Global food processing and
packaging are now dominated with the use of automatic food packaging machines and modified atmosphere packaging technology. Food packaging is used
to protect food products from chemical, biological, and physical damages. Every
processed food must pass through packaging in order to ensure the safety and
quality of food products and get it ready for human consumption. Before, when manual packaging is in practice,
it takes a very long time for products to be distributed because everything is
done manually. Also, manual packaging is prone to errors since there are many
different hands working on it.
Today, great thanks to technology
developments that automatic food
packaging machines are already available. There are even several types of automated
packaging machines such as automatic poultry, pork, and meat packaging machines that have been widely utilized by numerous
food manufacturers worldwide. It has been trusted by both small and big
manufacturers because of its several essential benefits for both manufacturer
and consumer. Automated meat packaging
machines are embedded with intelligent programs that perform like some
genius operator carrying maximum reliability and accuracy.
Meat packaging machines increases the productivity rate of
manufacturers because of its high speed mechanism plus good precision and its
ability to do multiple tasks coherently. High speed mechanism is very helpful
in increasing the productivity because it allows the manufacturers to produce a
high volume of output and minimizes waste too. Next, automation mechanism
lessens the downtime of the packaging machines because of the application of
advanced features, components, and high quality maintenance. Through these
applications, uptime will be increased and downtime decreased. Also, automation
of packaging machines makes it user friendly since controls, changeovers,
troubleshooting, and adjustments are customized with graphical interface. The
use of automatic food packaging machines
could also minimize cost for maintenance and labor since only fewer operators
are required to run it.
Another essential factor that has
improved food packaging process is the development of modified atmosphere packaging or MAP technology. MAP technology is being integrated in most
automated packaging machines globally because it has produced healthy and safe
packaged food products without any chemical preservatives. Modified atmosphere packaging only controls the natural gases
inside the packaging to maintain the taste, color, odor, and condition of the
food product. It also prevents the growth of microbial organisms and moisture
that causes spoilage. Therefore, the use of automated packaging machines and
MAP has been a huge breakthrough in the food industry.
