Packaging

Laboratory Retorts Shorten Development Time for Ready Meals

Wednesday 29. April 2009 - A new white paper from Amcor Flexibles describes how the company utilized an Allpax research and development retort to reduce time to market for ready meals packaged in high-barrier film pouches.

“Using the Allpax modular laboratory retort, Amcor Flexibles can fill a pouch with a food processor’s product, process and test it, presenting a 90 percent complete commercial prototype in a matter of hours,” says Franck-Philippe N’Dia, Sales Manager, Ready Meals, Amcor Flexibles. “The food processor can then present the product to its marketing staff so that decisions can be made quickly, enabling a product to reach market in weeks instead of months.”
The Allpax 2402-FLEX research and development retort, the latest model, is capable of seven different sterilization processes and four different modes of agitation.