Ensuring maximum quality in food packaging production
Even the smallest surface defects in food packaging can lead to rejected batches, regulatory risks and costly recalls. For converters and film manufacturers, ensuring consistently flawless surfaces is therefore essential to protect brand integrity, guarantee food safety and maintain stable, efficient production processes.
In high-performance applications, defects such as gels, burns, inclusions, scratches or air bubbles can compromise barrier properties, reduce shelf life and increase complaint rates. Surface quality is not just a visual requirement – it is a critical factor for product safety and regulatory compliance.
Protect food safety and your brand in every millimeter of packaging
To minimize risk and ensure stable production, defects must be detected and addressed immediately during the process. Integrated solutions combining surface inspection and web guiding enable real-time defect detection and instant correction of deviations.
This allows manufacturers to reduce waste, stabilize processes at high line speeds and ensure consistent product quality – while meeting the strict requirements of the food processing industry.
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Modular solutions for every step in food packaging production
Surface inspection systems – iPQ-Surface
100 % inspection systems for blown film extrusion, printing and converting lines. Detection of gels, black spots, streaks, holes and other critical defects in real time. iPQ Surface COLDSEAL is a system specifically developed for the inspection of critical cold seal applications. It enables 100 % inspection of coldseal coatings, including the detection of missing or weak seal layers, smearing, splashes, streaks and other contamination.
High precision web guiding – FRAMEGuide and SMARTGuide
Precise web guiding with FRAMEGuide and SMARTGuide ensures stable processes along the value chain of food packaging. Our sensor and actuator portfolio enables accurate edge and line tracking - even with transparent or highly reflective films typical in food packaging.
Advanced register control - BST register control
Exact register accuracy is essential for brand appearance and functional layers. BST register control systems ensure precise print and layer positioning and reduce set-up waste - particularly important for short runs and frequent job changes.
Quality data and process transparency - SMARTData
SMARTData: Centralized quality data acquisition and analysis for traceability and continuous improvement. Monitor defect statistics, optimize processes based on data and provide documented proof of quality - supporting audits and customer requirements in the food industry.
With the implementation of advanced defect detection technologies, we improved our product quality and optimized production efficiency - ensuring operational excellence and long-term customer satisfaction.
Sajid MalikDirector Sales and Industry Management Print and Packaging![]()