Cryovac® Onpack Packaging Systems Create Shelf-Stable Flexible Pouches
Sealed Air’s Cryovac Packaging Unit to Showcase New System Providing Shelf-Stable Flexible Alternative to #10 Cans
DUNCAN, S.C. (Oct. 30, 2006) – Sealed Air’s Cryovac® Onpack Vertical Form-Fill-Seal automated loading systems create retort flexible pouches. Cryovac® shelf-stable technology offers a flexible pouch alternative to #10 cans. The new packaging technology will unveil at Sealed Air’s booth S1648 in McCormick Place at Pack Expo International in Chicago.
Cryovac® Onpack systems are designed for vertical form fill and seal applications of pumpable foods with and without particulates such as chili with meat, stews, soups and sauces. The Cryovac® Onpack 2070 system can be accessorized with a retractable fill tube, enabling processors to create Flavour Mark™ pouches with clean seals at a rate of 10 packages per minute. Designed specifically to create and fill Cryovac® Flavour Mark™ shelf-stable pouches, the new Cryovac® Onpack 2075 system comes already equipped with a retractable fill tube to create a clean seal on all pouches and reaches speeds of 20 packs per minute.
The new 2075 system and the retrofitted 2070 system use a high-performance, multi-layer, coextruded film to create pouches for products that require thermal processing (250 degrees Fahrenheit) after packaging to achieve shelf stability. Both systems can handle pouch sizes from 16 to 128 ounce pouches.
Onpack systems offer a wide range of packaging sizes in widths from 6 1/2 to 12 inches and lengths from 7 inches to 18 inches. The unique pressure pad and squeeze roller system creates minimal head space in the pouch, and the system creates high-integrity seals to survive the rigors of rough handling during distribution.
Cryovac® Flavour Mark™ retort pouches deliver food with better, more consistent flavor and texture. Because of the pouches’ low profile, food takes less time to heat compared to cans, so it endures less heat abuse during the retort process.
Cryovac® shelf-stable flexible pouches provide lower material costs, more efficient storage, safer handling, more efficient labor, and lower waste disposal costs. Flavour Mark™ pouches offer substantial packaging savings over #10 cans. One roll of Cryovac® Flavour Mark™ film can form enough pouches to package the equivalent of 1,600 #10 cans and occupies only three cubic feet of storage space. An equivalent number of cans would need approximately 265 cubic feet of space.
Click here for more information about Cryovac® retort technology, or call 1-800-845-3456.
