CHICAGO — The following news items were gathered by The National Provisioner's Associate Group Editor Sammy Bredar during the 2024 Pack Expo event Nov. 3-6, 2024.
News and new products from the show floor at Pack Expo 2024
Suppliers show off the latest in packaging and handling innovations.
Sealed Air's Joe Ramirez, Peter Young, Caroline Joseph and Megan Fletcher show off Cryovac brand packaging for fresh meat and seafood products. Photo credit: Sammy Bredar
Key Technology's James Ziska showcases the Compass Sorter, which can help processors automate and improve quality management of their food products while maximizing yield and increasing profitability. Photo credit: Sammy Bredar
Mettler Toledo's Rafel Franciscatto reviews the X36 X-ray Inspection System, a flexible X-ray solution that can be integrated into an existing production line and inspect multiple product lines with one system. Photo credit: Sammy Bredar
At the Nord Drivesystems booth, food and beverage key markets specialist Tony Pariseau showcases Nord's modular drive solutions engineered for high-volume packaging applications, including IE5+ permanent magnet synchronous motors, Nordac on/on+ variable frequency drives, LogiDrive and more. Photo credit: Sammy Bredar
Ossid Regional Sales Manager Tony Kaufman discusses the ReeForm Series thermoforming packaging machinery. The machine is saddlepack thermoformer-capable, an option for bulk protein packaging where the consumer keeps the benefits of smaller package sizes. Photo credit: Sammy Bredar
Somic Packaging CEO Peter Fox showcases the Somic 434 system, a versatile case-packing machine with advanced product sorting features and alignment technology. The 434 provides more case sizes and larger arrangements for the grouping of end-of-line case, tray and carton packing products. Photo credit: Sammy Bredar
