Packaging

Alufoil Trophy 2008 received for Peelican

Alupak and Alcan Packaging (Singen and Rorschach) joint development of the PeeliCan® is being used to great effect for for all kinds of fish fillets and seafood. “

Wednesday 31. December 2008 - Alupak and Alcan Packaging (Singen and Rorschach) joint development of the PeeliCan is being used to great effect for for all kinds of fish fillets and seafood. "

This is a great pack which drives alufoil packaging into a new market and replaces the ring pull lids traditionally used for fish packs. The difficulty of positioning fish into trays with 100% accuracy and the consequent problems with sealing the lids has been brilliantly overcome by the ultrasonic sealing process,” stated Arne Russ. Offering great advantages to fillers, retailers and consumers because of its lightweight, stackability and easy opening, the PeeliCan provides a simplified filling process using a patented ultrasonic sealing technology. This ensures safe sealing even when the rim of the packaging is contaminated by product during filling. The multi-coloured rotogravure printed container is made from stove lacquered/ alufoil 130?/PP and the multi-colour lidding foil from a laminate of PET/alufoil 50?/ peelable PP layer. Two further systems are now available for anchovies and herrings. Customised packs offering shelf differentiation are also possible. This new filling/sealing technology and packaging system were developed jointly by Alupak (final pack concept), Alcan Packaging (packaging material) and Waldner (filling/sealing machine).