CHEESE & DAIRY
PACKAGING
LEAK DETECTION
Cheese and dairy can spoil quickly, which happens fast when oxygen enters the products. Cheese and dairy is going to look and smell very unattractive. Therefore, the packaging of these products is very important. Leak tight products will ensure that your dairy and cheese products have the longest possible best-before-date.
As a producer of cheese and dairy, it is significant to sell reliable and good quality products. But how do you guarantee this? Our leak detection solutions can be very helpful with your cheese or dairy packaging. The non-destructive way of testing ensures that product stay undamaged and don’t have to be destroyed after testing. When no leak is found, your product can put back into the production line.
With this way of testing your packaging, good savings are made on testing costs, products are less likely to be returned later in the chain, production waste is reduced, water is eliminated in the production environment and accurate and traceable measurement results are made.
TYPES OF CHEESE & DAIRY PACKAGING
Packaging cheese and dairy has a lot of requirements. It is important that the packaging ensures a as long as possible best before date. Dairy and cheese can be packaged in different ways, namely flexible, vacuum and rigid packaging. We use the vacuum decay method for testing flexible and rigid packaging.
- Flexible packaging: Flexible packaging within this industry are, for example, cubed cheese, grated cheese and flexible packaging with sliced cheese. But also large pouches filled with milk powder or a yoghurt breakfast or snack packed in a squeeze pack with sprout.
- Rigid packaging: It can also be packaged within a rigid packaging, such as blocks or pieces of cheese and sliced cheese, which is for example packed in plastic trays. But also trays with different types of butter or cheese spread are a rigid packaging of dairy and cheese.
- Vacuum packaging: Vacuum packaging are for example, a block or piece of cheese or feta cheese. Vacuum packed dairy or cheese ensures a longer shelf-life.
LEAK DETECTION MACHINES FOR CHEESE & DAIRY PACKAGES
In order to offer reliable and high-quality products, leak detection is very helpful. For different types of packaging, different leak detection solutions are developed.
STATIONARY LEAK TESTER
Your flexible packaging or pouches are tested in the Stationary Leak Tester. The packaging is placed between two rubber membranes. After closing the lid, a deep vacuum is created in the test chamber. This creates a very small measuring area without damaging the packaging. With this unique measuring method, you can detect both micro leaks and large leaks without having to change any settings.
Stationary Leak Tester
STATIONARY LEAK TESTER XS & M
A rigid packaging is tested in the Stationary Leak Tester XS or M. For this packaging, a custom-made insert is created in the exact form of your packaging. The packaging is placed between the insert and one flexible membrane. After closing the lid, a deep vacuum is created in the test chamber. This creates a very small measuring area without damaging the packaging. With this unique measuring method, you can detect both micro leaks and large leaks without having to change any settings.
Stationary Leak Tester M
VACUUM-SEALED LEAK TESTER
A packaging with moisture and minimum air inside can be tested with the Vacuum-Sealed Leak Tester. The VSLT has a built-in vessel and vacuum pump, which created a deep vacuum in the test chamber with a very small measuring space around the dairy or cheese packaging. The leak tester can test different packaging shapes and sizes because of the custom-made exchangeable cavity blocks.
Vacuum-Sealed Leak Tester
IN-LINE CHEESE & DAIRY PACKAGING TESTING
Of course, it is also possible to come up with an in-line leak detection solution for your packaging. The only difference with the stand-alone machines, is that your packaging is tested within the production line. This in-line machine is able to detect leaks at random, fully automatically or 100%.
INNOVATIVE CHEESE & DAIRY PACKAGING CONCEPT
Sustainable and environmentally friendly cheese or dairy packaging are increasingly introduced. Are you working on such packaging? Leak detection allows you to test your packaging continuously until you find the right one. Our solutions will help you become 100% sure your products are packed in the best way possible.
Introduce an in-line leak detection machinery when you are developing a new packaging machine! It is easier to add it as early as possible within your production line. But, of course, it is also possible to add an in-line leak detection solution to your existing production line.
Contact us for more information about leak detection on your cheese or dairy packaging. There are a lot of different solutions for packaging, one of which will always fit yours. Let’s find a solution together! Fill in the contact form below or contact us at sales@myoxipack.oxipack.com.
