Brandon Day
In the packaging industry, ensuring the integrity of packaging is crucial to protecting products during transportation and storage. As a packaging solutions provider, we at Ossid are committed to delivering high-quality machinery that meets the rigorous demands of various industries. Our equipment is designed with cutting-edge technologies to ensure that products remain safe, secure, and intact throughout the supply chain.
How Ossid’s Packaging Equipment Ensures Integrity
At Ossid, our stretch overwrap equipment, such as the 500Si and 500Li, is engineered to provide a tight, secure package, significantly reducing the risk of loosening or opening during transportation and storage. This is achieved through the use of gripper chains, which hold the film securely around the product, and a heated exit belt that tacks the film to the bottom of the tray. For products with higher moisture content, our end seal overwrap equipment, like the 500E and 500IM, offers a fully sealed, leak-resistant solution that is ideal for preventing issues with leaking tuck and fold packages.
Our Horizontal Form-Fill-Seal (HFFS) equipment is versatile, capable of running a wide range of film materials and thicknesses, including flex/flex vacuum, VSP (Vacuum Skin Packaging), and MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) styles. The use of thicker films in these applications enhances resistance to punctures and tears, ensuring that even if a package is mishandled, it maintains its seal and vacuum integrity.
The Importance of High-Quality Sealing
Sealing capabilities are a cornerstone of our equipment’s performance. For instance, our end seal overwrap machinery creates a beaded center seal across the bottom of trays and seals the leading and trailing edges, resulting in a leak-resistant package that helps reduce contamination. In HFFS applications, our equipment utilizes motor-driven presses that ensure precise, high-quality seals while maintaining speed for production throughput. The inclusion of a film preheat station allows our machines to handle thicker, rigid, or semi-rigid films with ease, ensuring robust sealing for VSP and MAP applications.
Robust Packaging Materials for Enhanced Protection
Our HFFS equipment is designed to support a wide range of packaging materials, including PE, HDPE, PET, PP, foil, and Tyvek. We tailor each machine to accommodate the specific materials required for the desired package, ensuring that the final product is not only well-protected but also meets the specific needs of our customers.
Addressing Tamper-Evident Packaging and Product Damage Prevention
Ensuring tamper-evident packaging and preventing product damage are critical challenges in the packaging process. Our tray overwrap equipment is equipped with cut-through sensors on the end seal assembly, which prevent damage by skipping packages that may be overhanging or too close together, allowing them to be reworked without compromising the product. Additionally, our flow wrapping equipment includes misplaced product sensors to prevent damage when products are not correctly positioned on the infeed.
Real-World Success: A Case Study
One of our customers, a company packaging fresh chicken in PVC stretch tray overwrap, was facing significant issues with purge leaking from the bottom of trays. This leakage not only contaminated other products but also made the packages undesirable to consumers. By replacing their existing equipment with our NextGen 500E, we provided a fully sealed, leak-resistant package, eliminating the contamination issues and enhancing the overall quality and appeal of their products.
Conclusion
At Ossid, we understand that packaging integrity is paramount to product protection. Through our innovative equipment and commitment to quality, we provide solutions that not only meet but exceed the expectations of our customers. Whether it’s ensuring a secure seal, supporting robust materials, or preventing damage during the packaging process, our equipment is designed to deliver exceptional results, safeguarding products from production to consumer use.
Ossid Regional Sales Manager
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