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Klöckner’ Padless Tray Bags Global Award Da vis -St andard

Int r oduces New

Compact Extruders

avis-Standard has introduced a
Dnew compact extruder engineered
for extrusion coating applications – the
CHP. The machine’s sleek design offers
a smaller footprint and lighter weight to
allow for easier addition to an existing
carriage or platform structure. This
provides processors with a space-
saving replacement or coextrusion
addition for increasing outputs and
line speed.“This design addresses
löckner Pentaplast (kp) has been for plastic food packaging. For energy profitability factors such as reduced
Kawarded a WorldStar Award from efficiency, kp’s trays are optimised for raw material loss, improved outputs,
the World Packaging Organisation for weight reduction, and made with recycled and greater application development,”
its kp Zapora® padless food packaging materials. Pack sizes are designed to be said Danis Roy, Davis-Standard Vice
tray technology. as efficient as possible, which includes President – Sales Films & Flexible
Packaging. “The CHP is built for
The award winning kp Zapora® is an transportation and storage. Our new exceptional performance with improved
innovative padless tray technology, innovative padless tray technology is transition times and significantly higher
uniquely designed and developed to cleverly designed to remove the need processing rates than conventional
remove the need for absorbent pads for absorbent pads Each of our trays extruders. We’re excited about the
in plastic packaging for fresh protein are meticulously designed with special results we’ll see in the field.”The CHP is
with features in the base of the tray de-nesting features and ribbing to ensure available in sizes ranging from 2 inches
that capture and retain the liquid. kp the strongest and most reliable pack, (52mm) to 100mm. Processors benefit
Zapora® was created with a vision which uses the least amount of material. from efficient mixing that delivers
in mind to satisfy market demand for When we design our trays we consider
everything.Adam Barnett, President of
more sustainable packaging and uses a the Food Packaging Division at kp says
mono PET material available to protein “With eco-taxes and new legislation on
packers globally.The benefit to society the horizon, the time for change is now.
is a cleaner and more convenient way At kp, we’ve been using recycled PET
for the end consumer to recycle at material in our food packaging for nearly
home with a simple rinse out step. They two decades, so it’s important for us that
can then put the tray straight into the we continue to find new ways to create
domestic recycling without touching any sustainable options for the global food
collected juices. The trays are already market, to keep food safe and secure,
made using up to 100% recycled PET and help reduce food waste.kp Zapora®
in a mono material which is much easier is just one of many product’s in kp’s low pressure and melt temperature
to process and capture by recyclers portfolio that are striving to be the best variability and output rates up to 80
and plastic recycling processors.Each sustainable options for fresh food. We to100 percent higher than current
thermoformed tray with the design in the would like to thank the World Packaging extruder options. In addition, a reduced
base can also include up to 30% of our kp Organisation and their judging panel for residence time of 3:1 with a faster purge
Tray2Tray® recovered tray flake material, recognising our kp Zapora® padless tray between resins and colors supports
creating a true circular recycling process technology for this award.” quick changeovers minimizing raw
material loss for bottom-line impact.

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