Fruit Packaging Solution

Background:

A renowned Australian dried fruits brand, produces items such as almonds, raisins, and dried jujubes. The company faced challenges in managing an end-to-end packaging process efficiently while minimizing manual handling to reduce contamination risks. The fruit products face seasonality and storage issues. Risk factor such as humidity will siginificantly affect its taste and texture. The client reached to Utien Pack to seek for a reliable and efficient packaging solution.

Solution :

Utien Pack provided Rigid Bottom Film Thermoforming Packaging Machine (RC-Y) featuring:

• Customized round shape mold design.

• Rigid bottom film with 422mm width.

• Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) for almonds and dried fruits.

• Production line solution with automatic multi-head weighing, and auto loading.

• Two sets of auto weighing systems to support high packaging speeds.

Results:

The new packaging solution met all of client's expectations:

• Increased daily packaging capacity by automating weighing and loading of light, irregular products like raisins and almonds.

• Significantly reduced food contact points, minimizing contamination risk and meeting Australia's strict hygiene standards.

• Enabled flexible product packaging with different mold sizes, helping Maxwell expand SKUs without changing the line.