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Milliken: Clear packaging solutions
Leading polyolefins additives supplier Milliken has innovative
solutions to showcase at the upcoming interpack 2017 trade fair
for clear packaging applications in polypropylene and PET. Milliken
will demonstrate why NX UltraClear PP is the optimal, costeffective
option to help brand owners address the growing
packaging trends for both resource efficiency and attentiongrabbing
appeal.
“NX UltraClear PP, which is polypropylene clarified with
Milliken’s Millad ® NX 8000, is the ideal material to bring exceptional clarity,
aesthetics, lightweighting and increased sustainability to a variety of commercial packaging
applications,” according to Sami T.K. Palanisami, Milliken Commercial Manager – EMEA. “It offers
the clarity of materials such as PET, while delivering specific benefits for different processes” – all of
which Milliken will highlight at Interpack 2017 (Hall 10, Booth C32).
Hall 10
Stand C32
Brand owners benefit from thermoformed NX UltraClear PP
When it comes to thermoformed and foldable packaging, NX UltraClear PP delivers a vast range of property
and performance benefits to converters and brand owners, allowing the resin to offer an all-round packaging
solution. These include:
Glass-like transparency – The days of thermoformed polypropylene applications with a milky appearance are
gone. For thermoforming and sheet packaging, NX UltraClear PP rivals the glass-like clarity of commonly used
resins such as A-PET and polystyrene, while also offering a glossier appearance than that normally associated
with standard, nucleated polypropylene.
Lighter weight – NX UltraClear PP has a significantly lower density than other plastic material options,
reducing the weight of a thermoformed part. PP’s density of 0,9kg/m³ compared to PET’s density of
1,37kg/m³ allows converters to produce significantly more trays per kilo of material. n
www.milliken.com
Bosch: Freely scalable vertical flat pouch
packaging machine
Flat pouches are the trend among all ages. Whether it is
coffee, sugar, toiletries or food supplements, nearly everything
today can be packaged in small, convenient and easily
portioned flat pouches. With the new Sigpack VPF (Vertical
Platform Flat Pouch), Bosch introduces the first freely
scalable flat pouch machine to the market. Frank Bühler,
product manager at Bosch Packaging Technology says: “In
2016, we won the German Packaging Award with the
prototype of the Sigpack VPF. We are pleased to present the unique advantages of the
machine to manufacturers in the food and pharmaceutical industry, for the first time, at interpack
2017.” The Sigpack VPF offers the best performance per square meter of floor space by combining
modular flexibility with high production speed at a low overall operating cost.
With highly flexible design equipped for future market requirements
The Sigpack VPF stands out with its unsurpassed flexibility enabling manufacturers to adjust quickly and
economically to production volumes and product changes according to market needs. Thanks to the
modularization of the dosing and cross-sealing units, the Sigpack VPF is freely scalable from two to up to
twelve lanes. In addition, pouch sizes are easily adjustable. The new decentralized stock of product makes it
possible to package different products, such as salt and pepper, at the same time on one machine. Frank Bühler
explains: “The complete modularization of the dosing and sealing units allows for flexible lanes, making the new
Sigpack VPF a future-proof investment for every manufacturer.” n
Hall 6
C30
www.bosch.com
www.foodmagazine.eu.com issue one | 2017