The history of the origin of food containers

Earl Silas Tupper, born in 1907 in New Hampshire, in the family of a poor farmer, showed a penchant for invention from childhood: he invented mechanisms that make the farmer's life and work easier, for example, a device for eviscerating chickens. At the age of 17, he graduated from school and applied for a job in Massachusetts, where in a few years he was engaged in landscape design and founded a firm [...]

Production technology of food plastic containers

An impressively wide range of plastic food storage containers are used in the food industry, trade and everyday life. The production technology consists of several stages: production of sheet polymer, molding, production of covers, etc. In this article, we will consider the basic principles of production of this type of product. From polymer granules to a plastic container: the product path The process begins with loading into the extruder [...]