"Martin" > wrote in message
>
> I'm looking for information about sealing ice cube tray like containers of
> food. The food trays would be sealed, and when it is to be eaten, it
> would
> get popped out of the tray. Preferably the "compartments" of the tray
> would be individual... open one and the rest remain sealed. The tray
> would
> never go into an oven or microwave. I'm looking for equipment that would
> be small scale - maybe 6-10 trays per minute.
>
> Any recommendations? Places to look?

You probably want something like a thermosealing machine. You can also do a
modified atmosphere at the same time. There are probably 50 manufacturers
of that type of equipment and it is used for butter packages, cream cheese,
etc. There are also used machinery people that can sell the machine and
modify it to suit your particular needs.

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