Conveyor systems keep the raw materials and finished products moving throughout a dairy plant. The right conveyor system, installed correctly, can help keep a plant running efficiently.
Digital printing and big data analytics are new topics explored at the annual packaging expo this year
September 10, 2018
Pack Expo International, hosted by PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va., returns to Chicago's McCormick Place Oct. 14 through Oct. 17. The event will bring together more than 2,500 exhibitors and 50,000 packaging industry professionals, PMMI said, and will span over 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space.
The global market for dairy product packaging is experiencing healthy growth. It's projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% through 2027, with gains led by milk and yogurt products, according to a report from Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.
The use of flexible packaging continues to grow, thanks to the format's light weight, shelf impact and more. And with that growth come advances that are bringing new benefits to dairy processors.
Dairies and cheesemakers often choose rigid containers to set products apart from the competition and meet sustainability targets. And new rigid container offerings can help dairy processors enhance shelf impact, sustainability and convenience.
Numerous processors of drinkable yogurts, other ready-to-drink (RTD) dairy beverages and RTD nondairy beverages rely on blow-molded bottles for their products. In many cases, these bottles are produced elsewhere and delivered to the processing facilities.