The Latest in Bags and Pouches

High-Speed Laminate Film
A laminate film can be used in high speed form-fill-seal machines where increased speed is critical to throughput efficiencies. The laminates heat seal at temperatures 40° lower than standard laminate materials, allowing the machine operator to shorten dwell times and increase machine speed. Pouch-making speeds can typically be increased by 20% or more on high-speed, horizontal FFS machines, creating greater operational efficiency. The film also provides a low-temperature solution for packagers that may be handling and packaging products that are heat sensitive and should not have prolonged exposure to higher temperatures. The high-speed laminate technology can be applied to many types of laminations such as metalized PET, foil, and clear film laminations, making the film versatile for various end-market applications such as pharmaceutical, personal care, and consumer products. The technology can be applied to the company’s child-resistant line, stick pack application films, and pharmaceutical overwraps. Flexi-Free High-Speed Laminate Film laminations are produced using the company’s solventless lamination technology, which provides an improvement in energy efficiency. Ampac Flexibles, Ampac Packaging LLC, Cincinnati. OH; 513/671-1777; www.ampaconline.com.

Impulse Sealers
Impulse sealers support setting ideal and long-term vacuum and gas-flush package sealing temperature conditions. Designed for large-sized packaging applications, the sealers feature the built-in Onpul temperature control system, which controls heating temperatures by measuring them right at the heating element. The Onpul’s low-profile temperature sensor comes in direct contact with the heater, preventing the temperature from exceeding the preset temperature and allowing for hours of operation. A gas-flush sealing function fills the bag with nitrogen gas to prevent oxidation or with carbon dioxide to prevent spoilage or mold growth or to create bacteriostatic effects. Fuji Impulse, Deerfield, IL; 847/236-9190; www.fujiimpulseamerica.com.

Stand-Up Pouches
Stand-up pouches can replace PET bottles and other packaging formats and provide a more resource-efficient solution. The pouch’s tube style is made with two gussets; it does not tip over when half empty as do many triangularly tapered stand-up pouches. The pouch can be filled up to 90-97% of the pack height, providing a 15-20% material reduction compared with standard stand-up pouches. The S-Pouch can be made from any film material. S-Pouches are available in sizes from 200 up to 5000 ml. Also offered are the H-Pouch, which features a handle for one-hand carrying; the jar-shaped J-Pouch; and the Z-Pouch, featuring a recloseable zipper. S-Pouch Pak Co. Ltd, Taichung City, Taiwan; +886 4 2463 7886; www.s-pouch.com.

Flexible Primary Packaging
A provider of cGMP pharmaceutical printed components offers flexible packaging with an FDA and Canadian-accepted Type III Drug Master File. CPL 100 is approved for primary packaging and is available printed with up to seven colors and a protective varnish or reverse printed with in-line lamination. CPL 100 structures are a combination of extrusion and adhesive-laminated multilayers comprosed of a full range of PET thicknesses, foil from 0.000285 to 0.00035 in., and EAA, Surlyn, LDPE, and LLDPE sealant in various thicknesses. Flexographic servo-driven press technology ensures eye-mark to eye-mark registration ±0.5 mm over more than a meter in length, which yields improved packaging line up time and less waste. Control Group, Norwood, NJ; 888/784-8721; www.controlgroupusa.com.

Transdermal Packaging
A range of packaging specifications for the transdermal market has been expanded to include a polyester sealant technology that provides very similar product efficacy maintenance performance to Barex-based sealants while offering better sealing performance on packaging equipment. PerfecPharm P619 offers significant unit-cost reduction. The firm’s complete range of packaging products for transdermal patches is manufactured on a world class multi-web laminator recently installed at the company’s dedicated healthcare packaging facility in New London, WI. Perfecseal, a Bemis Co., Oshkosh, WI; 920/303-7000; www.perfecseal.com.