Coffee beans and ground coffee are highly sensitive to oxygen, moisture, light and aroma loss. The right coffee bag must therefore provide reliable product protection, support the required shelf life and allow for safe, efficient filling and sealing.
At the same time, the packaging should use materials efficiently, present the brand to a high standard and run reliably on the intended coffee packaging machine.
Using a typical customer enquiry as an example, we show how tbs-pack and alpha-pack, under the umbrella of Home of Packaging, provide a complete coffee packaging solution from a single source – from Castelli® coffee bags with aroma protection to a customised filling and sealing machine.
The most suitable packaging for coffee depends on the product, the required shelf life and the planned packaging process. Whole coffee beans may have different requirements in terms of materials, dosing and degassing valves than ground coffee.
In our practical example, a coffee producer is looking for packaging suitable for both whole beans and ground coffee. The bag must preserve the coffee’s aroma and quality, present the brand attractively and allow for cost-effective processing.
At the beginning of the project, we work with the customer to analyse:
This approach creates a complete coffee packaging solution in which packaging materials and machinery are considered together from the outset.
Based on our analysis, we advise the customer on suitable Castelli® films and coffee bags with reliable aroma protection.
Barrier properties, bag size, material structure and sealing characteristics are tailored to the required product protection and the planned packaging process. Depending on the application, our coffee bags can be equipped with features such as:
We also assess whether the amount of packaging material and the overall packaging volume can be reduced. A correctly sized coffee bag may require less material and can help optimise storage and logistics costs.
When developing recycling-oriented coffee packaging, we also examine whether a mono-material solution is suitable for the specific coffee product. The essential requirement is that the necessary aroma and product protection must remain fully guaranteed.
Recyclability should therefore never be considered in isolation. The material structure, barrier properties, degassing valve, zipper and sealing performance must be evaluated together and tailored to the product.
Are you already using coffee bags or other flexible packaging and would like to know whether the materials, barrier properties, recyclability and packaging design are still ideally suited to your product?
With our free packaging assessment, we analyse existing packaging solutions to identify potential improvements. We also highlight options for switching to recyclable mono-material packaging.
Together, we develop the right solution for reliable product protection, improved sustainability and cost-effective processing on your packaging machines.
A suitable coffee bag must offer more than an attractive design and the right functional features. It must also open, fill and seal reliably during production.
If the customer already has a packaging line, tbs-pack and alpha-pack assess whether the selected bag can be processed safely and reliably on the existing machine.
When coffee bags are already in use, we incorporate our bag assessment directly into the development process. We examine the material structure, barrier properties, features and processing performance on the existing packaging machine.
During packaging and machine trials, we coordinate factors such as bag format, materials, degassing valve and sealing characteristics with the packaging process.
This allows potential problems involving bag feeding, opening, dosing or sealing to be identified and resolved at an early stage. The result is greater process reliability, fewer rejected bags and less unnecessary material waste.
If a new coffee packaging machine is required, alpha-pack develops, configures and supplies a customised filling and sealing system based on the product, bag format and required packaging process.
The machinery is an integral part of the complete packaging solution. When configuring each system, alpha-pack considers the required packaging output as well as the appropriate weighing or dosing technology.
Rotary filling and sealing machines can be used, for example, to process pre-made stand-up pouches, zipper bags and flat pouches.
Suitable weighing and filling systems can be integrated depending on the application. Linear weighers or multihead weighers are available for whole coffee beans, while ground coffee can be handled using suitable dosing systems such as auger fillers.
This ensures that the coffee bags, dosing technology, filling process and sealing system are perfectly coordinated.
Under the Home of Packaging umbrella, tbs-pack and alpha-pack combine their expertise in flexible packaging materials and packaging machinery.
tbs-pack develops and manufactures Castelli® coffee bags with barrier properties, sealing characteristics and features tailored to the individual application. alpha-pack develops and supplies the matching filling and sealing machine, including the required weighing and dosing technology.
Packaging and machine trials, support during commissioning and production start-up, and ongoing technical service complete the overall solution.
Customers receive all essential components from a single source, perfectly coordinated with one another – from aroma-protective coffee bags to a reliable and efficient production process.
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