Flexible Packaging
The packaging industry can help drive sustainability and reduce waste
Clondalkin Flexible Packaging (CFP) is an international producer of high value added flexible packaging for the food and beverage, dairy, confectionary, home and personal care and tobacco markets. Across its 11 production locations throughout Europe and North America, the company provides market-leading flexible packaging solutions
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ere, Roy McAdoo, the company’s chief commercial officer, talks exclusively to Converterabout
the company’s latest flexible packaging innovations and future developments. Across the group we have always invested
in research and development, he begins. As with any business to remain successful we have to innovate and adapt to meet customers’ needs and changing market requirements. Our wide range of packaging solutions means we often have a number of new product development initiatives running simultaneously. This year alone we have launched two innovations - ultra thin shrink sleeves and non-embossed lids. The new ultra-thin shrink sleeve helps
customers to reduce both unit costs and the
Kirchberg ultra thin shrink sleeve
environmental impact of their packaging. The carbon footprint is reduced through lower material usage and the application of thinner sleeves requires less energy to shrink it around the container or bottle. We introduced non-embossed lidding
and SMARTembossing technology, which allows a customer to have no embossing at all or choose whereabouts on the lid they have the embossing. Embossing is a technical requirement on all pre-cut aluminium lids and traditionally this is produced with an all-over embossing pattern. With non-embossed lidding or the SMARTembossing technology the surface of the lid remains smooth and any graphics are unaffected, which enhances print quality and increase branding opportunities. In 2015 we officially launched our
UniXcode and FleXtreme trademarks for two of our innovations, both printing related but very different technologies. UniXcode is a cost-effective printing technology for lids and shrink sleeves that can be used for various applications including competitions, traceability and counterfeiting. A unique code is printed on the lid or shrink sleeve and can only be revealed when the lid or sleeve is peeled back. Neither the quality of the design or functionality of the lid or shrink sleeve is compromised, and because the ink is not printed in direct contact with the product there is no risk of contamination. FleXtreme was developed in response to
increasing demand from customers for shorter print runs. It provides a quality comparable to gravure printing with very high ink and colour density at a more competitive cost level. It has the added
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flexibility of Flexo printing allowing for shorter production runs and lead times. Other developments in the last two years
have included an aluminium free butter wrap. The film-based alternative retains all of the advantages of traditional foil wrap, such as excellent dead-fold on filling lines and suitability for up to ten-colour printing, yet is far less carbon-intensive to produce and offers a more sustainable option to the dairy market. With sustainability in mind we developed
SkinTight, which is a film that surrounds the product like a second skin providing a safe and secure seal that prevents contamination and leakage. The high barrier properties of the film guarantee a longer shelf life. Its popularity is largely due to the diversity of food types it can be used to pack, including fresh, frozen and processed foods. Its appeal is widened because it seals to almost all types of tray and is compatible with most converting machines. Customers like it as well, not only because it keeps food fresher
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