Flexible packaging has a profound impact
With the emergence of a range of new products: liquid, viscous, powdered, granulated, particulate, etc., the development of flexible packaging pouches and bags will involve a diverse markets, including food and beverages, cosmetics, health products, pet food, automobile manufacturing, medicine, and agriculture. Even though the filling speed of flexible packaging pouches and bags has not reached the filling standards of traditional container types yet, the gap between the two is decreasing, especially in the field of dry food packaging.
Flexible packaging brings new forms of thinking to the sustainable development of packaging.
1.Easy to open and resealable options are becoming more and more popular
Opening treatments and closures are used more widely than before. These applications include special linear tear strips, resealable zippers that can be opened without tearing the top of the packaging pouch, and liquid pouch with spout. In addition, Corresponding mechanical equipment has also been improved a lot, Which increasing the ability to add products to these easy-to-open resealable packaging while filling and sealing，and to minimize downtime issues.
2. Transparent high barrier film
A new generation of transparent films and coatings are beginning to have the barrier properties of aluminum foils and metallized films, which provide a brand new presentation for those delicious products, while avoiding the creases and breaks caused by aluminum foil and some obsolete coating techniques. These structures also make contributions to the development of microwave- safe flexible packaging pouches.
3. Flexible packaging penetrates into new product areas
It is undeniable that flexible packaging is trying to sweep the entire product field in just a few years. The most classic examples include canned tuna and pet food. High-temperature retort pouches are becoming popular after decades of use of metal cans in these fields,. Recently, in the field of baby food, more and more glass bottles are being replaced by high-temperature retort pouches (in addition to thermoformed trays). Besides, Flexible packaging has even been applied in the fertilizer industry, where its main feature is resealability.
