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Packaging
J R RAIKAR
HUHTAMAKI-PPL
27/09/2007
MAN AND NATURE
¾ Nature provides Abundant Resources to
Man’s Needs
¾ Ready to Eat Food -- Fruits and Vegetables
¾ Processed Food By Man
¾ Needs Methods of PACKAGING
MAN AND NATURE
¾ Man emulates nature
¾ On ALL fronts
¾ Including “PACKAGING”
PACKAGING EXAMPLES OF
NATURE
¾ Walnuts
¾ Coconuts
¾ Oranges
¾ Sweet limes
PACKAGING MATERIAL -
BIODEGRADABLE + MEDICATED
OUR ANSWER…
FLEXIBLE LAMINATES
What is Flexible Packaging?
z Packaging which is not rigid like glass,
metal containers.
-Oxygen Barrier
....PET
-Moisture Barrier
....BOPP, CPP, HDPE
EVOH 0.15 22
PVDC 0.5 0.5
Aluminum <0.1 <0,1
CPET 14 8
APET 18 4
PVC 30 5
PE high density 300 1
PP 350 1.5
ABS 420 7
PS 1100 10
PE low density 1250 2
Product examples that
require barrier packaging
• Pet foods
z Ready meals, soups, meal components, pizza
z Sausages
z Baby food (incl. ready meals)
z Marmelade and jam
z Fruit and fruit mixes
z Dry foods such as coffee, soup and sauce mixes, milk and cocoa
powders, herbs and spices
z Fresh meat and poultry packed in MAP (modified atmosphere)
• Sliced meat products like salami, ham, bacon
z Cheese
z Fresh pasta
z Personal care (e.g. tube laminate) and health care
z Soft drinks and beer
Indicative Product Requirements
(variation depending on the material thickness)
MDPE, HDPE,
z BOPP / CPP
z PET / PE
z PET / PP-PE
Chocolates
Cold Seal For :
1. Sealing without exposure to heat.
2. Excellent seal integrity.
3. High line speeds.
4. “Registered”
Snack Food
Gas Flushed
PET / PE PET/Foil/PE
PET / FOIL / PE
z PET / PE / Foil / PE
RETORT PACKS
z PET/ Nylon PE
z PET/Met PET/PE
Ice Creams
z BOPP / PE
z PEARLISED BOPP hs
Thermoformed Packs for Convenience
¾ Bananas
¾ Chikoos
¾ Guavas
¾ Grapes
The Technologies for Future…
• Moisture Absorbing
Ö Longer usability
Consumer Needs…
…Packaging Answer
Intelligent Packaging
Intelligent Packaging
• Time-Temperature History Ö Heat Sensitive Product
• Microbial Growth Indicator Ö Perishable foods
• Microbial Spoilage Indicator Ö Perishable foods
• Light Protection Ö Pharma products
• Physical Shock Indicator Ö Pharma, Shock sensitive product
• Leakage Indicator Ö Liquid product
• Self-Heat / Self-Cooling Packaging Ö Fast Food, Ready to Eat food products
• Keep Hot food hot, cold food cold Ö Easy to use food for fast urban lifestyle
• Tamper-Proof Packaging Ö Counterfeit Control
• Easy-to-Open Packaging Ö Support to aged people; specific use
Thank You