Package Compatibility
Package Compatibility
Package Compatibility with the Product, Machinery, and Film
The product, packaging machinery, and packaging film must work together seamlessly to give the best consumer experience, ensure product safety, and extend shelf life.
At Unified Flex, we work hard to ensure you get the right packaging solution for your products, whether for snack foods, coffee, pet foods, produce, liquids, or meal kits.
HOW PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS IMPACT PACKAGE COMPATIBILITY
Product characteristics — such as whether the product comes in a solid, liquid, or powder form — can impact how your packaging performs and the machinery you use to package your product.
Product and packaging chemical compatibility impacts performance and stability when the materials interact with the ingredients present in your product. You can be sure that Unified Flex’s expertise and end-to-end consultative approach will provide the proper guidance to ensure you attain a safe, high-performance packaging solution that meets your high standards.
Package Compatibility
Why the Impact of Product Characteristics is Important to Consider
Solid products have varying densities.
Solid products can be either high-density or low-density. If you have a low-density product, you must accommodate the bag style and fill the pouch without bottlenecking and impacting the expected packaging speed.
Not all bag styles fill at the same rate and speed. Packaging films and bags need to be compatible with the equipment, as certain types of protective coatings on the films can raise challenges and limit packaging speeds.
Liquids have a wide range of viscosity.
Some products have high viscosity, meaning they are very sticky, while other liquid products are more free-flowing. Sticky products can cause challenges while filling various styles of bags depending on the type of machinery used.
Some packaging processes require long filling nozzles, while others use short ones. Physical and chemical properties of the liquids bring certain restrictions concerning bag style and size.
Powders settle at different rates.
Some powders are high-density while others are low-density. Some low-density products can reduce the packaging speeds as you wait for the product to settle in the bags. In addition, dust is a critical factor in packaging powdery products.
Some powders may get in the cross seals of the bags, which could impact seal strength. We help you evaluate your bag style and desired packaging speeds while ensuring seal quality isn’t compromised.
