Packaging: Sealing the deal
Packaging affects the state of the product throughout the supply chain. Identifying the best packaging process and materials ensures all types of baked goods make it from plant to table, exactly as intended.
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interpack 2023 highlights: Syntegon
Syntegon presents flexible systems for cookies and bars, an Innovative Intelligent Direct Handling system that offers format flexibility for cookies and crackers, a high-speed bar system for maximum efficiency with new wireless HMI, and sustainable packaging for cookies and bars made of paper and mono-material.
Schubert previews new cobot at CFIA
Gerhard Schubert GmbH will showcase its automated packaging solutions at CFIA Rennes, between March 14 and 16. A new Cobot will be previewed, designed to automate feeding products to machines.
Syntegon upgrades Sigpack TTM cartoner
Syntegon upgraded its Sigpack TTM cartoner platform with lock-style technology for glue-free carton forming.
This is intelligent handling
Syntegon has developed a new solution for the handling and portioning of cookies and crackers. The compact, smart machine ensures gentle processing as well as flexibility.
Smart scoring innovation is here
Koenig has recently developed a scoring unit powered by Artificial Intelligence, with the help of 3D scanners and cameras.
Making the cut
Automated scoring systems consistently execute cuts, using conventional cutting, ultrasonic cutting, or waterjet technology.
MULTIVAC launches new flowpacking solution
MULTIVAC announced the launch of its W 500 as a universal flowpacking solution, which offers a high level of flexibility for packing a wide range of food products, including bakery goods.
Leclerc raises the bar
In business for 115 years, cookie and bar manufacturer Leclerc Foods has been expanding and modernizing its manufacturing capabilities. The acquisition of two bar systems, each with two packaging legs, was part of this project.
Buns, rolls and bagels made easy: Mecatherm
Replicating traditional methods of preparing buns, bagels and rolls on an industrial scale is a task with an extensive list of challenges, to achieve high-volume, consistent results. Flexibility and innovation joined in dedicated production lines help provide the answers for endless product variations.
Single-serve packaging for sustainability
COVID-19 affected the ways companies pack their products. It also caused an increase in demand for industrial pre-packaged bakery products, and sustainable ones.
The right robot for the job
Scoring is a process that requires skill and shows the baker’s experience when done manually. Alternatively, as labor is becoming harder to find (and then keep), robots can efficiently take over the task; they will never need to stop and will perform constantly over time.
