A Q&A with Jim Bishop, field marketing manager, Sun Chemical.
April 11, 2013
Food and Beverage Packaging: Why is migration in packaging a concern that food and beverage processors should be aware of?
Jim Bishop: In packaging, migration is the movement of compounds from any of the materials in the packaging structure into the packaged product or the surrounding environment.
According to the report Global Food: Waste Not, Want Not, published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, between 30% and 50% of the four billion metric tons of food produced around the world each year goes to waste.
Faster, better, smaller, stronger, more flexible and cleaner. Conveyor companies are tackling a challenging list of customer needs to create systems that allow for the most functional operations possible.
The term “dry wine” has a new meaning at Vincor International’s Quebec bottling operation since the conveyor line eliminated soap-and-water lubrication by installing System Plast™ NG™ conveyor chain and Nolu-S™ wear track from Power Transmission Solutions, a Business of Emerson Industrial Automation.