The history of packaging machinery
Packaging machinery is developed with the emergence of new packaging materials and the continuous innovation of packaging technology. China’s invention of papermaking technology provided conditions for the creation of paper packaging in the calendar*.
In 1850, the world price of paper plummeted, and paper packaging began to be used for food.
In 1852, F. Wally in the United States created a paper bag machine, and thus paper products machinery appeared.
Germany established the world’s first packaging machinery factory in 1861,
In 1911, a fully automatic forming, filling and sealing machine was produced.
The United States began to produce liquid filling machines in 1890,
Gravity filling machine was produced in 1902.
At the beginning of the 20th century, British P. Durand used metal containers to store food, and various canned foods appeared.
Since the 1960s, new materials have gradually replaced traditional packaging materials, especially after the use of plastic packaging materials, packaging machinery has undergone major changes. The rise of supermarkets has put forward newer requirements for the packaging of goods. In order to ensure the fast and safe transportation of goods, containers were born, and the size of the container body has gradually realized standardization and serialization, which promotes the further improvement and development of packaging machinery.
