SEALING TECHNOLOGY

TRAY SEALING PERFECT FOR THE ONLINE BOOM

Tray sealing specialist Proseal says the tray sealing format is providing the ideal packaging solution for the increasing number of online and home delivery services, now being introduced for both food and nonfood applications.

As well as the growth in foods – everything from snacks and health food selections to fresh meat and complete ready-to-cook meals – Proseal says it is receiving enquiries from companies with products for online supply as diverse as prescriptions, home health and personal care kits, pet foods, confectionery and novelty items.

Proseal’s extensive range of tray sealing equipment – from semi-automatic models, for start-up operations, to fully automated systems for sophisticated high speed production facilities – enables any company to devise a suitable solution for its needs. Two-minute tool changes allow fast changeovers and mean companies can use the flexibility of the tray format and the different designs available to meet individual product requirements.

Furthermore, the company’s bespoke range of innovative conveyor systems, including a

range of chain conveyors (OC), belt conveyors (SC), and single line to twin diverging (slipstream), can be fully integrated into the production line, offering additional automated solutions to meet demanding production conditions.

Proseal is also able to design and install fully-integrated turnkey production lines for mass customisation solutions, allowing businesses to maximise opportunities in the growing online sector while tailoring products to individual customer requirements.

For food items in particular, the wide choice of seal formats, including gas flush, vacuum and skin pack, will help to deliver the required levels of product preservation to maintain freshness and quality throughout the distribution process.

Proseal’s extensive experience in devising bespoke solutions has proved invaluable for the many different requirements of

these new specialist applications. A recent example involved the supply of a tray sealer for stackable trays that are used to pack fully prepared, cut and portioned ready-to-cook ingredients, which are then placed inside a climate-controlled reusable shipping container.

“The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly seen even more consumers going online for their shopping needs,” Said Eddie Holmes, Project Manager, Proseal. “A sealed tray can provide a flexible and cost-effective solution to enable companies to maximise the opportunities that this now offers.”

For more information, visit www.proseal.com