Sealed Tray Packaging Equipment

The Benefits of Sealed Tray Packaging

Sealed tray packaging is a method of packaging that involves the covering and sealing of containers with a film that ultimately maintains the freshness of food. Seal tray packaging is a great way to package foods for many businesses and offers a variety of benefits to the using this packaging method. Some of the more common benefits include branding, product visibility, barrier properties, improved shelf life, tamper-evidence, and re-closability. On top of that, sealed tray packaging also protects food products during production, packaging and distribution processes and is very commonly used for fresh and ready-to-eat foods in order to extend the shelf life. Frozen foods use this packagi8ng method in order to prevent ice build-up during retail and consumer storage, which helps keep the contents fresh.

The lidding for the sealing tray packaging is also a common benefit, as you can often print it to create an attractive retail package. This design can match the tray specifications closely, which ensures optimum performance and minimal waste.

Sealed Tray Packaging Vs Pouches & Clamshells

Sealed tray packaging offers options that pouches and clamshells simply cannot with a majot advantage being product protection. A sealed tray will protect a medical device for the entirety of its shelf life. Which means it protects through the sterilization process, shipping and distribution, and storage until finally when the package is opened. Many medical devices need to be unsealed and presented in a controlled manner, so staying sterilized is crucial. With the use of a sealed tray package, someone can peel off the lid to expose the medical device positioned in a rigid and robust way.

A pouch or a clamshell cannot be used like this. Pouches do not have the strong, rigid structure of a tray. And clamshells simply cannot maintain product sterility at the same level, not offer easy opening for use.

However, the main disadvantage to tray sealing is the cost, which is higher than pouches and clamshells. But with that extra cost come more benefits and a stronger seal, protecting the product for longer.

Used Packaging Equipment For Sale

AmerEquip is a buyer and seller of used packaging equipment, which includes a selection of tray selection machinery. The use of tray sealing is a packaging method that is trending up. One main reason is that it is a packaging method that offers better protection over a product's shelf life than similar methods, such as pouches. Another big reason for this upward trend is that many manufacturers are moving to tray sealing because there is a growing perception that products packaged in trays have a higher value than those simply packaged in pouches. Achieving a hermetic bond between the lid and the tray requires an exceptionally flat and parallel sealing platform, as well as the highly regulated and consistent application of temperature and pressure.

Moving to tray sealing means finding the right machinery and evaluating their current machinery, which AmerEquip can help you do. Get in touch with us today to learn more about sealed tray packaging.

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