Sealed tray food packaging is clearly a concept whose time has come. Already hugely prevalent in the Western world, the trend is gathering momentum in emerging economies such as India, China, Brazil - fueled by a rapid rate of urbanization and rising per capita incomes. A booming food & beverages industry coupled with growing health consciousness and hygiene concerns among consumers are pushing the demand for packaged food in sealed trays.
Based on technology type, the market is divided into 3 categories: Thermoforming, Injection and cold forming. Owing to high usage of plastic for trays (including thermoformed CPET trays which can withstand freezing and microwave temperatures), the thermoforming segment is predicted to see significant growth.
Tecnovac in Italy is a leading name in the manufacture of packaging machines for food products. Over time it has carved out a name for itself in the packaging world, producing all-round automatic packaging machines for a wide range of products including food, industrial and pharmaceutical products.
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Nichrome, India’s leading packaging machine manufacturer has collaborated to bring Tecnovac’s highly successful Athena Automatic Tray Sealer to India. Athena is capable of packaging food in modified atmosphere, any combination of compatible trays and top film studied for packaging Indian mithai, namkeens, chopped vegetables & fruits, raw meats, fish, frozen food and ready-to-eat meals such as Biryani.
Using pre-formed trays, Athena is able to seal, pack in a protective atmosphere (vacuum + gas) or with ‘skin effect’ all types of trays or jars. Due to its strong stainless steel structure and easy maintenance, Athena is ideal for use in small and medium sized companies. With these features and its speed of up to 60 trays per minute, Athena finds easy acceptance among India’s ready-to-eat food manufacturers.
Athena is a capable addition to Nichrome’s solutions for ready to eat food packaging and automatic snacks packaging. For expert food packaging solutions, talk to Nichrome.
