Proseal Test Kitchen Serves Up
Tray Sealing Perfection
Tray sealing specialist Proseal has packaging suppliers to use for different now accommodate multiple users and
refurbished and expanded its popular Test requirements. prolonged trials.
Among the testing machines in the new “The Test Kitchen has already benefitted
facility are a vacuum tank, gas cylinders lots of our suppliers and customers
for MAP, gas analysers and Proseal’s by allowing them to prove material
ProTest unit. compatibility, analyse film tensile
Kitchen facility, providing an enhanced
service to help food manufacturers
identify their ideal tray packaging
requirements.
Based at Proseal’s headquarters in
Adlington, Cheshire, the Proseal Test
Kitchen offers access to a wide variety of
testing machinery, allowing companies
to carry out shelf-life trials and seal
integrity testing in order to facilitate
smooth product launches without the
need to invest in their own materials and
equipment.
The availability of more than 15,000
trial plates and vast stores of trays and
films of different materials in stock for
trial samples and inspiration allows
food producers to identify the most
appropriate solution for their particular
applications. In addition, Proseal can
provide expert advice on the best
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The ProTest machine is a universal,
bench-top peel strength testing unit that
quantifies the peel strength of any tray
and film combination. This tells users
how much force is required to peel open
the film – an invaluable tool in ensuring
that a pack meets the required peel-
ability standards that will ensure it offers
the ideal balance between customer
convenience and food protection.
The Test Kitchen has been designed to
provide an ideal environment for food
testing with excellent lighting, easy-
clean surfaces, and storage for chilled
and frozen products, while the increased
area of the new facility means that it can
strength and produce presentation
samples,” explains Jessie Malone, Test
Facility Manager at
Proseal.
“Our enhanced facility will continue to
provide the necessary production and
pack conditions for customers to test
and trial their products, for example the
growing trend in the use of sustainable
and recyclable packaging materials.”
Proseal
Tel: +44 (0) 1625 856600
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.proseal.com