Technical Services & Development
Customer-focused innovation backed by 30 years of technical expertise
Analytical Lab
Material analysis & testing for a scientific understanding, fundamental to optimizing your materials or formulating new ones.
Material Identification
Identify resins & structural composition to understand material properties and performance.
Mechanical Properties
Characteristics that affect machining & durability, including hot tack, COF, tensile strength, puncture resistance & more.
Optical Properties
Visibility & appearance of your materials, including clarity, gloss, opacity & haze.
Barrier Properties
Optimize OTR & WVTR permeability for your product and target shelf life.
Extrusion Facility
Integrated extrusion capabilities allows us the flexibility to produce the optimized films defined through our lab analyses.
Blown Extrusion
7 & 9-layer coextruded films including transparent & white films.
Downgauging
Reduce packaging waste with optimized thicknesses for all the performance, without all the material.
Mono-Material
Includes our ENVi store drop-off recyclable program, customizable for your requirements.
Barrier
High barrier sealant films for maximum oxygen & moisture protection, including EVOH co-ex, nylon, ALOXPET & more
Functionality
Films to add function, from easy peel sealants & straight tearing to non-slip & puncture resistance.
Active Packaging
Oxygen scavenging films to further extend product shelf life.
Applied Engineering Support & Field Services
Our Applied Engineering Group leverages decades of experience with films on various packaging lines to advise you through your challenges.
Phone & email consultations:
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Film or machine-related technical support
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Troubleshooting challenges related to:
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Film or laminate
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Machine
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Root cause analyses of supply chain or point of sale package failures
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Consulting on packaging needs, methods, machine & manufacture information
Field Services:
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Participation in FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing)
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On-site diagnostics for film or machine-related challenges
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Fine-tune settings to optimize film performance on your machines
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Packaging & machine training for your operators to ensure continued performance after our team leaves your facility
On-site support & field services are available with customized solutions for applications like HPP & retort, as well as our innovations like DTR, ENVi & more.
Converting Facility
Fully equipped to convert your optimized films into customized brand solutions.
Lamination
Solvent & non-solvent based laminations to offer combined performance of materials, including foil, VMPET & more.
Printing
Surface or reverse 10-color flexographic & rotogravure printing.
Visit our Printing & Design page for details.
Pouch & Bag Converting
Premade pouches available in stand-up, side gusset & flat pouch formats.
See Pouches & Bags for details.
Features & Finishing
From slitting roll stocks for your machine widths to adding features like valves, zippers to your premade pouches.
See more features for adding value to your final package.
Application Lab
Validating performance under real world conditions for all your end users, from machine operators to retailers & consumers.
Shelf Life
Testing under various environmental conditions to verify product shelf life.
Seal & Bonding Strength
Ensuring your package performs under pressure without bursting or leaking, whether in an HPP chamber or squeezed by end users.
Peel Strength
Specialized equipment to verify peelability at various angles & different end-user strengths.
Temperature Sensitivity
Responsiveness in heat applications, from shrink bags to hot fill films.
Retort Testing
Ensure reliable, leak-free performance under extreme heat & pressure conditions.
Thermoforming
Specialized equipment simulates your machine conditions, so we can advise you of optimal machine settings or diagnose performance challenges.
