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Milliken & WM Thermoforming Machines showcased clear PP thermoformed packaging
Switzerland’s WM Thermoforming Machines used a brand new model of machine to demonstrate the clarity that Milliken & Co.’s Millad®
NX™ 8000 additive brings to thermoformed polypropylene.
WM Thermoforming Machines produced small clear bowls with an outside diameter of 115 mm for dairy products. It formed these bowls on the Twist 700 — a new, larger machine that builds on the success of its smaller Twist 300 model, according to Luca Oliverio, WM Thermoforming’s Sales and Marketing Director.
“The Twist 700 uses a similar motion concept that that used on the Twist 300,” notes Oliverio, “but the latter was only for very small production. Twist 700 not only is bigger, but also is fully equipped with all the latest technology, including our MSv7 stacker, a new stacking concept that we will display for the first time at K 2016.” The highly flexible MSv7 stacker allows customers to automatically count, stack and pack products of various shapes.
In production, the Twist 700 can reach speeds of 50 cycles per minute, and also incorporates a Machine Learning System, that helps technicians to optimize process parameters, synchronize the machine and stacking system, and rationalize material consumption.
Specialty chemicals supplier Milliken at the K show highlighted its theme of “Making Polypropylene Clearer, Better, Faster. Together”. Its Millad®
NX™ 8000 additive
is in the PP resin used to make the 630-micronthick UltraClear PP sheet that WM Thermoforming Machines will be processing on its stand. Milliken’s pioneering clarifying agent has removed the transparency obstacle for PP, clearing the way for PP to potentially replace other
Learn more at: Milliken Chemical:
www.millikenchemical.com WM Thermoforming Machines:
www.wm-thermoforming.com
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materials such as amorphous PET and polystyrene in various packaging applications.
NX UltraClear PP now provides an overall attractive alternative to other materials that deliver glass-like clarity. Highly recyclable and with a low carbon footprint, polypropylene offers a sustainable option to brand owners, while also facilitating lightweighting.
UltraClear PP trays typically are 15-20% lighter than comparable PET-based food trays.
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