If product is spoiled or damaged, then it doesn’t matter how “green” or sustainable the packaging is. Dairy processors are moving beyond waste and recyclability and taking a holistic view of product packages.
While cost is the top factor driving the packaging industry today, sustainability concerns will dominate packaging industry work in 10 years in both Europe and North America, according to a recent study conducted by Packaging World magazine and DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. Consumers also care increasingly about the environment, and they expect the products they buy to be produced in an environmentally responsible way. Milk is no exception.
Blueprint Automation created the Swing Machine which packs bags and other packages (either standing up or laying down) into cases, crates and other secondary containers.
The new overwrapping machine AP360 connected to an Arcil form-fill-seal machine is delivering 43,200 cups per hour, or 360 packs per minute of paperboard sleeved packs of two cups for a dairy plant in Japan.