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.: Food Packaging:. |
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It's
a wrap - What's new in the area of packaging?
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Food packaging is something that we rarely think about unless
the package is torn or damaged in some way. Yet packaging is an important
component of the foods we buy. Not only does packaging protect food from
external contamination; it also serves a whole host of other functions. What
are the advantages of Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)? –
Read the answer
at FoodExperts.Net.
Frequently
asked questions about aseptic packaging –
Here you may find answer
to some common questions about aseptic packaging.
Aseptic –
A way to preserve food -
A packaged food product that can be preserved forever…article
from Tetra Pak website.
The origins of aseptic
technology – Interesting article from Tetra
Pak website.
Aseptic
Packaging – An
article describing about aseptic packaging from Tetra Pak Canada.
FAQ about
aseptic packaging –
This FAQ is provided by Tetra Pak Canada.
What does
“aseptic” means? -
The word "aseptic" means
"free from pathogenic micro-organisms." Examples include, microbes, spores,
and other elements, which can cause food to deteriorate and affect human
health…
Aseptic
packaging line - An
example of a Tetra Pak packaging line.
Aseptic
Cartons - The
story of the aseptic carton, from its roots in Europe in the 1940s to this
decade and the dawn of the new millenium, is the story of an innovative
technology, shaped and reshaped to meet the evolving needs of a diverse and
growing customer base.
Aseptic
Filling System-
A description of an aseptic filling system from Daiwa Can
Company
History of
Food Canning
– A brief article describing the history of food canning.
Dawn of
the New Can –
Recent development in canning industry.
The
Australian Canned Food Industry Association (CFIA)
– You can find information
on canning, can manufacture, history of canning and other information on
canned food.
Metal
Beverage (2-piece can) Manufacturing Process (Animation) –
After
searching high and low, finally I found this website – Ball Corporation.
View an animated presentation of their metal beverage manufacturing process,
or simply view and print a poster-quality pdf file. Good for teaching
purposes.
Metal
Beverage (2-piece can) Manufacturing Process (Video) –
To complement the
animation, here is the video from Ball Corp. It is a great, high-quality
10-minute view of a 12-oz aluminum can being made. It really is fascinating
to watch the process and listen to the narration, starting with rolls of
aluminum and following it all the way through the process, making 2,000 cans
per minute!
Metal Food
(3-piece can) Manufacturing Process –
I could’nt
find many websites giving a clear and detailed informations of food can
manufacturing. After searching high and low, finally I found this website –
Ball Corporation. View an animated presentation of 3-piece can manufacturing
process, or simply view and print a poster-quality pdf file. Good for
teaching purposes.
What is
3-piece Can
–
Brief description of 3-piece can making, illustrated with a
diagram. Website hosted by Daiwa Can Company, Japan.
What is
2-piece Can
–
Brief description of 2-piece can making, illustrated with a
diagram. Website hosted by Daiwa Can Company, Japan.
How Can
are Made
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A 10 minutes
video of 2-piece can manufacturing and how the aluminium can are recycled
How to
Make a Can
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A simple
schematic description of beverage (2-piece) can making by Beverage Can
Makers Europe.
Can Making
- A brief description of the steps involved in the manufacturing of a
beverage (2-piece) can.
Plastic
Beverage Bottle Manufacturing Process (Animation) –
View an animated presentation of PET bottle manufacturing process from Ball
Corporation, or simply view and print a poster-quality pdf file. Good for
teaching purposes.
Plastic
Beverage Bottle Manufacturing Process
(Video)
- Here's
another one from Ball Corp., featuring the plastic bottle. It starts off
with polyethylene terephthalate (known in the business as PET) and ends up
as plastic bottles, some 10 million a day made by Ball Corp. In all, 30
billion plastic bottles a year are used for soft drinks. You might be
drinking out of one now.
Injection
Blow Molding (to make PET bottle)
– The clock
shows 1.18 am and I come across this website. Thanks this time to British
Plastic Federation. Now I got a clearer picture of the blow molding process
to make PET bottle. I would recommend that you watch this excellent
animation and description after you have viewed the overall animated process
of making PET bottle at Ball Corporation website. Excellent stuff!
Injection
Molding (for making plastic container)
– Along with extrusion,
injection moulding ranks as one of the prime processes for producing
plastics articles. It is a fast process and is used to produce large numbers
of identical items from high precision engineering components to disposable
consumer goods. View the description and animation of the process.
Injection
Molding
– A video combined with animation of injection molding process.
Injection
Molding
– Another video combined with animation of injection molding process.
Manufacturing Process of “Styrofoam container”
– Nowdays “styrofoam” containers are widely used
to pack a take away foods.
Structural Foam is a term
commonly used to describe thermoplastic injection moulding components made
by the injection moulding process which have a cellular core. Read the
description and view the excellent animation of the process.
Injection
Stretch Blow Molding
– Injection stretch blow moulding is used for the
production of high quality containers such as
carbonated and soft drink
bottles, cooking oil containers, etc.
Read the description and view the excellent animation of the process.
Thermoforming
– The largest application for thermoformed
articles is for food packaging. Meat Trays, Microwave & Deep Freeze
Containers, Ice Cream and Margarine Tubs, Delicatessen Tubs, Snack Tubs,
Bakery and Patisserie packaging, Sandwich Packs and Vending Drink Cups are
just a few of the food related applications.
Read the description and view
the excellent animation of the process.
Extrusion
Blow Molding - Used for the
production of hollow objects in large quantities. Obvious application are
bottles and similar containers.
Read the description and view the excellent animation of the process.
Blown Film
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One of the most common
methods of film manufacture is Blown Film (also referred to as the Tubular
Film) Extrusion. It can be used for the manufacture of co-extruded,
multi-layer films for high barrier applications such as food packaging.
Read the description
and view the video clip of the process.
Co-extrusion and Blown film extrusion
– This video + animation complement the video of blown film (above), clearly
illustrating the production of a single or laminated (by co-extrusion) film.
View it!
Plastic
Materials –
Read about various types of
thermoplastics commonly used as food packaging materials.
Twin Screw
Extruder (for plastic compounding)
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View the animation of
extrusion process used for plastic compounding.
Glass
Manufacturing Process
- Read on to learn more about glass container history in North America and
the glass manufacturing process.
Glass
Bottle Manufacturing Process
- Here is an excellent, 9 minutes video (via webcast) on the manufacturing
process of glass bottle container. It starts with the sand, soda ash and
limestone, goes all the way though the oven at some 2300-2800 degrees, and
comes out the other end as a bottle. Amazing.You can see the entire steps
involved and watch the forming process such as blow and blow, press and
blow, etc. It’s better than visiting the factory! Don’t miss it.
Blow and
Blow Glass Forming
– Watch this excellent animation from ACI Glass Recycling website showing
one of the process of forming glass bottle, known as blow and blow.
The Glass
Making Process
– A brief description, with pictures, showing the glass
manufacturing process.
Frequently
Asked Questions About Canned Food
– Find the answer for some
common questions on canned foods, by Canned Food Aliance. |