Abstract: A vacuum packaging apparatus for securing a plurality of vacuum skin packaging (VSP) products is provided and includes a receiving plate, a plurality of cavity walls, and a plurality of vacuum channels. The plurality of cavity walls extending downward from a planar bottom surface of the receiving plate and provide a plurality of cavities there within. The plurality of cavity walls includes an upper cavity wall encircling an upper cavity of the plurality of cavities, and a lower cavity wall encircling a lower cavity that is positioned adjacent to the upper cavity and recessed with respect to the upper cavity walls. The plurality of vacuum channels extend through the receiving plate and into the plurality of cavities.

Abstract: A vacuum packaging apparatus for securing a plurality of vacuum skin packaging (VSP) products is provided and includes a receiving plate, a plurality of cavity walls, and a plurality of vacuum channels. The plurality of cavity walls extending downward from a planar bottom surface of the receiving plate and provide a plurality of cavities there within. The plurality of cavity walls includes an upper cavity wall encircling an upper cavity of the plurality of cavities, and a lower cavity wall encircling a lower cavity that is positioned adjacent to the upper cavity and recessed with respect to the upper cavity walls. The plurality of vacuum channels extend through the receiving plate and into the plurality of cavities.

Abstract: The automated gripping tool enables a user to move a food product from a first position to a second position while maintaining the integrity and appearance of the food product. The gripper tool makes use of flexible bands on a pair of gripping arms. The flexible bands are positioned to sandwich a food product between them with sufficient force to allow the food product to be repositioned and without damaging the integrity and appearance of the food product.