Sausage Packaging

Sausage packaging has come a long way from the simple butcher paper and string. Today, innovative technologies and designs ensure sausages stay fresh, safe, and appealing to consumers. 

Types of Sausage Packaging：

• Vacuum Packaging: This method involves removing air from the package before sealing it. Vacuum packaging significantly extends the shelf life by reducing the oxygen levels that spoilage organisms need to thrive.
• Flow Wrap Packaging: This versatile method wraps sausages in a continuous film, which is then sealed and cut to create individual packages. Flow wrap machines are highly efficient and ideal for high-speed production lines.
• Thermoforming: This method involves heating a plastic sheet and forming it to mold tightly around the product. The shaped plastic is then cooled down and trimmed to create a sealed package.

Packaging solution：

• Thermoforming rigid films：POLYESTER-based films (PET) are ideal for sliced salami, fresh pasta, sandwiches, sausages, ready meals and other foodstuff. This material is easily thermoformable. It is highly transparent and could be used on high productivity lines.

• Flexible films for thermoforming：The POLYAMIDE-based films (PA) are suitable for the packaging of ripe cheese in pieces, smoked sausage and other food. This material, with excellent mechanical characteristics and good puncture resistance, provides a "middle" barrier. On demand, film with EVOH (High Barrier) can also be supplied.

• Flexible films for thermoforming：The POLYPROPYLENE-based films (PP) are suitable for the packaging of ripe cheese in pieces, sausages, precooked food and other. This material has excellent mechanical characteristics and high puncture resistance.

• Bags/Pouches：Vacuum films are combinations of PA, PE and/or PP, used to produce bags. These bags can also be used for low temperature Sous-Vide immersion cooking. The material can be embossed and / or printed with suitable inks.

Thermoforming films are a popular choice for sausage packaging due to their ability to create customized shapes, offer high barrier properties, and provide efficient packaging solutions. These films are typically made from multi-layered combinations of materials like PA, PE, and EVOH, ensuring both flexibility and strength. They can be used in various packaging methods, including vacuum, modified atmosphere, and straight sealing.

QiluVac finds durable, customizable film thermoforming sausage packaging solutions for your meat and food products.