Automating the packaging process
Not only the packaging producers but the machine manufacturers have also long since adapted to the new demands. For example, recently, all machines by Syntegon used for packaging food are able also to process sustainable materials. For one, carton erectors now also produce paper trays for biscuits as an alternative to conventional plastic trays. Vertical tubular bag machines are also processing both plastics and paper-based materials. They produce for example, pillow bags for frozen goods and stand-up pouches or doy bags for dry foods.
Doris Bünnagel has been working for German packaging media for over 20 years after studying natural sciences at the University of Cologne and training as a journalist at the Institute of German Business. Since the end of 2019, she has been working as a freelance editor at packaging journal (ella Verlag & Medien). Her favorite topics: environmentally friendly packaging materials, exciting automation solutions and the ideas of young packaging developers.