Manufacturing Magazine May 2019 | Page 45

EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY
CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ TRAKRAP SYSTEM ’ 45 recyclable . “ There are good plastics and bad plastics . We focus very much on the good plastics and on using the minimal amount possible ,” he says . “ Similarly , with corrugate , we reduce the amount used in all our applications , so our packs always use less materials and are always recyclable . We ’ re able to combine different elements . We use film , which is linear low-density polyethylene , and it ’ s a pure C8 polymer so it can be recycled many times . I think the debate around plastics is very emotional at the moment but I believe as the dust settles people will realise that
they ’ re an incredibly versatile , useful and important economic asset , both in terms of food life but also cost . Recyclable is very important .”
EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY
TrakRap has invested heavily in digitalisation and has demonstrated a commitment to innovate . Leeming affirms that his company prioritises innovation as TrakRap bids to differentiate itself from other competitors in the manufacturing sector . “ We ’ ve got a digital platform and we ’ re able to disrupt the market in terms of new packaging designs
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