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Material Science | The Future of Packaging

(Trends/Management)

February 05, 2018, ... keep food fresh for longer. Oxygen barrier films combined with pressure-sensitive reclosure adhesives prevent oxygen and moisture from entering food packaging by enabling easy opening and repeated resealability. ...

Toray Issues Third Generation of BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2018, ... items The new Torayfan CB3 portfolio is manufactured with the company’s proprietary formulation and a patented PVdC-free coating. The films are said to offer superior oxygen-barrier protection along ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... outstanding oxygen and moisture barrier protection; PA1HB clear-barrier PET is said to deliver outstanding oxygen barrier. Toray Lumirror barrier-coated PET films reportedly offer superior aroma protection. The ...

Oracle Packaging Offers Push-Thru Blister Lidding Foil

(Flexpack)

October 29, 2017, ... of blister lidding foil for both over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical products. Providing exemplary protection against moisture and oxygen infiltration, the high-barrier substrates are available ...

Toray Films Touted as Foil Replacements

(Flexpack)

October 23, 2017, ... could equal or surpass the moisture- and oxygen-barrier durability, yield, and economics of traditional foil, while also helping to manufacture an attractive, resilient finished package.” Torayfan PC1, ...

Mondi Announces Water-Soluble Film

(Flexpack)

October 16, 2017, ... laundry tabs or bath salts.  Company says the film offers excellent sealing and deep drawing properties, provides an effective barrier to oxygen, and is completely soluble even in cold water. Consumers ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... the metal from interaction with corrosive elements such as oxygen and moisture. VCIs will start to leave the surface of the metal after the enclosure is opened, moving to areas of lower concentration ...

Flexible Packaging | Constantia Flexibles Reports on Global Trends

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... that must meet a wide range of demands. For example, shelf life, opacity, impermeability to oxygen as well as conditions of transport and storing. The requirements for secure and functional packaging differ ...

Constantia Flexibles Invests in German Plant

(Flexpack)

September 11, 2017, ... oxygen, while the consumer is able to see the product inside the packaging due to its transparency. “These investments mean we are now fully integrated into the film value chain at the Hueck Folien plant ...

Oracle Packaging Has Solution for Effervescent Tablets

(Flexpack)

August 13, 2017, ... protection against moisture and oxygen for a variety of product formats, shapes, and sizes.  Company says a durable sealant layer used in the laminate provides excellent hot tack and hermetic seals at ...

Sun Chemical and acpo to Show Films

(Label/Tape)

June 28, 2017, ... for the first time. According to the companies, by combining acpo’s self-wound films and Sun Chemical’s SunBar Aerobloc oxygen barrier coatings, any label printer with a lamination unit will be able ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold's 2017 Winners Span the Gamu

(Label/Tape)

June 12, 2017, ... of an injection and autoclave-resistant, oxygen barrier IML labeled pot and injection molded twist lock system lid decorated with a standard IML label. The system’s most important features are threefold: ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... long been recognized that three-layer films have limits, such as with oxygen barrier or print quality. To solve this issue, many three-layer films were used as part of an adhesive lamination to reverse-printed ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2017, ... scope of this article. However, if we focus only on barrier properties, the benefits that 7/9/11-layer coextrusion offers become obvious. While ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) is a very effective oxygen ...

Oracle Packaging Offers Child-Resistant Pouchstock

(Bag Pouch)

April 11, 2017, Flexible laminate features excellent moisture & oxygen barrier WINSTON-SALEM, NC | Oracle Packaging, a provider of flexible packaging solutions for the healthcare, consumer, tobacco, and industrial ...

Flexible Packaging | Bemis Earns Highest Achievement in FPA's 2017 Competitio

(Flexpack)

February 20, 2017, ... are put to slow respiration mode for preventing excess oxidation and spoilage. Flexfresh keeps the flowers breathing in hydrated oxygen and releases excess humidity keeping them touch dry. The flowers ...

Uflex Pouch Has Sonically Sealed Spout

(Bag Pouch)

February 07, 2017, ... the OTR and WVTR for extending the shelf life of the product packed. O2 is known to spoil the taste of ghee (clarified butter) therefore it is absolutely important to bar oxygen from entering the pouch. ...

MOCON Unit Tests Produce Packaging

(Controls)

January 25, 2017, The OX-TRAN 2/12 oxygen permeation instrument is said to help increase the shelf life of product packaging INNEAPOLIS, MN | MOCON, an international provider of instruments and services for testing, ...

Cosmo Films Adds to BOPP Line

(Flexpack)

January 23, 2017, ... High Hot Tack (HSB): These metallized moisture and oxygen barrier films have a high hot tack and low SIT said to enable FFS machines to run at a higher speed High-Seal-Strength Barrier Films (HSS): These ...

Printpack's New Pouch Complies with How2Recycle Strea

(Bag Pouch)

January 03, 2017, ... stream. In addition to providing easy recyclability, the package can also be equipped with customizable options for moisture barriers, oxygen barriers, and closures to better preserve contents and combat ...