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Packaging Machinery Terms
– Packaging equipment that is capable of functioning without the
intervention of an operator. Operators usually only involve themselves
with the replenishment of packaging components or containers.
– The
number of units (bags, cartons, boxes, etc.) a machine can deliver within
a one minute period.
– Two edges of material
welded together without overlapping to create a seal along a narrow strip.
– Wheels that are available
for most conveyors and sealers. They allow machinery to be easily portable
in times of cleanup and changeover.
– Used in packaging
to close a container or package.
– Parts
of packaging equipment that, because of wear and tear, need to be replaced
frequently.
– The mechanical deformation
of a material. This is typically used on metals.
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Three critical sealing parameters which directly contribute to the seal
quality when using a heat seal. These are temperature, pressure and dwell
time
– The time that a
bag being sealed shut is exposed to pressure and heat.
– A mechanism that
encodes a date or lot code on a container or bag by pressing metal characters
upon it. Emboss coders deform the bags or containers rather than apply
ink to them.
– The floor space
that a piece of equipment occupies.
– The weight of
a product and the container it occupies.
– An industrial
scale (http://www.industrial-scales.net)
that is used to weigh a product in its final package before being shipped.
– A group of products
that are ready to be processed by packaging machinery into bundles and
multi-packs.
– A mechanism that
codes bags or containers by pressing ink-coated characters against the
material.
– A device used for
making precise measurements of an object’s mass.
– Part of the packaging
process that holds cartons, carton blanks, leaflets, labels, lids and
stackable containers.
– A mechanical assembly
that is used to form a bag or carton.
– The gross weight
of a packaged product minus the tare weight.
– Process that
provides a 5-sided protection and unitization by forming a bag from a
tubular roll of thermoplastic, placing it loosely over the load and applying
heat, either using gas or electric, to shrink the film to the form of
the load.
– A process, more prevalent than stretchwrapping,
that provides 5-sided protection and unitization by forming a bag from
a tubular roll of thermoplastic, and stretches it over the entire load.
The under pallet stretch function provides more load stability by unitizing
the load with the pallet.
– Process that
involves wrapping thermoplastic film tightly around a product.
– Materials
that cannot be melted but are heat sealable.
– The weight of
the bag or container alone.
– Used to cut off excess
amounts of material after a packaging process has been completed.
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