Packaging material comprising magnetized portions and method for magnetizing the material

Abstract

A device (109, 300) for magnetizing a packaging material (104, 200, 220, 304) for food-containing packages (176) is disclosed. The device (109, 300) comprises a feeder for feeding a packaging material (104, 200, 220, 304) through the device, the packaging material having a plurality of portions of magnetisable ink. The device (109, 300) also comprises a static bar (116, 320) having at least one magnet (120, 328) for magnetizing the portions of ink (208, 324) applied to the packaging material (104, 200, 220, 304). A system (100) for producing a packaging material (104) is also disclosed. A method of magnetizing a packaging material for a food-containing package is further disclosed.

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