Author: Claire Taylor

End Seal Leakage can be a problematic issue when packaging goods and snack products. We understand that your packaging must withstand thorough testing to ensure the quality of the products. To achieve this, we have put together this collection of tips to help maintain the integrity of end seals:

1. Regular maintenance to prevent jaw misalignment
2. Ensure that temperature, time, and pressure parameters are met*
3. Review the jaw profile for a complete seal
4. For consistent issues, consider your sealing jaw design: our partners at Greener will advise you on the optimal setup for your production line.
5. Upgraded serration pattern on your sealing jaw

*We will often suggest to customers that a Dura-Therm sealing jaw could be the best solution for them: it allows for a more controlled temperature to ensure the integrity of the end seal to keep production flowing.

At Kenray, we are committed to finding the best solution for you. We provide line assessments to keep downtime to a minimum and recommend upgrades and simple re-alignments where necessary.

By having a line assessment, a dedicated Kenray service engineer will visit your site and help you to understand what improvements could be made on issues such as slippage and sealing problems, film waste, strippers and bag closers. This method helps you to plan for any forthcoming issues, minimising any downtime of the production line.

Kenray offers onsite line assessments which can provide you with an opportunity to discuss any issues around vertical form filling and sealing packaging machines.

We are committed to helping you to #performbetter

If you are interested in an assessment of your VFFS packaging line and forming sets, please contact Kenray for one of our engineers to arrange a visit.

[email protected] 01530 400 100

It has been a fantastic week for the Kenray Research and Development (R&D) Team, headed by Phill Loxley and assisted by Ian Bonsall and Colin Bosworth who have finalised a 14-month project completing operational validation trials for paper packaging with Pepsico.

The Kenray Team have worked closely with the development team at PepsiCo and assisted them to become the first FMCG company to have a +90% paper content and carry the OPRL recycle compliance. This is a massive achievement across the board.

Thanks also for all the support and liaison from the back-office team at Kenray.

Behind the scenes our Kenray team have been working hard to refresh our SafeContractor Accreditation. Having this certification means we have met and surpassed the high standards needed in the following fields:

• • • Health and Safety
    • Equal Opportunities
    • Diversity
    • Environmental Management Practices

This helps show our customers that we are a stable and reliable part of their supply chain.

Alongside quality, these are some of the areas where we hold  ourselves to the highest standards and will always work to ensure we are performing to our best.

SafeContractor: What is it and how does it benefit you:

What is it?

SafeContractor is an accreditation scheme that recognises an organisation’s capabilities for health and safety – all in one place. They are a founding member for Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP). SSIP saves contractors and clients time and money, whilst supporting them in demonstrating high levels of health and safety management.

How does it benefit our customers?

• • • It gives the reassurance we’re compliant with health and safety to a set level of standards.
    • It reduces the need for completing multiple pre-qualification assessments, saving time, money and stress.
    • Easier and more efficient onboarding.
    • If you are also Safe Contractor accredited, you will be notified we work to the same standards

For more information about SafeContractor, please click here

Kenray recently exhibited at PackEx 2022 in Mumbai which was a fantastic event to be a part of. We got to meet a number of new clients as well as those we are already helping to Perform Better.

Having a manufacturing plant based in India, it was a great opportunity for the team to get a better understand of the environment and allow customers to become familiar with the Kenray Brand. Our Commercial Director Mark Evans joined the team over in Mumbai throughout the exhibition and spent extra time visiting our customers across India. It was a great opportunity and allowed us to build on our international relations.

We exhibited a range of our solutions including Vertical Form Fill and Seal, Horizontal Form Fill and Seal and Accessories.

Whilst at PackEx, Mark was interviewed by the FoodTechBiz. You can read their article here. 

Kenray exhibited at PPMA 2022 last week where we were able to catch up with both new and current customers. It was great to see other members of the packaging industry and creating new connections.

PPMA is a great event with a range of processing and packaging manufacturers and is definitely an event to keep on your radar for next year. It always proves to be a great event for all staff from sales to engineering to marketing and helps everyone to get a feel of the environment we are competing within.

We showcased a range of products including:

• Snack Bag Formers
• DOY Formers
• Product Strippers
• Belts
• HFFS
• Jaws from our partner Greener Corporation

We all had a great time attending PPMA and are excited to be attending again next year and are also looking forward to out next exhibition in Dusseldorf at Interpack! Be sure to book your tickets to see what solutions we can offer for you.