Paper Packaging Machinery For Fresh Produce And Floral
Fruit, vegetables and cut flowers are damaged by pressure and by surface contact, not usually by impact. Honeycomb paper stretches around a soft item and cushions it without scratching, which is why produce and floral packers were among the first to move off plastic bubble wrap.
What Goes Wrong Today
- Plastic wrap marks and scratches soft skinned produce
- Packaging that cannot be composted or recycled is a problem in food retail
- Fixed width bought-in wrap does not match tray and carton formats
- Flowers and plants need protection that does not crush the stem
What The Packing Line Actually Needs
- Wrap that conforms to an irregular shape without pressure points
- A material that goes into the paper or compost stream
- Sleeves for individual high value items
- Widths matched to the tray format actually used
Machines That Fit This Industry
Die cuts and expands kraft paper into hexagonal honeycomb wrap at up to 200 m per minute
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Five shaft paper loader changes the finished roll without stopping the line
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Forms honeycomb paper into open sleeves that slide over bottles and fragile items
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Forms one or two layer kraft into cushion pads at the packing station
View machineWhere The Paper Is Used On The Line
- Wrapping fruit for retail and export cartons
- Protecting cut flowers and potted plants in transit
- Sleeving individual premium items
- Cushioning eggs and soft vegetables in a display carton
From Enquiry To A Running Machine
Agree the material
Honeycomb, cushion pad or sleeve, sampled from the sample room
Set the format
Finished width chosen within the 515 mm maximum to match the tray
Size the machine
Forming, automatic or fully automatic, by how often you change rolls
Prove and install
Samples first, then installation walked through by video
What Ships And How
- Finished width set to the customer's tray and carton format
- Rewinding shaft matched to existing core stock
- Machines crated for sea freight
Fresh Produce And Floral Questions
Why honeycomb rather than paper bubble for produce?
Honeycomb paper stretches and is soft and flexible, so it wraps around shape and cushions without scratching the surface. Paper bubble stays flat and suits interleaving.
What can honeycomb wrap be used to pack?
The old range was developed around fruit, flowers, ceramics and glassware, and the same material is used for any item where surface marking matters.
Can we make sleeves as well as wrap?
Yes. The EM-PC900 forms honeycomb into an open sleeve from 200 mm to 900 mm long that slides over the item.
Guides Cases And Applications
Honeycomb paper is a lightweight, strong kraft packaging material formed with hexagonal cells. It is used for inner and outer packaging, as a shock absorbent, as a shield and even as pallets.
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Kraft paper cushion is made of recycled paper fibres, crumpled or folded into layers that create air pockets, and used as a protective layer for fragile items in shipping and storage.
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A bulk order of the same machine type for two very different destinations means the build has to be repeated consistently while still meeting differen
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Tell us what you pack and how many cartons a day. We will match the machine to the volume rather than to the catalogue.