We have recently supplied our 50th GIC vertical form fill and seal packaging machine to the salad industry!
We’ve asked our customer – one of the UK’s leading growers and packers of loose leaf salads – if we can tell you more about the project and will let you know what they say!
In the meantime, you might like to know that about half of the machines in use in the salad industry feature our Leaf Salad Assisted Drop (LSAD) functionality, which you can see operating in the video below!
We developed LSAD in 2018 to prevent leaves from becoming trapped in the seal, which can cause contamination.
LSAD creates low pressure in the product chute, which draws salad leaves down into the bag in one slug, thereby eliminating upstream choking. Without the feature, the product mass often elongates into several clumps of salad leaf, which increases the chances of it being captured in the seal.
As well as preventing contamination, incorporating LSAD functionality increases packing efficiency and allows food companies to reduce film waste.
If you’d like to know more about LSAD and our range of vertical form fill and seal packaging machines, don’t hesitate to call us on 01427 611885, email info@gic.uk.net or fill in our contact form.
