SEE has launched three ‘groundbreaking’ skin packaging top webs for the food packaging industry.
Compatible with the company’s CRYOVAC Darfresh on Tray, Darfresh rollstock, and Vacuum Tray Skin technologies, the new top webs are engineered to offer a range of benefits to food processors.
Key features are said to include ‘a superior oxygen barrier, enhanced optical properties, exceptional formability, and robust implosion resistance and sealability’. Importantly, these advancements come without compromising the shape or integrity of the packaged products.
SEE explained the design of the top webs enables a reduction in total packaging cost with Darfresh on Tray system by 15-53% versus Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), depending on the tray thickness.
The new top web facilitates a downgauging from the traditional 100/120 microns to 80 microns for all the skin systems. For applications utilising the Darfresh on Tray technology, this decreases material usage and is also said to result in a 21-37% reduction in carbon footprint compared to MAP, thanks to diminished food waste and tray thickness.
When paired with Vacuum Tray Skin technology, SEE said the new top webs achieve a 4-51% plastic reduction compared to other tray skin materials on the market, allowing tray thickness downgauging.
“SEE is proud to introduce these revolutionary skin packaging solutions to the market,” said Marta Lara, senior marketing manager, food retail, EMEA at SEE. “Our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer success is reflected in these new offerings. We believe that these enhancements will not only benefit our clients by improving efficiency and reducing costs but also contribute significantly to our shared goal of a more sustainable future.”
