PACKAGING & LOGISTICS
WAREHOUSING, HANDLING & STORAGE PACKAGING & LOGISTICS
NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST IN- LINE SANDWICH PACKAGING TESTING LAB AT PROAMPAC’S COLLABORATION & INNOVATION CENTER (CIC)
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roAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, has partnered with JBT Proseal, a leading tray sealing machine, to offer North America’s first in-line sandwich packaging testing lab at ProAmpac’s Collaboration & Innovation Center (CIC). Designed to form and seal fresh sandwich packaging, Proseal’s GTSV machine will be used to optimize packaging design while allowing customers to run trials on new packaging formats without disrupting commercial production operations. “The recyclable fiber board sandwich packaging format is in early-stage adoption in North America. Having a facility to showcase the packaging functionality on a commercial scale sealing line allows our customers to experience this new technology,” states Irma Randles, ProAmpac’s global marketing manager for fresh food to-go. “The fiber format has been an industry mainstay in the UK for years and continues to grow. However, Proseal’s GTSV is the first in-line sandwich high-speed sealing machine in North America,” concludes Randles.
PROAMPAC SANDWICH WEDGE Available in day fresh and modified atmosphere options for longer shelf stability, ProAmpac’s Sandwich Wedge is a fiber-based package that includes a thin film lining for product viewing and freshness. Once the film is peeled away, the fiberboard packaging can be introduced into paper recycling streams. With minimal materials used and the majority made from certified renewable sources, the Sandwich Wedge is lightweight and shipped in a flat-pack design for easy distribution and storage.
PROSEAL GTSV
The GTSV is the world’s first modified atmosphere in-line carton sandwich wedge erecting and sealing machine with capabilities of up to 50 packs per minute in the Vacuum/Gas cycle. Also offering Atmospheric Seal mode, capable of up to 70 packs per minute, greatly reducing packaging time compared to rotary options and hand packaging. Along with increased efficiency, the hermetically
sealed packaging extends sandwich shelf-life from one week up to one month while maintaining product quality which ultimately reduces food waste to landfill.
“We have been working with ProAmpac for 20 years in Europe, and we are excited to extend our solutions and service partnership to North America. When customers see the Proseal machine erecting and sealing ProAmpac’s wedge packaging, they will be astounded at the speed, efficiency, and look of the product,” Kathy Lawrence, Category Sales Manager. “We’re looking forward to having guests visit ProAmpac’s CIC to see first-hand how this in-line wedge machine, coupled with ProAmpac’s Sandwich Wedge and other award-winning fresh food- to-go packaging, will be a game changer in North America,” says Randles.
ProAmpac
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UPS HEALTHCARE CREATES UP TO 50 NEW JOBS AS IT MORE THAN DOUBLES THE SIZE OF ITS CZECH REPUBLIC HUB
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PS has more than doubled the size of its Healthcare logistics hub in Ostrava, Czech Republic, creating up to 50 new jobs. The business has added 6,000m2 of state-of-the-art and GDP- compliant space, housing validated controlled- temperature environments for a variety of temperature-sensitive medicines and biologics. “Our customers are in some of the fastest growing healthcare markets in the world, and their next generation products demand near perfect service. We’re not only investing to meet our customer’s needs for quality end-to-end solutions, but also in the communities where we work and live by creating new jobs,” said Fredrik Jansson, Managing Director, Central & Eastern Europe, UPS Healthcare Europe. Located in the heart of Central & Eastern Europe,
the facility will support growth and greater access to the fast-growing Eastern European markets, providing pharmaceutical and medical device customers in the Czech Republic with another direct link from Europe to UPS’s global network. The Ostrava hub, UPS’s first dedicated healthcare logistics facility in the country, opened in October 2021 with a 3,800m2 facility. The expansion will enable faster shipment times and greater flexibility for customers, as well as offer Hospital & Pharmacy Distribution across the Czech Republic and to Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. Innovations in biologics, specialty
pharmaceuticals and personalized medicine means that 80% of pharma products in Europe now require temperature-controlled transportation. And
UPS continues to make investments to capitalize on this trend.
Recently, the company announced plans to acquire the Bomi Group, which has temperature- controlled facilities in 14 countries in Europe and Latin America and will add nearly 3,000 highly skilled Bomi team members. With the approved completion of this acquisition by 2023, UPS Healthcare will have more than doubled the footprint of its facilities since 2020. It also expanded UPS Premier, a technology- enabled express delivery service, that upgrades small packages with advanced sensor technology as well as ensures a priority lane in UPS’s global network.
UPS
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