Back in the 18th century, famous French microbiologist, Louis Pasteur uttered that “Chance favours the prepared mind”.
Of course, he was not referring to the industry of food packaging, at that time this industry was in its very infant days.
Nevertheless, the statement from him is highly in line with the industry today, which is flooded with new technologies that are coming to the fore in an unstoppable manner.
Companies ready to embrace it with a prepared and ready passion will no doubt find it easy coming to the fore.
Nevertheless, the statement from him is highly in line with the industry today, which is flooded with new technologies that are coming to the fore in an unstoppable manner.
Companies ready to embrace it with a prepared and ready passion will no doubt find it easy coming to the fore.
Food packaging companies in the UAE and other parts of the world are keen on investing heftier sums of money, time, technical and scientific skills. Their aim is to improve and extend the shelf-life and food safety with the application of intelligent packaging.
The ideas, innovations, solutions, and discoveries shared by them are showcased all over the globe with the help of packaging expos, fairs and summits every year, throughout.
One of the recent most summits took place in the Netherlands on December 7th, 2017, at which Ivo Hendricks, the director of PerfoTec's Commercial, shared insights on some of the exciting trends that will be the centre of attention in 2018 and beyond. The aims will mainly float around extending the shelf life.
Following are some of the striking trends that will dominate the future:
The ideas, innovations, solutions, and discoveries shared by them are showcased all over the globe with the help of packaging expos, fairs and summits every year, throughout.
One of the recent most summits took place in the Netherlands on December 7th, 2017, at which Ivo Hendricks, the director of PerfoTec's Commercial, shared insights on some of the exciting trends that will be the centre of attention in 2018 and beyond. The aims will mainly float around extending the shelf life.
Following are some of the striking trends that will dominate the future:
- Smart packaging:
Backed with programmable nanotechnology plus smart materials, these will enhance food packaging by giving it the aptitude to sense some properties of the packed product.
A 3D printed cap recently developed by Berkeley engineers for milk cartons will help the user by detecting the milk to see if it has gone sour.
On the other hand, US researchers at Clarkson University have come up with an inexpensive and portable paper-based solution that can tell customers if the food is contaminated and spoiled or not. Smartphone apps in some cases can be used to send such information to the suppliers.
One operating in the UAE markets can expect that a tech-smart printing press in Sharjah and other cities of the UAE will be closely watching these makeshifts in packaging and printing industries. In fact, some of them may have already started to adopt such elite trends so as to stay on top of the complex marketing condition.
A 3D printed cap recently developed by Berkeley engineers for milk cartons will help the user by detecting the milk to see if it has gone sour.
On the other hand, US researchers at Clarkson University have come up with an inexpensive and portable paper-based solution that can tell customers if the food is contaminated and spoiled or not. Smartphone apps in some cases can be used to send such information to the suppliers.
One operating in the UAE markets can expect that a tech-smart printing press in Sharjah and other cities of the UAE will be closely watching these makeshifts in packaging and printing industries. In fact, some of them may have already started to adopt such elite trends so as to stay on top of the complex marketing condition.
- Shelf Life Extension:
This, by no means, can be classified as a new trend; however, the ways in which it is predicted to be utilized in the days to come are improving with consistency. Food waste caused by issues like expiry, contamination and mishandling has turned out to be a growing concern in the modern world.
Many initiatives have been taken to cut down food wastages and most of them focus on improving the awareness levels of consumers so that they can understand shelf-life in a much better and improved manner.
The food sensor technology mentioned above is believed to bring the instances of throwing food away by consumers down because they would be able to see if the packed food items are still edible or not.
Many initiatives have been taken to cut down food wastages and most of them focus on improving the awareness levels of consumers so that they can understand shelf-life in a much better and improved manner.
The food sensor technology mentioned above is believed to bring the instances of throwing food away by consumers down because they would be able to see if the packed food items are still edible or not.
- Up-to-speed:
The world’s fastest case packer was introduced at the 2017 Pack Expo, held in the US, by an Australian company.
It has the capacity to pack 300 flexible bags in a minute, backed by the company’s patented semi-rotary packaging technology. This was just one of the many exciting advancements that are shaping the packaging industry today, the list could be a never-ending one.
It has the capacity to pack 300 flexible bags in a minute, backed by the company’s patented semi-rotary packaging technology. This was just one of the many exciting advancements that are shaping the packaging industry today, the list could be a never-ending one.