A partnership between Valvoline and Hammer Packaging is driving flexible packaging innovation
March 15, 2021
Walk into any auto parts store in the U.S., and the smell of rubber and oil (and maybe air fresheners if you walk down the right aisle) will likely be all around you. What will also be around you?
I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t heard the name Ella Kissi-Debrah before. She was a 9-year-old living in southeast London near one of its busiest roads and suffered from severe asthma, which caused her numerous trips to the hospital between 2010 and 2013. Finally, in February 2013, her asthma brought on a cardiac arrest and she died.
Cold seal adhesives (a.k.a. self-seal adhesives) and heat seal adhesives are used in a variety of flexible packaging applications. While both coatings are frequently used in the packaging of food products and medical devices, each seal type comes with a different set of advantages and disadvantages.
Packaging, labeling and various other cumulative applications involving poster displays provide manufacturers and suppliers with stable revenue streams.
“The Design Guidance for Recyclability” is a tool to help organizations specify and design packaging to better meet recycling needs within the circular economy.
The Innopack Kisters Wrap-aroundShrinkPaperPacker Advanced offers a combination of process modules and can process three different types of secondary packaging.