New Packaging Equipment: December 2020
The latest advances in convenience packaging options, single-serve, re-sealable, portion-controlled, on-the-go, offer retailers and consumers greater convenience, reliable containment, and sustained freshness. Increased recyclability and sustainability are other features. This is good news for bakery and snack producers who are striving to meet consumer demand.
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Company: Kwik Lok
Website: www.kwiklok.com
The latest convenience packaging innovations are designed to meet the needs of on-the-go, health-conscious consumers. For example, bag closures from Kwik Lok Corp., Yakima, WA, help keep food fresh and safe and offer the consumer the option of reclosing the package so they can enjoy the rest of the product at a later date.
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Company: Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics
Website: www.dow.com/en-us/market/mkt-packaging.html
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has developed SURLYN ionomers, which can be used to create easy-to-open packaging.
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Company: Zip-Pak
Website: https://zippak.com/
Zip-Pak, Carol Stream, IL, has introduced Safety-Lok Child-Resistant Solutions in two formats. Safety-Lok Child-Resistant Press-to-Close zipper easily integrates into manufacturing operations. The tab mechanism used to open and access the package contents is the key. Safety-Lok Child-Resistant Slider from Zip-Pak is a one-step opening mechanism that also provides resistance for children, yet easy access for adults.
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Company: Presto Products
Website: https://prestoproducts.com/
Presto Products, a business of Reynolds Consumer Products, Appleton, WI, offers the Fresh-Lock Multiplex zipper style 8555, which has five sets of interlocking channels that help seal in freshness with a closure that consumers can hear and feel. It also offers the Fresh-Lock Click ’N Lock sensory zipper, which features a noticeable texture between the double zippers that can be felt as the bag closes, providing sensory feedback to ensure the package is sealed tight.