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Reducing the cost of packaging - the role of film overwrapping

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As the challenges of the global economy increase the pressure to save money at all stages of the production and packaging process increases. Higher energy costs have driven up the costs of packaging materials, the electricity required to run packaging machinery and the expense of air conditioning...

Big box formats no problem for Marden Edwards wrapper

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The machine can wrap pack sizes between 75 x 55 x 17mm and 450 x 300 x 125mm at speeds up to 40 packs/minute, depending on carton size, without affecting the high quality look of the over-wrap, which is particularly important for luxury chocolates. The Polish company produces a range of selections...

Easy Overwrapping with Paper Instead of Film

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With a greater emphasis on environmental sustainability, bio-degradability and cost reduction there is a greater focus being placed on wrapping products with paper.  Whether it is being used for gift or presentation purposes, protection or for distribution and transit purposes, paper as a wrapping...

Evo-Fold demo is a wrap for Tunnock’s tea cakes

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He continued: “Thanks to advances in our component manufacturing technology the new machine has a higher specification than the one it replaces, yet price comparisons are very similar. The Evo is our ‘entry level’ machine these days, but can perform to levels seen previously only on more...

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Quality of Retail Packaging enhanced by Overwrap

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This style of wrap provides several advantages including a wrinkle free appearance, neat seams, which can be placed out of site if required, and a hermetic seal which keeps out dust and moisture and can help prolong shelf life in many instances. As a bonus, this style of wrap can also work out to be...

Bio-degradeable

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The customer in France runs a small, artisan style operation which has been using locally grown herbs to produce a range of boxed tea bags since the 1980s. The company maintains a responsible environmental policy and in keeping with this, looked at ways of making its packaging as environmentally...

Over wrapping films come full circle

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Over wrapping machines have long been referred to as cellophane wrappers, cello wrappers or simply box wrappers. The overwrap itself has been known as a cello wrap. This terminology has its roots in the 1950s when all wrapping was with the wood pulp derived product call cellophane. Cello derives...

Over wrapping adds impact to cereal multipacks

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Major cereal manufacturers are consistently choosing overwrapping as the preferred method to bundle and wrap their single portion products. Often accused of over packaging and of using too much packaging material, overwrapping does in fact provide an economic, high quality and environmentally...

Sticky Memo Pad Overwrapping

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Marden Edwards has been associated with memo pad wrapping almost ever since the product was introduced. Many of the major, and minor, producers of sticky memo pads have used Marden Edwards equipment, both for the individual pad and for the subsequent collations. Over the last 25 years the product...

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