is lower film consumption. Due to the technical need for two loading systems, however, the thermoformer’s cycle speed is reduced. The long-term purchasing behaviour of the end customer will ultimately decide whether machine technology will prevail. The industry can always rely on GEA for the appropriate solutions.

Greater flexibility with GEA SmartPacker

The appeal of the GEA PowerPak Plus, with its good 12-month track record on the market, is matched by the GEA SmartPacker. With a simple format change, this versatile vertical form-fill-seal packer can handle up to seven different pouch designs. GEA works closely with plastics manufacturers from as early as the film development stage. Extensive testing ensures that the SmartPacker provides packaging companies with proven solutions for reliable and sustainable product packaging that consumers can dispose of in environmentally friendly ways.

Alongside practical solutions, the GEA Packaging Days also showcased a number of the Fraunhofer Institute’s projects that aim not only to enhance packaging safety during transport but also explore the state of the art in recycling composite films. The event wrapped up with basic guidelines on packaging recyclability in line with the new German Packaging Act. 

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GEA es uno de los mayores proveedores para la industria alimentaria y para muchos otros sectores de la industria. En 2019 generó unos ingresos consolidados de 4.900 millones de euros aproximadamente.

El grupo tecnológico internacional se especializa en maquinaria y plantas, además de tecnologías de procesos y componentes. GEA proporciona soluciones de energía sostenibles para procesos de producción sofisticados en distintos mercados de consumo, además de ofrecer una amplia gama de servicios. El grupo genera aproximadamente un 70 por ciento de sus ingresos del sector de alimentos y bebidas, un sector que disfruta de un crecimiento sostenible a largo plazo. A 31 de diciembre de 2018, la compañía contaba con unos 18.500 empleados en todo el mundo. GEA lidera el mercado y la tecnología en sus áreas de negocio. La compañía cotiza en el índice bursátil alemán MDAX (G1A, WKN 660 200), en el índice STOXX® Europe 600, y en los índices MSCI globales de sostenibilidad.
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