PACKAGING
TYPICAL PACKAGING METHODS
Typical Packaging methods that involve moving powder and bulk ingredients include:
- Automatic Filling & Sealing
- Blending
- Blister Packaging
- Bottle Filling
- Cartoning
- Canning
- Cello Wrapping
- FIBC Discharge & Filling
- Fractional Packaging
- IBC Discharge & Filling
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging
- Pallet Wrapping
- Pouch Filling
- Pre-Made Pouch Filling
- Product Settling
- Sachet Bag Packaging
- Sealed Tray Packaging
- Stick Packaging
- Vertical Form Fill Sealing
BULK MATERIALS HANDLED
Bulk ingredients handled during Packaging run the gamut, from dry to oily, free-flowing to non-free-flowing and powders to large pieces. Typical material characteristics include:
- Blends of dissimilar ingredients
- Contamination-sensitive
- Dusty
- Free and semi-free flowing
- Materials that pack, cake or smear
- Moist and sticky
- Perishable
TYPICAL PACKAGING BULK MATERIALS HANDLED:
- Agricultural Chemicals
- Baking Powder
- Brownie Mix
- Cake Mix
- Candies
- Cannabis & Hemp
- Cereals
- Coffee
- Cornmeal
- Cosmetic and Personal Care Products
- Cheese Powder
- Diatomaceous Earth
- Dairy Creamers
- Detergents
- Dietary Supplements
- Dried Foods
- Drink Mixes
- Fertilizers
- Frozen Foods
- Flour
- Grains
- Grass and Plant Seed
- Malts
- Medicinal Powders
- Milk Powder
- Pastas
- Perlite
- Pet Foods
- Pesticides
- Pills and Capsules
- Powdered Drink Mixes
- Protein Powders
- Rice
- Salt Blends
- Snack Foods
- Soup Mixes
- Spices & Seasonings
- Sugar
- Trail mixes
- Tree Nuts
- Teas
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FLEXICON EQUIPMENT FOR BULK MATERIAL PACKAGING
Stand-alone units to engineered systems, Flexicon equipment can weigh batch, integrate with other manufacturers' equipment, source material from bulk bags, silos, trucks or railcars, eliminate clogging, enhance productivity and reduce cleaning time, minimizing wash-down and product changeovers, while preventing degradation.
Examples include:
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT MEETS YOUR BULK HANDLING NEEDS
- Gentle handling of fragile materials
- Feed packaging lines
- Eliminate cross-contamination between changeovers
- Handle high volumes of contamination-sensitive material safely and efficiently
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