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Article by Nampak 26 July 2011
Plastics for packaging - a Flexible choice
As Africa’s leading flexible packaging company, Nampak Flexible covers the full spectrum of flexible packaging, for both local and international supply. But what does Nampak Flexible as a flexible plastics packaging manufacturer actually make? In terms of the various flexible packaging types and leading brands that we’re accustomed to, the answer is just about anything, and includes:
Pouches: Supplied in reel or pre made format, Nampak Flexible’s self-standing pouches, which do exactly what their name implies, are used for a wide variety of household favorite products including olives, nuts and sauces. The added options on these pouches make them really handy and include punched handles for carrying heavier products, tear notches for easy opening, weld spouts for pouring liquids and powders, resealable zippers, and even punched holes for retailing.
As a leading part of its offering, Nampak Flexible also produces retort pouches - a process that uses heat and pressure to cook food in robust flat and stand up formats. Because the packaging is far less bulky than traditional cans and jars, foods cook faster, providing a better tasting product for customers. Nampak Flexible’s retort pouches are shelf-stable and require no refrigeration – one of their biggest pluses, making them a strong alternative to the traditional can. For brand owners and retailers, retort pouches are lighter and less expensive to transport, adding cost effectiveness to the supply chain.
With the Nampak Flexible Ndabeni plant’s R14m investment in a state-of-the-art Totani machine, the flexible packaging supplier is also in the unique position of being able to manufacture quad-seal bags and pouches with flat block-bottom bases. This ensures excellent presentation on-shelf, especially for high-volume, lightweight products.
Sachets: Smaller than pouches, but highly effective when it comes to single servings, sachets are another of Nampak Flexible’s technical competencies. Sachets are generally flat and have four perimeter seals, which are more than suitable for products like fast food condiments and single-serve packing of coffee, sugar, creamers and tea whiteners. For added convenience, Nampak Flexible’s Sachets are supplied in reel form to the packer, for automatic form fill seal applications.
Bags: In addition to pouches and sachets, Nampak Flexible specialises in the manufacture of liquid packaging bags and is the market leader in this highly sophisticated sector. Flexible’s high barrier laminated liquid bags are perfect for bag-in-box wines, as well as bag-no-box applications. Available in sizes from 1 litre to 210 litres, the liquid packaging bags benefit major market segments including wine, fruit juice, and even oil products.
As the exclusive local manufacturer of aseptic bags, Nampak Flexible’s aseptic offering is about as unique as packaging products get on the South African market. These aseptic bags are suitable for steam sterilization and cold sterilization, and are a perfect holding package for storing and transporting a variety of fruit or vegetable purées and juices to which customers do not wish to add preservatives.
Staying on top of the game
Currently, Nampak Flexible is undoubtedly at the pinnacle of this complex flexible packaging game, but it’s an environment that is increasingly competitive due to the excess capacity in the local market and the effects of imports of both packaging and finished products. So what has Nampak Flexible done to stay ahead of the game?
For starters in just a few short years, the company invested over R100-million in a series of strategic initiatives, specifically equipment, IT, technology, training and quality. As a member of Nampak, Africa’s largest packaging company, Nampak Flexible also has access to the scientific expertise and services of Nampak Research & Development (R&D, [Status]), widely regarded as one of the world’s leading packaging research and development authorities. As such, Nampak Flexible’s production, quality and innovations processes benefit regularly from Nampak R&D’S input and involvement.
In addittion, Nampak Flexible works with specialists the likes of Oliver Wight - the international thought leaders in supply chain processes.“Recently, Nampak Flexible was accredited as the first African company and one of only twelve companies worldwide, to achieve Capable Integrated Business Planning to the 6th Edition of the Oliver Wight Class A Checklist.In an intensley competitive industry, this results in superior customer service, reduced inventories, optimised costs and increased effectiveness of the business overall, and is a major benefit to our customers,” says Robin Moore, Nampak Flexible Managing Director.
Nampak Flexible is also a BRC (British Retail Consortium, [Status]) and ISO 14001(International environmental management standard, [Status]) certified supplier, as well as HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, [Status]) compliant. The company’s BRC accreditation is especially important for customers wanting to export to European markets where BRC is a stringent requirement for entry
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Pouches: Supplied in reel or pre made format, Nampak Flexible’s self-standing pouches, which do exactly what their name implies, are used for a wide variety of household favorite products including olives, nuts and sauces. The added options on these pouches make them really handy and include punched handles for carrying heavier products, tear notches for easy opening, weld spouts for pouring liquids and powders, resealable zippers, and even punched holes for retailing.
As a leading part of its offering, Nampak Flexible also produces retort pouches - a process that uses heat and pressure to cook food in robust flat and stand up formats. Because the packaging is far less bulky than traditional cans and jars, foods cook faster, providing a better tasting product for customers. Nampak Flexible’s retort pouches are shelf-stable and require no refrigeration – one of their biggest pluses, making them a strong alternative to the traditional can. For brand owners and retailers, retort pouches are lighter and less expensive to transport, adding cost effectiveness to the supply chain.
With the Nampak Flexible Ndabeni plant’s R14m investment in a state-of-the-art Totani machine, the flexible packaging supplier is also in the unique position of being able to manufacture quad-seal bags and pouches with flat block-bottom bases. This ensures excellent presentation on-shelf, especially for high-volume, lightweight products.
Sachets: Smaller than pouches, but highly effective when it comes to single servings, sachets are another of Nampak Flexible’s technical competencies. Sachets are generally flat and have four perimeter seals, which are more than suitable for products like fast food condiments and single-serve packing of coffee, sugar, creamers and tea whiteners. For added convenience, Nampak Flexible’s Sachets are supplied in reel form to the packer, for automatic form fill seal applications.
Bags: In addition to pouches and sachets, Nampak Flexible specialises in the manufacture of liquid packaging bags and is the market leader in this highly sophisticated sector. Flexible’s high barrier laminated liquid bags are perfect for bag-in-box wines, as well as bag-no-box applications. Available in sizes from 1 litre to 210 litres, the liquid packaging bags benefit major market segments including wine, fruit juice, and even oil products.
As the exclusive local manufacturer of aseptic bags, Nampak Flexible’s aseptic offering is about as unique as packaging products get on the South African market. These aseptic bags are suitable for steam sterilization and cold sterilization, and are a perfect holding package for storing and transporting a variety of fruit or vegetable purées and juices to which customers do not wish to add preservatives.
Staying on top of the game
Currently, Nampak Flexible is undoubtedly at the pinnacle of this complex flexible packaging game, but it’s an environment that is increasingly competitive due to the excess capacity in the local market and the effects of imports of both packaging and finished products. So what has Nampak Flexible done to stay ahead of the game?
For starters in just a few short years, the company invested over R100-million in a series of strategic initiatives, specifically equipment, IT, technology, training and quality. As a member of Nampak, Africa’s largest packaging company, Nampak Flexible also has access to the scientific expertise and services of Nampak Research & Development (R&D, [Status]), widely regarded as one of the world’s leading packaging research and development authorities. As such, Nampak Flexible’s production, quality and innovations processes benefit regularly from Nampak R&D’S input and involvement.
In addittion, Nampak Flexible works with specialists the likes of Oliver Wight - the international thought leaders in supply chain processes.“Recently, Nampak Flexible was accredited as the first African company and one of only twelve companies worldwide, to achieve Capable Integrated Business Planning to the 6th Edition of the Oliver Wight Class A Checklist.In an intensley competitive industry, this results in superior customer service, reduced inventories, optimised costs and increased effectiveness of the business overall, and is a major benefit to our customers,” says Robin Moore, Nampak Flexible Managing Director.
Nampak Flexible is also a BRC (British Retail Consortium, [Status]) and ISO 14001(International environmental management standard, [Status]) certified supplier, as well as HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, [Status]) compliant. The company’s BRC accreditation is especially important for customers wanting to export to European markets where BRC is a stringent requirement for entry
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