“Our goal in upgrading our prototyping capability is to provide our customers with package performance information that will paint an accurate picture of what would happen in a commercial environment,” explains Doug Dodrill, vice president of technology, Rollprint.
One of the components of the new prototype lab is a commercial Multivac® thermoforming unit. Coupled with the lab's tray sealers, Rollprint will now be able to test a wide variety of thermoformed tray/lidding combinations. The lab also has cold-form foil packaging and pouch-making capability.
“We are now able to run a variety of material configurations on a commercial machine, which is a big asset in determining what packaging 'behavior' is best suited to the product,” Dodrill says. “For example, we can mate a thermoformed bottom web to an uncoated or coated paper, coated or uncoated Tyvek®, or a high-density polyethylene peelable lidstock. Also, our bottom webs can be made from a wide range of materials including ones with barrier properties.”
In the area of cold-formed foil packages, Rollprint is providing prototyping capability for products that generally require a higher barrier level. This includes moisture-sensitive products such as dissolvable sutures, diagnostic devices, or liquids, which maintain their properties by eliminating oxygen ingress. Cold-formed foil packages are frequently accompanied by peelable or weld-seal foil, depending on opening criteria.
The company is also able to seal lidding to preformed rigid tray prototypes with vacuum and/or gas flushing. Rounding out the lab is a retort/autoclave unit and container abuse test equipment.
“Today's pharmaceutical and medical disposables manufacturers are frequently looking upstream to help support development efforts and help speed-to-market,” Dodrill says.
Separately, the company also announced that it has formed Alliantz Flexible Packaging Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between itself and Acme Packaging Co. (Pte) Ltd., Singapore. Alliantz has been formed to serve the flexible packaging supply needs of Southeast Asia and China.
One of the components of the new prototype lab is a commercial Multivac® thermoforming unit. Coupled with the lab's tray sealers, Rollprint will now be able to test a wide variety of thermoformed tray/lidding combinations. The lab also has cold-form foil packaging and pouch-making capability.
“We are now able to run a variety of material configurations on a commercial machine, which is a big asset in determining what packaging 'behavior' is best suited to the product,” Dodrill says. “For example, we can mate a thermoformed bottom web to an uncoated or coated paper, coated or uncoated Tyvek®, or a high-density polyethylene peelable lidstock. Also, our bottom webs can be made from a wide range of materials including ones with barrier properties.”
In the area of cold-formed foil packages, Rollprint is providing prototyping capability for products that generally require a higher barrier level. This includes moisture-sensitive products such as dissolvable sutures, diagnostic devices, or liquids, which maintain their properties by eliminating oxygen ingress. Cold-formed foil packages are frequently accompanied by peelable or weld-seal foil, depending on opening criteria.
The company is also able to seal lidding to preformed rigid tray prototypes with vacuum and/or gas flushing. Rounding out the lab is a retort/autoclave unit and container abuse test equipment.
“Today's pharmaceutical and medical disposables manufacturers are frequently looking upstream to help support development efforts and help speed-to-market,” Dodrill says.
Separately, the company also announced that it has formed Alliantz Flexible Packaging Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between itself and Acme Packaging Co. (Pte) Ltd., Singapore. Alliantz has been formed to serve the flexible packaging supply needs of Southeast Asia and China.
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