MEATing POINT Magazine: #08/ 2016
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IFFA REVIEW - INTERVIEWS<br />
Marcel Veenstra,<br />
Marketing & Communications<br />
Manager,<br />
SEALPAC International bv<br />
What kind of innovations did you showcase<br />
at IFFA?<br />
Under the motto “It’s all about your costs!”, we<br />
presented a SEALPAC A6 traysealer for the<br />
TraySkin® system that provides excellent shelf<br />
life and an attractive 3D product presentation<br />
at retail. We also introduced our SEALPAC<br />
PRO-series thermoformers, which stand out<br />
with their small footprint yet large loading zone.<br />
At the very heart of our stand, we presented a<br />
fully stocked supermarket with exclusive pack<br />
innovations from around the world, all produced<br />
on SEALPAC traysealers and thermoformers.<br />
Among those innovations: attractive portionpacks<br />
with highest convenience that contribute<br />
to reduced food waste.<br />
What makes your solutions unique and what<br />
differentiates you from your competitors?<br />
It is SEALPAC’s philosophy to build packaging<br />
machines that are reliable, long-lasting and<br />
future-proof. What makes us unique, is that<br />
we offer our customers a standard machine<br />
that can run all different packaging solutions,<br />
even in the future. All it requires is a quick<br />
tooling exchange with minimum downtime.<br />
Since some of the top trends addressed<br />
at this year’s IFFA were resource and costefficiency,<br />
as well as sustainability, what is<br />
your contribution to these topics?<br />
We, for example, presented the EasyLid®<br />
system on a full line solution with our SEALPAC<br />
AS-LS1200 denester and SEALPAC A7<br />
traysealer. This innovative system combines a<br />
unique injection-moulded tray with a special<br />
tray-sealing technology, allowing for sealing<br />
and lidding in one single step. Next to savings<br />
in materials, no additional lidding system is<br />
required, meaning the production line will<br />
have a much smaller footprint.<br />
“It is SEALPAC’s<br />
philosophy to<br />
build packaging<br />
machines that are<br />
reliable, long - lasting<br />
and future-proof.“<br />
What would be your future challenges in<br />
terms of innovative solutions that would<br />
meet your customers’ requirements?<br />
The challenge will always be to create new<br />
solutions that provide added value to all<br />
parties involved (manufacturers, retailers and<br />
consumers), but we will continue our promise<br />
to build traysealers and thermoformers with<br />
quick returns on investment owing to their<br />
performance, flexibility, economical consumption<br />
of materials, efficient use of energy and low<br />
maintenance requirements.<br />
www.sealpacinternational.com<br />
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