D2 are delighted to announce the further progression our in-depth range of smoothwall foil containers with 10 further new and unique profiles to be supplied from our state of the art Conwy factory this autumn.
The range development is in conjunction with the procurement of new presses to help D2 accommodate the additional smoothwall foil container [...]

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 3D Presentation of a wide range of Convenience Foods, Fresh Ready to Roast Chicken, Pork, Beef, Lamb Joints and Turkey Crowns.
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D2 has completed extensive trials in the development of a new style of packaging which consists of a pre-formed Aluminimum Smoothwall Tray & a heat sealed, high clarity APET dome lid.
The technology has been already [...]

The D2 900 is a high speed, fully automatic in-line tray sealer and dome heat sealing machine designed for both standard heat seal and MAP requirements.
The pusher bar conveyor system simplifies production lines by removing the need for complex tray collators. Therefore reducing initial costs and also minimising the need for ongoing maintenance without compromising any [...]

D2 have been manufactures and distributors of Tray Sealing Equipment for over 20 years. Combined with our knowledge of Aluminium Foil Trays, and top web Film we truly are in a unique position when specifying the correct machinery for your application.
From our machinery base in Harpenden, we have a large showroom set up to demonstrate [...]

The ongoing success of our D2 700 Rotary Tray Sealing Machine was further enhanced last week when a Belgium based ready meals manufacturer confirmed their order for a second machine.
The reliability and economical running costs of the D2 700 Rotary Tray Sealing Machine, which has been proven by their existing machine’s performance, was key in [...]

Working in partnership with blue chip dessert manufacturers, D2 have introduced a new range of five round wrinkle wall containers.
Utilising D2’s design capabilities, drawings and initial trial samples were produced following which production quantities were made and checked before introducing regular supplies.
  These containers are ideally suited for catering cheesecakes, crumbles and other catering sized desserts.
 Product [...]

Our tray sealing tooling offers the highest quality design at a remarkably competitive price.
As standard our tools include;

Fused elements – for a Lower consumption of energy and long life.

 

Cast element design– ultra reliable and accurate, cast elements disperse the heat evenly around the outer edge of the sealing head ensuring optimum economical performance.

 

Flat MAP design [...]

The D2 800 Tray sealing machine is mobile and with an incredibly small footprint the, 800 tray sealer is simple to use, economical to run and delivers the performance and reliability which todays food industry demands.
Easy to change over from one tray size to another, the time required is less than five minutes including the
guide [...]

D2 offers a range of hand slammers for the closing of foil lids on to wrinkle wall aluminium foil trays. Suitable for small catering operations and large scale industrial factories, the hand slammer will provide a cover over the foil that protects the food products from contamination.

This type of tray lidding is commonly used in [...]

When a north east based meat producer needed to double their current production capacity on an existing tray sealing line, D2 were invited to design and propose a turnkey solution.
We quickly identified the two main areas which required automation, and recommended installing a new D2 Smoothseal 800, fully automatic tray sealer, in-conjunction with a D2 [...]

Following the success of the  D2  900 automatic tray sealer, we have launched a new version specially developed for high quality heat sealing of our award winning Smoothdome packs.
The D2 Smoothdome consists of an uncoated aluminium smoothwall tray with a peelable heatsealed high clarity APET dome shaped lid.
It is available in a range of sizes [...]

If you’re a current user of the established D2 series plastic meat trays, there’s fantastic news !
This size of tray is now available from D2 in Smoothwall Aluminium !
The new D2 tray has the reference D293-75 and comes with a top out dimensions of 194 x 153 and 75mm deep, additionally the tray features a trivet style embossed [...]

D2 have been at the forefront of real world innovation in reducing not only the weight of our trays but also the amount of waste material produced during the manufacturing process.
We truly understand that to achieve a greater environmental reduction we have to look at all aspects of the supply chain not just the finished [...]

It has recently been brought to our attention by several of our customers that they have been approached by a competitor to D2 and asked to supply D2 manufactured trays to them. I would therefore like to ask, if you are approached, that you decline their offer to purchase our trays from yourselves and not [...]

At D2 we have a culture that supports our customers so that in when that unfortunate breakdown occurs we can work together to minimise the disruption . . . .
As well as having a structured preventative support package, we can also tailor particular critical spares packages, that can be kept on the shelf ready waiting [...]

Our range of Tray Sealers is soon to be expanded with the introduction of two new High Speed single lane tray sealers. The two new tray sealers will be aimed at the large producers and they feature all new state of the art technology including complete Stainless Steel Tooling.
We are currently running trials on both [...]

The D2 600 Tray Sealing machine is our entry level Modified Atmosphere Heat Sealing Machine.
The 600 can be used as a standard Heat Sealing Machine or supplied with the MAP (modified atmosphere packaging) controllers and integral Busch Vacuum Pump.
We also have a range of specialist Busch Vacuum Pumps including Red Pumps for high oxygen applications [...]

D2 are again at the forefront of environmental supply chain packaging reduction by supplying our Smooth Wall Foil Containers in Pallet Boxes rather than individual packing boxes. Only when a customer specifies the use of boxes will the D2 team use this system. The reduction in supply chain packaging is on-going and we’re always working [...]

The D2 800 Tray Sealing machine is a compact inline fully automatic system for the sealing of pre-formed trays with film, board or crimped lids. Able to run with MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) or standard heat seal with single and multi cavity tooling.
 The tooling used by the 800 utilises a cast fused elements offering excellent reliability [...]

D2 have been at the forefront of new design and innovation of aluminium foil trays. We develop special features that reduce and optimise the tray weight whist increasing strength and rigidity.
At the same time we have always recognised that our customers have their own individual preferences regarding both the appearance and rigidity of the trays [...]