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Liquid Foods

Innovations Report

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From The Editors

Welcome to the 2026 ProFood World/ Packaging World Innovations Report.
This second-year report showcases standout packaging and processing equipment spotted by PMMI Media Group editors at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, held September 29–October 1, 2025.

Editors highlight the defining features of each new product and capture videos of the innovations in action on the show floor. What follows is an organized, category-by-category look at the most noteworthy and genuinely new solutions drawn from hundreds of booth visits, and curated through decades of combined editorial experience.

Participating editors included:

  • Matt Reynolds, Chief Editor, Packaging World
  • Liz Cuneo, Editor in Chief, Healthcare Packaging
  • Derrick Teal, Editor in Chief, ProFood World
  • Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor, Packaging World
  • Lilián Robayo Páez, Editor in Chief, Mundo EXPO PACK
  • Silvia Gamba, Assistant Editor, Mundo EXPO PACK
  • Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor, ProFood World‍
  • Sean Riley, Editor in Chief, OEM Magazine
  • Pat Reynolds, Contributor, Packaging World‍
  • Rick Lingle, Contributor, Packaging World
Liquid Foods

Introduction

Precision Filling

The latest advancements in liquid foods machinery include state-of-the-art mixing, homogenization, and aseptic processing technologies, as well as automated filling, capping, and inspection systems. These innovations are helping producers maintain product integrity, extend shelf life, and reduce waste while meeting strict safety and hygiene standards.

Liquid Foods
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Bagging/Pouching

High Speed
Small Footprint
Operator Friendly

Rinco Ultrasonics

Ultrasonic Fin Sealer
Ultrasonic Sealing
Uses high-frequency vibration instead of heat, allowing the tool to stay cool while delivering fast, clean, and consistent seals.
Strong Bond
Produces durable fin seals on vertical baggers, ensuring package integrity even under demanding production conditions.
This new ultrasonic fin sealer combines innovation and practicality, using rapid vibration to achieve strong, precise seals while keeping the tool cool and protecting the material.
Silvia Gamba
Assistant Editor, Mundo EXPO PACK
Ultrasonic Fin Sealer
Rinco Ultrasonics

The ultrasonic tool stays cool while vibrating rapidly against the anvil to create precise and consistent seals.

Ultrasonic Fin Sealer
Rinco Ultrasonics

Key Features

Rinco’s ultrasonic technology enables fin sealing on vertical baggers through rapid vibration. The tool remains cool while creating a strong seal against the anvil, ensuring durability without damaging the material.
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General Packaging Equipment Co.

Packaging Liquid in Bags
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Packaging Liquid in Bags by General Packaging Equipment Co.

General offers a wide range of models to package liquids ranging from free flowing to heavy pastes; from 1.2 ml to 3 gallons (10 liters); from clear to 1" solids in suspension; and from cool to 200F (94 C).

Liquid Products Packaged on General VFFS Machines

Liquid products packages include but are not limited to Sauces, Freezer Gel, Toppings, Soups, Pie filling, Water, Syrup, Juices, Waxes, Bleach, Hand Sanitizer, Soap, Jellies, Polishing Compounds, Ice pops, Ink and many other products!

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General Model Primus 643LCFSS

The General Primus 643LCFSS is a simple and rugged machine built to package liquids in bags in volumes from 3 oz to 2.5 gallons or 10 liters. It features a heavy duty welded stainless steel frame. The lobe pump filler is one of several types designed and manufactured by General. The machine pictured includes a fitment applicator for a food service pump and no head space rollers.

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General Model 80L4C

The General Model 80L4C is a 4-lane machine designed for packaging liquids in pouches/bags. The machine shown has a heavy duty welded steel frame with an epoxy finish. The machine can be configured for multiple package sizes and fill volumes as well as all stainless construction. The machine pictured features a gravity-time filler used for non-viscous products. General also offers 2, 6, and 8 lane machines.

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Silverson Machines, Inc.

High speed, High Shear Mixers
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Reduce mixing times by up to 90%

Harness high-speed powder incorporation for agglomerate-free, homogeneous results time-after-time with the Silverson Flashmix. It rapidly incorporates powder at rates of up to 500 lbs/min.

In-tank mixers for maximized yields

Achieve precise processing from 1 to 8,000 gallons with Silverson High Shear Batch Mixers.

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Laboratory Mixers for easy scale-up

Mix, emulsify, homogenize, disintegrate and dissolve effectively and efficiently all within the lab.

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Consistent, homogeneous blending

Discover supreme efficiency, versatility, and aeration‑free operation with Silverson In-Line Mixers.

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Conveying/Feeding

Operator Friendly

Netzsch

Drum Unloading System
Minimal Waste
This system removes up to 99% of a drum's contents.
Adjustable Speed
Operators can adjust the system's speed to accommodate the needs of specific applications.
Efficient, adjustable unloading systems like this help processors reduce product waste and handle a wide range of materials with precision and ease.
Casey Flanagan
Associate Editor, ProFood World
Drum Unloading System
Netzsch

The operator can adjust speed via controls on the side of the machine, optimizing it for the task at hand.

Drum Unloading System
Netzsch

Key Features

This system can be configured to accommodate low- to high-viscosity drum contents, from water to peanut butter.
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Filling/Capping

Fast Changeover
For Contract Packagers
Operator Friendly
Smart HMI
Sustainable / Recyclable

SIG

SIG Prime 55 In-Line Aseptic Filler
In-line Sterilization
Dual-head filling machine for premade, spouted pouches that features in-line sterilization of pouches.
Product, Size Flexibility
Can package high- and low-acid aseptic products in one- to six-ounce premade, spouted pouches.
The filler reflects today’s focus on flexibility, efficiency, and sustainability, helping brands handle diverse products, reduce waste, and respond quickly to changing consumer demands.
Anne Marie Mohan
Senior Editor, Packaging World
SIG Prime 55 In-Line Aseptic Filler
SIG

In-line sterilization eliminates the need for pre-sterilization of the pouch material, reducing supply chain complexity and improving overall costs.

SIG Prime 55 In-Line Aseptic Filler
SIG

Key Features

Among the package types filled on the machine are the CloverCap Pouch for hot-fill, ambient products, featuring a choke-resistant closure for toddler foods and less plastic compared with a standard rigid package.
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Food Processing

Small Footprint

Fristam Pumps

PL Powder Dispenser
Efficient Powder Induction
Designed for adding powders directly into liquids through a funnel system with high powder induction rates.
Recirculating Design
Pulls fluids from the tank, mixes powders inline, and returns the blended product back to the tank—ensuring uniform dispersion.
PL Powder Dispenser
Fristam Pumps

An efficient proces reduces manual mixing, minimizes clumping, and improves overall batch consistency.

Made with a hygienic design meeting the sanitary standards required for food and beverage production.
PL Powder Dispenser
Fristam Pumps

Key Features

Fristam’s new PL Powder Disperser is engineered to efficiently mix powders into liquids, ideal for applications such as simple syrups and other low-viscosity products. Using a shear pump system, it ensures rapid powder induction and consistent dispersion for smooth, uniform mixtures.
High Speed

Inoxpa

Ultilobe Rotary Lobe Pump
High-Speed Operation
This pump is designed to allow for smaller clearance between the lobes and casing, enabling higher operating speed and suction.
Gentle Solids Handling
The lobes are designed for gentle handling, capable of pumping products containing delicate solids without causing damage.
Equipment designed to balance higher speeds and gentle handling can simultaneously boost efficiency and reduce waste, creating greater throughput without sacrificing product quality.
Casey Flanagan
Associate Editor, ProFood World
Ultilobe Rotary Lobe Pump
Inoxpa

The leg assembly of this lobe pump can be configured for horizontal or vertical orientation, enabling greater flexibility during integration.

Ultilobe Rotary Lobe Pump
Inoxpa

Key Features

The Ultilobe's mechanical seal is designed to be hygienic, supporting its use in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic applications.
Energy Efficient
Fast Changeover
High Speed
Smart HMI
Technology Excellence

JBT Marel

Efficient Agitation (EA) Retort
Shorter Stroke
Uses a patented trapezoidal motion profile that delivers greater mix energy in a shorter stroke, reducing cooking and cooling times by up to 30 to 34%.
Uniform Processing
Linear product agitation ensures all products receive the same agitation profile for consistent quality and processing uniformity.
The EA Retort gives packagers a more efficient way to process food with shorter cycles, less resource use, and flexibility for a wider range of sustainable packaging formats.
Anne Marie Mohan
Senior Editor, Packaging World
Efficient Agitation (EA) Retort
JBT Marel

The trapezoidal motion profile results in a sustainable, flexible packaging design that reduces brine usage and cycle time to produce fresher food.

Efficient Agitation (EA) Retort
JBT Marel

Key Features

Built for packagers that specialize in preservation applications in formats that include pouches, tubs, cups, glass, and other unique, delicate, and challenging containers, as well as retortable foods that benefit from shortened cook times.
Operator Friendly

Silverson Machines

FMX10 Mixer
Hygienic Blending
FMX10 provides a hygienic and effective powder/liquid mixing on a small scale, with a batch size of up to 13 gallons, depending on viscosity.
Higher Viscosity Mixes
Mixer recirculates liquid from the process vessel through the FMX10 at high velocity. The powder feed valve is opened, and the high pumping action forces the powder into liquid stream.
The FMX10 mixer is able to process higher viscosity mixes, and the option of a high speed motor, capable of 9,000 rpm, and Flameproof specification makes this model even more versatile.
Lilian Robayo
Editor in Chief
FMX10 Mixer
Silverson Machines

The powder and liquid components are introduced straight into the high shear zone of the mixer and are instantaneously combined.

FMX10 Mixer
Silverson Machines

Key Features

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Inspection

Energy Efficient
High Speed
Operator Friendly
Small Footprint
Smart HMI

Food Radar

Foreign Body Detector
Microwave Detection
Uses patented microwave-based technology to detect low-density contaminants in pumpable food products.
Seamless Integration
Adapts to existing production lines without major adjustments and requires no floor space.
Pairing Food Radar’s system with traditional metal detectors or X-ray systems gives processors a more complete safety net, catching low-density contaminants those technologies can’t see.
Anne Marie Mohan
Senior Editor, Packaging World
Foreign Body Detector
Food Radar

Can detect items such as soft plastics, hard plastics, gloves, rubber, wood, fruit stones, corn cobbs, foil, stones, metals, glass, and insects.

Foreign Body Detector
Food Radar

Key Features

The system continuously measures the dielectric properties of food as it moves through processing. When a contaminant creates a deviation from the expected signal, a proprietary algorithm instantly activates a high-speed pneumatic reject unit to remove it with precision.
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Our Editors

Matt Reynolds

Chief Editor

Packaging World

Anne Marie Mohan

Senior Editor

Packaging World

Elisabeth Cuneo

Editor in Chief

Healthcare Packaging

Derrick Teal

Editor in Chief

ProFood World

Sean Riley

Editor in Chief

OEM Magazine

Lilián Robayo Páez

Editor in Chief

Mundo EXPO PACK

Silvia Gamba

Editor

Mundo EXPO PACK

Casey Flanagan

Associate Editor

Packaging World

Patrick Reynolds

Contributor

Packaging World

Rick Lingle

Contributor

Packaging World

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