Making sure that packaging is properly sealed

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a method that will enable manufacturers to significantly reduce the amount of incorrectly sealed packaging, if not prevent it altogether: a thin-film temperature sensor integrated directly into the sealing bar, which permits inline monitoring of the packaging process.
“Instead of simply relying on spot checks, manufacturers can now inspect every single item of packaging,” confirms Alexander Fromm, project manager at the Fraunhofer IWM. “This gives them far greater assurance that all food and drug packaging is tightly sealed. In addition, it removes the need for time-consuming downstream testing” (Press Release Fraunhofer, 28 April 2016).
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