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Food Packaging 259There are also special containers that combine different technologiesfor maximum durability:• Bags-In-Boxes (used for soft drink syrup, other liquid products,and meat products)• Wine box (used for wine)Packaging MachinesA choice of packaging machinery includes technical capabilities,labour requirements, worker safety, maintainability, serviceability,reliability, ability to integrate into the packaging line, capital cost,floorspace, flexibility (change-over, materials, etc.), energy usage, qualityof outgoing packages, qualifications (for food, phamaceuticals, etc.),throughput, efficiency, productivity, ergonomics, etc.Packaging machines may be of the following general types:• Blister, Skin and Vacuum Packaging Machines• Capping, Over-Capping, Lidding, Closing, Seaming and SealingMachines• Cartoning Machines• Case and Tray Forming, Packing, Unpacking, Closing andSealing Machines• Check weighing machines• Cleaning, Sterilizing, Cooling and Drying Machines• Conveying, Accumulating and Related Machines• Feeding, Orienting, Placing and Related Machines• Filling Machines: handling liquid and powdered products• Package Filling and Closing Machines• Form, Fill and Seal Machines• Inspecting, Detecting and Checkweighing Machines• Palletizing, Depalletizing, Pallet Unitizing and Related Machines• Product Identification: labelling, marking, etc.• Wrapping Machines• Converting Machines• Other speciality machinery