PACKAGING THE EXPERTISE AT EUROTEC NOW EXTENDS TO ENGINEERING PLASTICS FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS.
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n the packaging industry, materials must be safely protected, stored and delivered to the consumer without any deterioration. Thanks to the combination of their flexibility, strength, cost effectiveness, impermeability, durability and high-performance, plastics play a key role in the packaging industry. eurotec offers innovative solutions for food packaging, automotive and electricalelectronics sectors, which meet the engineering and high safety demands.
The food industry is one of the sectors wherein plastic packaging is most frequently used, and the company offers Tecolen OXY0 MF17 NL IL QF (Polyolefin, 17% mineral filled, impact modified, natural, suitable for food contact) as a lidding sealant resin for the food industry, which has high peeling strength and provides smooth and consistent production during coextrusion. With the specially designed formulation, lids are easily openable while protecting the beverage against spoilage, leakage, contamination and/or tampering. Metal detectable plastics are also critical materials for food processing and packaging for the elimination of contamination. In this area, eurotec
offers Mastertec EM additive and compounds of metal detectable grades in different polymers to avoid any plastic contamination. The two metal detectable options are iron-based products that provide cost-effective solutions, and steelpowder products that make it possible to achieve brighter colours. Tecolen CP20 GR264 EM 0C QF (PPCP, metal detectable, grey, suitable for food contact) is approved for metal detectable case application. The material is sensitive enough to allow small particles to be easily detected using metal detection methods in the food industry.
Many solutions in the electrical or technological packaging industry are provided by eurotec. Conductive or antistatic thermoplastics are especially essential when protecting material or equipment from all potential damages from handling to electrical or static charge. One of eurotec‘s conductive solutions for the packaging industry is Tecolen OE20 BK111 EC 0F (PE, conductive, black) which is used in electrically conductive fibers and films to provide safe transportation and storage of large bags for protection against explosive or inflammable materials. Arcs generated by static accumulation can lead to combustion as well as a breakdown in circuit lines – e.g. in electronic cards. Therefore, the packaging of sensitive electronic applications such as this should be able to protect them from uncontrolled discharges of electrostatic electric load. As electrostatic accumulation could deteriorate cards with sensitive circuits immediately, this results in high costs for manufacturers. To meet these demands, Tecolen OE10 RD018 EC
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0B (PE, conductive, red) was developed. The translucent product – that can be any color – assures the safe transfer of electronics cards from manufacturers to end-users. Tecolen OE20 BK EC 0E (PE, conductive, black) has a high conductive range that is used in the film packaging industry for electrical-electronic applications to prevent electrostatic discharging. It is also vital for cards which are taken from serial production to intermediate manufacturers to be protected from arcs for the avoidance of damages during handling, delivery and storage. Tecolen CP30 BK EC 0B (PPCP, conductive, black) and Tecolen CP10 BK EC 0C (PPCP, conductive, black), developed for crates and ancillary equipment used for storage and delivery, dissipate static electric immediately during these processes and protect products from static charge. eurotec provides unique and tailor-made solutions to customers in every aspect of life. Stay tuned for new updates.