PACKAGING DIGEST
Metered Film Delivery® was
instrumental in achieving the required
high amount of containment force
while reducing the amount of film
usage and breaks. New algorithms
allow Metered Film Delivery to
outperform conventional stretch
wrapping technology with faster, more
precise reaction speeds. A method
of applying film to loads at a higher
tension per revolution (compared to
demand-based film delivery systems),
Metered Film Delivery delivers double
the wrap force per revolution of
film, reduces film breaks, prevents
crushing or twisting of the load, and
wraps to the core of the film roll.

Load Seeking Clamp® eliminates
film tails which have a habit of getting
caught in downstream equipment,
causing lines to shut down. Because this
bottler’s facilities are highly automated
and have relatively low staffing levels,
downtime is an ugly problem. Load
Seeking Clamp minimises downtime
by eliminating film tails and reducing
film breaks at the clamp (25% of all
film breaks happen at the clamp).

The bladder-style technology holds
the film with three times the force of
other clamps, drastically reducing the
risk of film pulling out of the clamp. It
also moves out to the base of the load,
controlling the leading and trailing film
tails, while providing tighter base wraps
and more consistent wrap performance.

Pallet Grip® helps the company
further stabilise loads by minimising
the impact of the ‘slosh’ factor, a
problem that causes water weight to
shift suddenly on forklifts and in trucks.

Pallet Grip helps keep products from
shifting or sliding off the pallet during
transport by creating a 3- to 6-inch
film ‘cable’ positioned just below the
top runner boards and wrapped around
the entire pallet. Because of the cable’s
placement, there’s no risk of a forklift
puncturing the film or compromising
tension as it picks up the pallet.

Automatic Roll Change (ARC) Stretch
wrappers periodically require staff to
replace empty rolls of film. The ARC
reduces the time an operator needs to
spend at a machine by holding multiple
rolls of film and detecting when a roll
change needs to happen. When the
machine detects an empty roll or one
with many flaws, the ARC moves into
position beneath the roll carriage,
removes the empty roll, and rotates
a new roll into place. The initial test
results from the bottled water company
showed the ARC was nearing the
company’s goal of achieving 12 hours
without operator intervention.

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NEW BAG IN BOX PACKAGE
SIG announced that it has been formally recognised by the Association of
Plastic Recyclers (APR) for meeting the highest criteria for recyclability
under the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability.

This recognition applies to the SIG
Terra RecShield BD bag-in-box
package featuring SIG Terra FlexTap,
SIG’s industry-leading beverage
tap for bag-in-box packaging –
marking a milestone as the first
wine packaging solution from SIG to
achieve APR Design® Recognition.

This latest innovation joins SIG’s
growing portfolio of APR Design®
recognised, recycle-ready solutions,
including: SIG Terra RecShield
PE-42B for water (2021) and SIG
Terra RecShield D for post-mix
syrup (2024). APR Design® for
Recyclability Recognition provides
third-party validation that a package
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or packaging component’s design is
compatible with the North American
recycling system.

With the wine bag-in-box solution
now recognised, SIG continues to
lead in designing for recyclability
across major product categories.

The newly recognised packaging
consists of a thoughtfully engineered
structure that was validated through
the APR’s Critical Guidance Protocol
(FPE-CG-01 Path 1A), the most
stringent pathway for establishing
recyclability in North America.

Teresa Bernal-Lara, Ph.D., Global
Head of Film Development, Bag-
in-Box and Spouted Pouch at SIG,
said, “Wine brings unique packaging
challenges, particularly when it
comes to balancing oxygen barrier,
ease of dispensing, and robustness
throughout conversion, filling,
and distribution with recyclability.

With SIG Terra RecShield BD,
we’ve developed a recycle-ready
laminate that performs under
the rigorous demands of wine
distribution and preservation.

Through market-leading packaging
engineering, we’ve enabled this
complex bag-in-box, comprised of
SIG Terra RecShield BD Laminate
and SIG Terra FlexTap, to be
reprocessed into new materials
– demonstrating that even highly
functional barrier packaging
can be circular by design.”
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