Benefits of Vacuum Packaging
Regardless of the product, vacuum packaging is an essential part of food processing as it offers several benefits, including improving food safety, preventing cross-contamination, and protecting food from dehydration, freezer burn, and mold. Additional benefits include:
Vacuum packaging also guarantees freshness and is crucial in storing and transporting different food products . It can significantly extend the shelf life of perishable foods for up to 1-3 weeks in the refrigerator and up to 1-3 years in the freezer, reducing food waste and preserving & holding food quality.
High-Quality Vacuum Packaging Equipment
Regardless of the product, vacuum packaging is an essential part of food processing as it offers several benefits, including improving food safety, preventing cross-contamination, and protecting food from dehydration, freezer burn, and mold.
Vacuum packaging also guarantees freshness and is crucial in storing and transporting different food products . It can significantly extend the shelf life of perishable foods for up to 1-3 weeks in the refrigerator and up to 1-3 years in the freezer, reducing food waste and preserving & holding food quality.
The Henkleman Polar Series
The Henkelman Polar series offers a complete range of single and double chamber vacuum packaging machines. These machines are full stainless steel construction with flat working plates, user-friendly, durable, efficient, built & designed for daily use in rigorous production environments.
Combivac sensor technology, insert plates, various sealing options are all standard. The Polar machines have programs like soft air for fragile or sharp products, trapped air to package products like hard cheeses or ground meat to remove even small air pockets and red meat to safely package the meat, stopping it from degassing and keeping it’s vibrant red color to name a few. You can even program the unit by “type of product” making it easier for the operator to use.
Available options are label printing, gas flush for MAP packaging and an automatic-lid option with the Polar 2-85 or 2-95. All Henkelman units come with a full 1 year labor, 3 year parts warranty, fitted with large German made Busch or Becker vacuum pumps, have a network of technical support throughout the US and an online parts store to easily purchase what you need when you need it!