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PCR Packaging: Using Recycled Content in Flexible Films
PCR packaging uses post-consumer recycled resin in films. Learn how recycled content film is made, where it fits, and how to specify and verify claims.
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Pet Food Packaging Film: Structures, Formats and Machines
Pet food packaging film explained: structures for dry kibble, wet food and treats, grease and puncture needs, bag formats, machines and recyclable options.
Materials
PET Packaging Film: BOPET Properties, Grades and Applications
PET packaging film explained: BOPET properties, treated, coated and metallized grades, why it is the printable outer web in laminates, and PET vs BOPP.
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PET vs BOPP Film: Which Outer Web Fits Your Pack?
PET vs BOPP film compared on barrier, heat resistance, stiffness, print, sealing, recyclability and cost, with guidance on which outer web fits your pack.
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PETG Shrink Film: Shrink Sleeves, Properties and Uses
PETG shrink film is a high-shrink, transverse-oriented film used for sleeve labels on bottles and contoured containers. See properties, uses and recycling.
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PETG vs OPS Shrink Film: Choosing a Shrink Sleeve Material
PETG vs OPS shrink film compared on shrink, toughness, stiffness, print, recycling and storage, with advice on choosing a shrink sleeve material.
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Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging: Forming Films, Lidding and Barrier
Pharmaceutical blister packaging pairs a forming film with a foil lid. Compare PVC, PVDC, PCTFE, PP and alu-alu for moisture barrier, machines and child resistance.
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Pharmaceutical Flow Wrap: Wrapping Blisters, Devices and Kits
Pharmaceutical flow wrap seals blisters, devices and kits in a film pillow pack. Review barrier overwraps, peelable films, clean-room machines, coding and film choices.
Applications
Pharmaceutical Packaging Foil: Types and How to Select Them
Pharmaceutical packaging foil covers lidding, cold-form, strip pack and sachet laminates. See the types, key properties and how to choose between them.
Formats
Pillow Bag Packaging: The Basic Form Fill Seal Bag
Pillow bag packaging is the simplest bag made on a vertical form fill seal machine: one back seal, two end seals, and a pillow-shaped pack.
Materials
POF Shrink Film: Polyolefin Shrink Wrap Explained
Polyolefin shrink film (POF) is a coextruded, biaxially oriented chlorine-free wrap. Learn cross-linked vs non-cross-linked grades, machines and POF vs PVC.
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Polyethylene (PE) Packaging Film: LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE and mLLDPE
Polyethylene packaging film explained: how LDPE, LLDPE, mLLDPE and HDPE differ, sealing and COF checks, and how to specify a grade.