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Top Sealing trays with a Tray Sealer stand out as an eco-friendly option in the world of packaging. The sustainability benefits of using lidding films on a tray sealer make them ideal for companies seeking innovative ways to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a sustainable future. Tray sealers are machines designed to seal wide-ranging perishables in a tray, including fresh produce, meats, ready-to-eat meals, and snacks. While the sealing process extends a product’s shelf life, preserves freshness and prevents contamination, it can also help reduce carbon emissions. 

Here are a few ways that tray sealers contribute to sustainability in packaging:

Reduced Material Usage 

One of the greatest advantages of tray sealing technology is its ability to reduce the amount of packaging material required. Unlike traditional packaging methods such as overwrapping, tray sealers efficiently seal products within lightweight trays, optimizing material usage and reducing waste. 

Extended Shelf Life

Tray sealers create a hermetic seal that extends the shelf life of perishable goods. This reduces the likelihood of food spoilage and minimizes the need for additional packaging, this results in less food waste.  We also offer Modified Atmospheric Tray Sealing Machinery where we pull a vacuum and flush with C02 to extend shelf life. 

Material Versatility 

Tray sealers offer flexibility in packaging materials. While conventional trays are typically made from plastic or aluminum, The Platinum Packaging Group uses compostable or biodegradable materials, such as PLA (polylactic acid), which further enhances the eco-friendliness of tray-sealed packages.

Energy Efficiency 

Modern tray sealing machines are designed to be energy-efficient, utilizing advanced technology to reduce power consumption during the sealing process. This lowers operational costs while reducing carbon emissions, making tray sealers a sustainable choice for packaging applications. 

Recyclability and Compostability 

Many materials used in tray sealing are recyclable or compostable, offering end-of-life solutions that align with circular economy principles. Consumers can easily recycle plastic trays or compost biodegradable ones, reducing landfill waste and promoting a closed-loop system for packaging materials.

Space Optimization 

Tray-sealed packages are stackable and take up less space, making them more efficient to transport and store. This reduces packaging materials, lowers transportation costs, and minimizes carbon emissions associated with logistics.  

Tray sealers are a game-changing packaging solution for sustainability efforts. By minimizing materials used, extending shelf life, and promoting recyclability, tray sealers help reduce the environmental impact of packaging. Tray sealing technology represents a step towards a greener, more eco-conscious future. 

In October 2021, the management team from Project Angel Food, a local non-profit organization located in Hollywood, California, contacted The Platinum Packaging Group (PPG) to solve a problem with their important goal of delivering prepackaged healthy meals to people impacted by serious illness.

Since 1989, Project Angel Food has prepared and delivered more than 14 million meals throughout the 4,084 square miles of Los Angeles County. This amazing organization delivers more than one million meals every year.

PPG worked diligently to find a practical solution that would keep Project Angel Food on track with the mission of its Medically Tailored Meal delivery program. This program feeds 2,300+ people per day, delivering one week’s worth of meals to every patient, from a menu of 12 different, medically tailored options.

THE PROBLEM

Project Angel Food formerly used polystyrene foam coolers for delivering individual pre-packaged frozen, medically tailored meals to clients. These coolers are bulky, fragile and impractical, making it challenging at times to reach their goal of providing meals to those in need.

THE SOLUTION

PPG provided custom made PlatPort Insulated Bags. These bags are double-lined, collapsible and stackable, and feature velcro closure for all four corners, outside/left side ID plastic pocket, D-rings and shoulder straps.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• PlatPort Insulated Bags fold flat for easy storage when not in use. This creates more shelf space when storing meals overnight
• Designed to hold 14 meals rather than the 7 meals the former coolers held.
• Improved cold retention within the insulated bag, eliminating the need for ice blocks
• Color coding on the outside of the bag for easy identification of specialty dietary requirements
• Increased durability
• More carriable due to shoulder straps and end handles

This is another example of PPG providing critical packaging solutions to meet the needs of important organizations in the USA.

The Platinum Packaging Group (PPG) was contacted 16 months ago by The Dennis Design Group out of Boston, Massachusetts with a complex challenge regarding packaging containers that they needed to resolve:

An Ohio-based produce packer needed to develop automated packaging for their containers to match rising demand for prepackaged fruits and veggies supplied to several Eastern and Mid-West based supermarkets.

Over 30 varieties of fruits and vegetables, including, but not limited to:

• Cut, sliced or diced onions
• Reishi mushrooms
• Tomatoes
• Cucumber
• Green peppers
• Cantaloupe
• Cherries
• Berry Blend
• Red and Green Grapes
• Olives

The automation needed to automatically weigh scale and portion control the filling of an assortment of cut and diced vegetables and fruit into plastic packaging containers at a speed of 30 packs per minute / Min of 1650 per hour or 13,200 per 8 hour shift. The company had a very labor-intensive process with little or no portion control. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome caused by repetitive motion is a current plague of the work force.

The task at hand was to introduce automation while saving money in labor costs so that the company could reallocate the current labor force to more varied positions within the organization. Their goal is to simultaneously address the current health issues while providing the same quality as manual packaging.

After months of consultancy and the placement of an eventual order 20 weeks ago, we sold the following equipment. Installation took place in late January.

• 1 x Bulk Infeed
• 2 (twin lane) x A C-10 Linear Scale System with Vibratory Indexing Infeed Conveyor
• 2 x Drop Chutes

The Process:

• Up to 50 lbs of product is placed in a chute and drops on the bulk infeed conveyor.
• Product is conveyed to a height of 20 feet
• Two Vibratory infeed conveyors separate and lead the product into drop chutes
• Product is then dropped into a container

The Results of Automated Packaging:

• Massive saving in labor costs.
• Reallocation of current labor force to more productive applications with less health risks.
• 30% increase in throughput.
• Overtime reduced

2nd Quarter of 2022 Stage II:

• Automation of cup droppers and closing devices
• Watch this space!

Yet another example of The PLATINUM PACKAGING GROUPS providing critical automated packaging solutions.

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