Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Daniel Cederström

Mats Qvarford

Mats Åkesson

Anna Harder

Roy Eidebakken

A method for packaging a food product is provided. The method can comprise receiving at least one piece of packaging material (PM) in a packaging machine, said packaging material (PM) comprising a cellulose-based mid-layer, an inside layer arranged to face the food product (FP), and an outside layer, wherein an ink-based print is provided on the outside layer, curing the inside layer of the at least one piece of packaging material (PM) such that ink particles, released from the outside layer to the inside layer, are bound to the inside layer, thereby preventing the ink particles from being released into the food product (FP), forming the at least one piece of packaging material (PM) into packages, and filling the packages with the food product (FP).

Method for packaging a food product and a packaging machine

An apparatus for digital printing of carton-based packaging material for packages holding liquid food products is provided. The packaging material has a first side adapted to form outer surfaces of the packages and a second side adapted to form inner surfaces of the packages. The apparatus includes an inlet configured to receive a web of the packaging material and an outlet configured to transfer the web of packaging material out of the apparatus, a web feeding assembly, arranged to feed the web in a web feeding direction from the inlet through the apparatus to the outlet, including at least one drive unit and at least one web direction device, a number of print bars provided with print heads arranged to provide food graded ink on the first side of the web, wherein the at least one drive unit and at least one web direction device provide a first web turning arrangement for turning the web after being received via the inlet such that the first side of the web is facing towards the print heads, and a second web turning arrangement for turning the web after the food graded ink has been provided by the print heads, wherein the first web turning arrangement provides a first slack upstream the number of print bars and the second web turning arrangement provides a second slack downstream the number of print bars.

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Limhamn, Sweden

Daniel Cederström