Population numbers worldwide have been growing significantly, and are projected to continue rising. Of course, more people require more food; in fact, some predictions show an increase in food demand globally of up to 90% in the next 25 years. While this presents a huge opportunity for producers, it is also important to reduce food loss as much as possible.
One trend that has taken off is smaller or custom-sized packaging. Consumers favor this trend because they can choose the specific amount of food that they need, without worrying about leftovers spoiling. Snack sizes are easily found for most processed products, but the trend has been growing in the fresh sector as well. Induser automatic packing lines are multiformat: this lets producers package a multitude of different container formats with the same machinery, allowing for present and future flexibility.
Efficiency in the packing process can also have a great effect on savings. Induser packing lines employ many features which aim to reduce product loss, including high-accuracy weighers, servo-communication throughout the line, and photo cells at crucial points which all work to achieve a precise process with minimal waste, downtime, and spillage.