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Article by Nampak 18 April 2011
Much more choice for foods in flexible
With an ever-increasing number of tasks for packaging to perform, owners of food brands need to consider their chosen packaging substrates carefully. Food packaging has several vital purposes including better containment, protection against physical, chemical, biological and environmental factors, aiding convenient use and storage, and communication, but very rarely does one packaging type tick all the boxes. Not so for Africa’s leading flexible packaging manufacturer, Nampak Flexible - a multiple award winning BRC and HACCP certified supplier - whose products include sachets, pouches, bags, aluminium foil products and even aseptic bags to offer a flexible solution for just about any food or beverage type:
Pouches: Supplied in reel or pre made format, Flexible’s self-standing pouches, which do exactly what their name implies, are used for a wide variety of household favorite products including olives, nuts and sauces. The added options on these pouches make them really handy and include punched handles for carrying heavier products, tear notches for easy opening, weld spouts for pouring liquids and powders, resealable zippers, and even punched holes for retailing.
Sachets: Smaller than pouches, but highly effective when it comes to single servings, sachets are another of Flexible’s technical competencies. Nampak Flexible’s sachets are generally flat and have four perimeter seals which are more than suitable for products like fast food condiments, single-serve packing of coffee, sugar, creamers and tea whiteners. Stick packs are also being used in retail packs of coffee and single serve instant coffees.
Bags: In addition to pouches and sachets, Nampak Flexible specialises in the manufacture of liquid packaging bags and is the market leader in this highly sophisticated sector. Flexible’s high barrier laminated liquid bags are perfect for bag-in-box wines, as well as bag-no-box applications. Available in sizes from 1 litre to 210 litres, the liquid packaging bags benefit major market segments including wine, fruit juice, and even oil products.
Nampak Flexible’s aseptic bags are about as unique as packaging products get on the South African market and are locally produced to aseptically preserve a large variety of products. These aseptic bags are suitable for steam sterilization and cold sterilization, and are a perfect holding package for storing and transporting a variety of fruit or vegetable purées and juices to which customers do not wish to add preservatives.
With Nampak Flexible Ndabeni’s R14m investment in a state-of-the-art Totani machine, the flexible packaging supplier is also in the unique position of being able to manufacture quad-seal bags with flat block-bottom bases. This ensures excellent presentation on-shelf, especially for high-volume, lightweight products.
Nampak Flexible supplies its pouches, bags and sachets in both pre-made and reel stock format. Reel stock has the advantage of a pre-made look, seal, and quality with the flexibility and convenience that comes with customers being able to form, fill and seal their packaging on site. Reel stock is highly beneficial where the highest levels of productivity, packaging quality and flexibility are required such as with FMCG companies where the most diverse food products can be packaged, including powders, granulates, small-sized products, fluids and much more.
Foil: Nampak Flexible can also do highly innovative and technical conversions with aluminium foil for a wide range of markets, including dairy foils on products like yoghurt tubs and can end foils often found on products such as coffee tins.
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Pouches: Supplied in reel or pre made format, Flexible’s self-standing pouches, which do exactly what their name implies, are used for a wide variety of household favorite products including olives, nuts and sauces. The added options on these pouches make them really handy and include punched handles for carrying heavier products, tear notches for easy opening, weld spouts for pouring liquids and powders, resealable zippers, and even punched holes for retailing.
Sachets: Smaller than pouches, but highly effective when it comes to single servings, sachets are another of Flexible’s technical competencies. Nampak Flexible’s sachets are generally flat and have four perimeter seals which are more than suitable for products like fast food condiments, single-serve packing of coffee, sugar, creamers and tea whiteners. Stick packs are also being used in retail packs of coffee and single serve instant coffees.
Bags: In addition to pouches and sachets, Nampak Flexible specialises in the manufacture of liquid packaging bags and is the market leader in this highly sophisticated sector. Flexible’s high barrier laminated liquid bags are perfect for bag-in-box wines, as well as bag-no-box applications. Available in sizes from 1 litre to 210 litres, the liquid packaging bags benefit major market segments including wine, fruit juice, and even oil products.
Nampak Flexible’s aseptic bags are about as unique as packaging products get on the South African market and are locally produced to aseptically preserve a large variety of products. These aseptic bags are suitable for steam sterilization and cold sterilization, and are a perfect holding package for storing and transporting a variety of fruit or vegetable purées and juices to which customers do not wish to add preservatives.
With Nampak Flexible Ndabeni’s R14m investment in a state-of-the-art Totani machine, the flexible packaging supplier is also in the unique position of being able to manufacture quad-seal bags with flat block-bottom bases. This ensures excellent presentation on-shelf, especially for high-volume, lightweight products.
Nampak Flexible supplies its pouches, bags and sachets in both pre-made and reel stock format. Reel stock has the advantage of a pre-made look, seal, and quality with the flexibility and convenience that comes with customers being able to form, fill and seal their packaging on site. Reel stock is highly beneficial where the highest levels of productivity, packaging quality and flexibility are required such as with FMCG companies where the most diverse food products can be packaged, including powders, granulates, small-sized products, fluids and much more.
Foil: Nampak Flexible can also do highly innovative and technical conversions with aluminium foil for a wide range of markets, including dairy foils on products like yoghurt tubs and can end foils often found on products such as coffee tins.
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