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Smooth sealing of fruit smoothie base

When J.R. Wood Co. landed a contract to fill a fruit smoothie concentrate for a large convenience-store chain, management decided the best way to assure seal integrity and tamper evidence was through an induction-sealed foil membrane.

According to Ron Obara, director of custom packaging at Wood, Pillar Technologies (Hartland, WI) proved to be the best candidate to supply the induction sealing equipment for the job.

"Time was critical," says Obara, "and Pillar was able to get the equipment here when we needed it." The 4kW Foiler 2450 induction sealer came with 50' of output cable so that the power supply could be located far enough from the filling line to prevent damage caused by the steam and vapors of the packaging line.