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Packaging Pouches From TedPack, Your Premier Supplier in China

For the consumer, they are easy to open, and handle, while offering an effective surface for printing of brands and labels.

Packaging pouches continue to push boundaries of what is possible in the packaging industry.

At TedPack, we push ourselves to keep up with new functionality which is developing at a very fast pace.

Packaging pouches in themselves have that shelf appeal since they broaden the flexibility of the brand/product.

We manufacture pouches in numerous shapes and sizes to provide excellent protection of the product, oxygen barrier, maximum chemical resistance, convenient opening and reclosing.

Our pouches offer the best in consumer storage with the capacity plus other added features.

At Tedpack, we provide customers with pouch ancillary features and re-closable packaging pouches. These features go a long way in providing the customer with the convenience, functionality, and flexibility through the use of our pouches.

Furthermore, we offer customization of our products which adds value to the product. Tedpack goal is to provide a customer with product tested and reliable solutions tailored made to suit each customer&#;s need. Value addition in our products include the following components:

• Closures (Zippers-PP Zipper, PE Zipper, Slid Zip-lock/Grip, Velcro Zipper, Hook and loop, Press to close)
• Hang hole
• Spouts
• Valves (Wipf and Goglio Valve)
• Labeling
• Printing
• De-metalization and varnishing
• Adhesive tape (Permanent or reusable)
• Easy peeling (Lidding film/wipe packaging)
• Laser cut (Easy tearing laser line)

Packaging Pouches: The Ultimate Guide

In the current ever-changing consumer market, product shoppers are constantly getting bombarded with fancy marketing lingos and kitschy catchphrases.

But the worst thing about it is that customers have become smart and can see it from far when these cheap tactics getting used.

They can easily tell it when they are being taken for a ride to buy the packaged product. For that reason, customers have become savvier.

If you are to stand out, attract more customers and shake off the ever-increasing market competition, you better use appealing packaging pouches.

The consumer market changes can get attributed to:

• Latest innovations in the bags and pouches manufacturing technology
• Increased investments in pouches manufacturing and
• Changes in customer purchase habits

As an impact from the above attributes, unique pouch packaging ideas have been developed. New ways of product packaging using flexible packaging pouches have been invented.

The good thing is the invented changes are intended to attract customers&#; attention more and provide the required barrier properties for product preservation without affecting the packaged product quality.

This eBook will take you through everything you need to know about product packaging.

By the end of the 8th chapter of this eBook, you will have learned everything as highlighted in the chapters below.

Chapter 1: Packaging Pouches: Definitions

Are you a product producer, packager, or retailer who is interested in increasing their packaged product sales? At TedPack, we are here for you.

We can convert any film roll stocks into the kind of packaging anticipated pouch.

Our in-house professionalism and experience allow us to produce flexible packaging pouches made of laminated material films to ensure quality barrier properties.

Those laminated structures will ensure excellent barrier properties from external conditions such as oxygen, moisture, germs, water vapor, dust, odor or any form of contamination.

Are those not the main cause agent of food spoilage?

Chapter 7 will talk more about material choice.

Additionally, our flexible bags cut across several packaging industries. What type of products do you intend to package; consumable or non- consumable? Contact for quality and outstanding packaging pouches.

If you are in need of food-grade pouches, we manufacture FDA-approved bags.

All we need are your anticipated bags and pouches dimension, add-ons specification, and other essential requirements.

The rest, leave it to us.

At TedPack you will have the opportunity to choose from our extensive range of colors, sizes, shapes, and materials.

In this eBook, you will learn in-depth about our packaging pouches. We categorize our pouches in the following three main categories as per:

1. Differentiation of Packaging Pouches as per Applications
2. Packaging Pouches and Bags Types for example:

3. Major Markets/Industries that need our packaging pouches

Allow us to help you maintain your loyal customers and attract more. Our vast range of add-ons will add to customer reliability, flexibility, convenience, and your pouches are easy to open, fill or re-seal.

If you need custom bags, at TedPack we will give you the best. We can offer you several custom options such as label printing, hot stamping, full custom bag printing, and all sort of graphic designing.

Our in-house designing and product branding department will give you the type of branding quality you need.

All we need is an artwork design you need, and we will get it done. You will have to send the artwork to us for corrections and suggestions on things to be changed or even some recommendations.

After your artwork is approved, you will have to send your PO, and then we will commence our manufacturing.

Chapter 2: Packaging Pouches: Major Markets/Industries

As we produce our packaging pouches, we are guided by three things:

• Market habits
• Purpose (Product protection and preservation)
• Customer convenience, reliability, and easy usage

For that reason, our manufacturing process is inclined towards packaging pouch usability. From our market study, we realized we needed to provide specific pouches and bags for specific usage, purpose, and convenience.

Whether you are a medical, food, beverage, or industrial product manufacturer, packager, or retailer, we have a specific packaging pouch for you.

Our factory is equipped with relevant machinery and human labor with over 20 years of experience. That tells you we are the types of professional you can trust.

We produce several custom bags which you can use to package food and non-food products. Besides that, all our pouches and bags can get fitted with the type of add-on you deem essential.

We have an array of add-on features which will be much discussed in chapter 4.

For any application you need, we have a plan perfected and confirmed to be working in pouch production.

We use laminated material structures which are suitable for the very application or industrial packaging you want to put them in.

Depending on the amount of product you need to package, we can produce the right bag size for you. We manufacture pouches that can take in between 1 OZ and 50 lb.

With that said, let&#;s look at the major markets that use the type of packaging pouches we manufacture. Probably yours is among them.

# 2.1: Coffee & Tea

At TedPack, we are sure you will conquer with us there is nothing else that affects and damages your coffee and tea quality faster than poor and inferior packaging.

We are a partner who recognizes the unique packaging needs attached to tea and coffee.

Our advanced manufacturing process will ensure your products get protected, and your brand awareness is promoted.

Remember, tea and coffee are products profoundly affected by moisture, UV rays, Odor, Oxygen, and water vapor.

If you are determined to maintain the freshness and quality of your products, it is imperative to ensure you are using packaging pouches made of the right laminated film structure.

By so doing, you will be able to preserve your product for an extended time on the shelf or customer pantry.

These two products (coffee and tea) are processed in different ways, and all the processed products types require unique packaging needs. Such packaging options include:

Coffee packaging

• Fairtrade organic coffee
• Ground coffee
• Stock flat bottom
• Flavored coffee and,
• Roasted coffee packaging

Tea packaging

• Tea leaves packaging
• Organic tea
• The general type of tea packaging
• Medicinal and Homeopathic Tea packaging and,
• Herbal tea

But worry not, with us in play; all your packaging needs will get sorted.

Are you not interested in shaking off-market competition, extending your product shelf lifespan and lastly increasing your product visibility?

Our in-house graphics designing department is fully equipped and waiting for your green light. We use the latest printing technologies ranging from rotogravure, flexo all the way to digital printing.

Your instructions are all we need.

Our coffee and tea pouches are made to be user-friendly with quality add-ons such as tear notches, zip locks, hang holes, and others like de-gassing valves which ensure the quality of roasted coffee preserved.

We manufacture a variety of coffee and tea packaging pouches. They include:

• Quad seal bags
• Stand up pouches
• Center fin pouches
• Flat bottom bags and many more
• Side gusset bags

It doesn&#;t matter the number of pouches you need; we are up to the task.

Our coffee tea materials range from clear, foils, kraft paper, and metalized materials.

More on materials will be discussed in chapter 7, but note; all our materials are:

• Food grade materials that are FDA approved
• ISO and QS rated
• Eco-friendly and recyclable
• Printable regardless of the size and
• Water ink-based

We are the best packaging pouch manufacturing company that will never disappoint you.

# 2.2: Snack Food

Are you a snack packager, producer or a retailer who is interested in seeing his/her gourmet snack idea come into reality?

At TedPack, we are determined to make your dream come into reality.

Snacks which include cookies and crackers are made up of specific ingredients which unless you get keen on their packaging, you will never make it in the competitive snack market.

You need quality packaging pouches that will ensure your snack products get preserved in their fresh and delicious state for an extended time on the shelf.

Although our company got launched in , our engineers and other in-house professionals have over 20 years of experience in the packaging industry.

In short, we have all it takes to make you the type of pouch you anticipate for. We understand all the needed unique qualities to ensure quality and perfect packaging pouches.

Your products need quality packaging that will ensure your packaged product win customer taste/bellies as well as eyes regardless of how the shelves might be grounded.

Our flexible snack packing pouches will defend your product from all Hazards for example:

• Oxygen gas which is known for causing rancidity and off-flavors when it gets into the bags
• Ensure not moisture infiltration is experienced thus maintain the texture of all snack crispy and soft ingredients texture
• Avoid odor infiltration and any form of contamination.

Our laminated material structure is resistant to simple surface punctures.

To ensure easy snack opening, filling, sealing/ re-sealing, and handling, we have several add-on options inline for you.

All our add-on features are user-friendly. They include, de-gassing valves, hang holes, tear notches, zip locks, round corners, gloss and matte finishing, and ergonomic handles.

Note; quality packaging will ensure your crackers, cookies, and snack remains fresh, well preserved and are easily noticeable by customers.

We are an all-way rounded company, in case you have your artwork design, try us. We will give you something worth your pay, you will not or never regret your decision to work with us.

If you do not have an artwork design in place, we are your go-to savior. We have an in-house graphic design team in place ready to help you.

All you need is explain the idea you have in mind, and we will get it done for you. Our printing work will forever make your customers tummies grumbling.

We produce pouches of all types, sizes, colors styles and with your anticipated features.

Talk to us about your Idea, quality, quantity, and we will get it done for you.

# 2.3: Ready to Eat Food

In the current world, the ready-to-eat food market has immensely increased. If you decide to venture in ready to eat food market, apart from quality food processing you need proper packaging pouches.

You need quality flexible ready-to-eat food packaging pouches with the following characteristics:

• Portable
• Convenience
• Easy to use and,
• With proper barrier properties.

These pouches are used as a replacement to the traditional canning glass and plastic containers which were not cost-effective in both products and transportation, not eco-friendly, not portable, and where storage space unwise.

Our ready-to-eat food bags are made of laminated film structures.  Our engineering team has all the resources they need at their department to ensure quality bag production.

We are determined to manufacture pouches that will keep your food products fresh for long on the shelf.

The laminated material films we use will keep off moisture, odor, oxygen, contaminants, and any other food spoiling agent but preserve your food aroma and taste.

Depending on the type of food you want to package and the purpose of your packaging, we produce bags of different styles and sizes.

Some of the pouches we produce for purposes of packaging ready-to-eat food products are:

• Retort flat pouches
• Retort stand up pouches and,
• Retort vacuum pouches

Apart from barrier properties, these bags offer other advanced advantages such as temperature sterilization, and lastly, they are microwavable.

If you are concerned about product visibility, our film structures are printable. At TedPack we use flexo, digital, and rotogravure printing technologies to ensure quality imprints.

These bags can be fitted with add-ons such as hang holes, tear notches, zippers,s and many others to ensure end-user convenience and easy usage.

# 2.4: Pet Food

Are you a fur, feather, or finned pet lover?

Remember, they are part of the human family too. As a pet food producer, retailer or packager, you need to help pet owner treat their loved animals with quality food through proper packaging.

If you are in need of proper pet food packaging bags, at TedPack, we got you covered. We produce flexible pet food pouches made of laminated materials that will:

• Maintain pet food freshness
• Extended pet food shelf-life
• Preserve food palatability, aroma, and flavor
• Improve packaged product visibility
• Allow easy filling, sealing, opening, and re-sealing
• Can self-stand
• Our pouches can hold between 1 OZ and 50 lb of pet food.

The laminated material structure used in these pouch types is used to protect your pet food from water vapor, moisture, odor, or any contaminant.

Secondly, the material used is strong enough to ensure a perfect resistant to pouch puncture.

Additionally, they can get fitted with add-ons like tear notches, hang holes, gloss and matte finishing, ergonomic handles, zipper, or tin ties.

Whether you are planning to package dry pet food, wet pet food, or semi-wet pet food, our innovation, creativity, and professionalism will give you the best packaging pouch.

Out manufactured pouches can be used for packaging bird seeds, horse chews, dog treats, fish food, and any other pet food.

If you are worried about product visibility, worry no more. Regardless of any branding design, you may have in mind, talk to us.

Our printing technology will ensure your pouches surface act as advertisement billboards. We will make labels, images, and brand imprints that will attract customers to your product even though the shelves are crowded.

Lastly, the material films we use in the production of pet food packaging pouches are FDA approved. They are food-grade materials, and they will not affect your packaged food quality or your pet&#;s health.

# 2.5: Baby Food

Whether you are a baby food producer, packager, or retailer, when it comes to baby food pouches quality, standardization, and perfection on the pouch structure should be your most significant concern.

Remember, a baby&#;s immune system is still in the development stage which makes them prone to infection. The last thing as a parent you would wish for is feeding your baby with contaminated or unsafe food.

If you are planning to package solid, liquid, fruit purees, veggies or any types of food, safety must be your primary concern.

At TedPack we are determined to manufacture packaging pouches that will keep your baby food fresh for long on the shelf and avoid all forms of contamination.

Although the material structure of our flexible baby food pouches is thin, there is something unique about it. We use laminated film structures.

Meaning, your pouches are made up of multiple layers bonded together into one film. Such a structure ensures:

• Pouches durability
• Flexibility
• Improves barrier properties against the infiltration of oxygen, moisture, vapor, UV lights, Odor, bacteria, and contaminants which are all agents that lead to food spoilage.

Note, all the materials we use are of the food-grade standard, and FDA approved. We understand the unique need of these product packaging and anything that can affect your baby food quality gets exempted from our production line.

For easy carrying along of these packaging pouches, our baby bags are light weighted (portable) a character that makes them travel-friendly.

If you are a busy parent, it is possible to toss your baby food bags in your diaper bags without worrying about additional weight, leakage, or spillage.

These packaging pouches are a total replacement for the expensive, and not portable heavy glass and plastic baby food packaging containers.

As a way to add on user convenience, reliability and easy to use, we have several baby food bags related add-ons.

Some of them are re-closable zippers, tear notches, hang holes, spouts, round corners, ergonomic handles among others.

With such add-ons, you will be able to:

• Re-close your pouches at will
• hang them on your counters for improved display
• Pour the packaged product easily and
• Allow your little ones to suck or drink the packaged product with ease.

If you need to create product awareness or increase product visibility, our in-house graphic professional will give you the best shot.

We use the latest water-based inks printing machines. All the labels, imaged, graphics and information you need printed we are up to the task.

# 2.6: Nuts

Have you realized consumers are becoming health cautious every day?

If you are a product retailer, produce or packager you must have realized these. To cater to such a need, producers must be keen on where they package their protein-packed nut products.

There is high competition among different products in the market. You will conquer with us apart from the product you manufacture quality; packaging plays a significant role on which product a customer will purchase among many on the shelf.

First, you need pretty-looking nut packaging pouches. On that, we are equipped with printing machines, and our graphic designing professionals have the relevant skills.

Our innovative and creative branding skill will make your products noticeable by customers from far regardless of how the shelves will be crowded.

With quality imprints, be assured your nut packaging pouches will communicate your product quality, brand, and taste even before a customer buys them.

Is that not what you need to attract more customers?

As a commitment to ensuring you get unique packaging pouches for your nuts, we use Multi-layer barrier films.

Our laminated material structure ensures your nut are exempted from hazards like odor infiltration, vapor, oxygen, moisture and pouch punctures.

We can produce nut packaging bags of different designs, styles, sizes, and colors in line with your instructions.

To add on retailer and end product user convenience, we have several add-ons we can fit on your bags. For example, as a retailer, you need bags with either gloss or matte finishing, hang holes for display, clear windows to increase customer confidence in your packaged product among others.

On the other hand, as an end product user, you need tear notches for easy pouch opening, re-closable zippers for re-seal purposes, clear windows as well, round corner to avoid injuries and many others.

We have a full package for you on these nut packaging pouches, talk to use, and you will have the best.

# 2.7: Beef Jerky

Any product not only consumables do require quality packaging. Beef jerky is one of the consumables, you need packaging pouches made of quality material structure that will avoid all forms of contamination.

Being a beef jerky packager or producer, you will agree with TedPack that you cannot risk or afford to market poorly packaged beef jerky products.

Who will buy such anyway?

To avoid having your product getting sidelined by potential buyers due to poor packaging, we can offer you a way to make your selling idea a reality.

Every beef jerky bag we manufacture is made up of multiple layers of material films.

Such a laminated material structure provides a formidable barrier property that will protect your beef jerky from moisture, vapor, UV lights, Oxygen, and bacteria or other contamination.

Although most beef jerky pouches are produced in the style of flat packaging pouches, we are a versatile company. Depending on the bag capacity and design you need, we will heed your anticipated request.

It is possible to produce stand-up beef jerky pouches.

We can produce pouches of the size, style, color, or type you need.

Some of the advantages you will accrue after ordering our beef jerky packaging pouches are:

• You will get add-on features such as tear notches, hang holes, matte and gloss finish, and clear windows; all options to increase your product visibility and improve customer convenience.
• If you need to improve your brand visibility, our graphic designing department is well experienced, skilled, and equipped with the right and latest printing machines.
• You will save on your transport cost because our pouches are lightweight.
• They are FDA approved

For the perfect preservation of flavor, taste, and quality, we offer vacuum sealing of pouches. Such will ensure there is no air trapped inside the pouch that can affect product quality.

Nitrogen gas is best used to flush out oxygen from these pouches during the sealing process. Additionally, to avoid retaining moisture in these pouches we desiccant them as a precaution measure.

With our packaging pouches in play, you are assured that your customers will be feeding on fresh packaged products.

Note: Our primary goal is to provide some packaging pouches that will keep your beef jerky fresh in the right taste and flavor for an extended time on the shelf.

# 2.8 Wine & Drinks

As it ever crossed your mind of how disadvantageous glass and plastic bottles used in packaging wine, alcohol, and other drinks are:

• A single bottle can take more space during packaging and transporting same as which more than 10 wine and drinks packaging pouches can take.
• Manufacturing of glass and plastic bottles requires more material and energy something that makes them costly
• Wine and drinks pouches manufacturing reduces carbon emission by 80%
• Wine and drinks packaging pouches are light weighted thus cheap and easy to transport.
• Some class wine and drinks pouches are not recyclable.

Such are reasons why TedPack brings you quality wine and drinks packaging pouches made of multiple laminated layers.

That material structure makes these pouches stand out when it comes to protection of your products from odor, moisture, UV lights and Oxygen which are all agents that can lower your wine and drink quality.

Secondly, you pouches will be able to resist puncture and tear to a greater extent.

With the current wine and drink market competition, you need high-quality packaging pouches. You need a pouch type that will match your product quality and command customer attraction from crowded shelves.

Some of the advantages attached to our laminated material wine and drink pouches are:

• Our alcohol, wine, and drinks pouch weigh almost 20 times less the weight of one single wine or drink glass bottle. Meaning, you will be able to transport our packaging pouches with ease and at a less cost.
• They are eco-friendly pouches meaning it is possible to reuse them at will.
• If the self-standing ability of glass and plastic bottles is a concern, our pouches are self-standing too. We manufacture stand up wine and drink pouches,
• With our state of art graphic designing techniques, we can increase the visibility of your wine & drinks products. You can have any label, information, image or any branding idea you have in mind.

Our experts in graphic designing will not rest until you approve the artwork sample regarding dimensions and graphics.

Whether you are in need of spouted wine and drinks packaging pouches or these with tear notches, those which are heat-sealed or with pocket seals, our manufacturing process is equipped for you.

For those who need additional add-ons like ergonomic handles, round corners and other to increase display through hanging the pouches on the counters and easy handling, we have several other add-ons for you.

If you need a smooth pouring ability, our spouted wine and drinks packaging pouches will serve you best.

We produce bags of various holding capacities; give us the right requirement details, and we will get it done in time.

# 2.9: Fruits and Vegetables

The urge to eat well for a healthy body maintains reasons that have increased fruits, and vegetable products need. Many people have decided to go the vegetarian way as a way to watch their weight and health.

What does this mean to you as a fruit or vegetable product producer, packager or retailer? Is it not more market?

But no matter how well you have produced your consumables, if you fail in the packaging process customer will sideline your product for the ones which are well packaged. A lot more products will go to waste due to spoilage which will all result in immense losses.

It&#;s the high time you explore the use and importance of flexible packaging pouches from TedPack.

We are a bags and pouches manufacturing company that is well versed with all the necessities and unique needs attached to fruits and veggies packaging.

We understand you need quality packaging pouches that will maintain freshness and safety of your product for the time they will be on your shelf or customers pantry.

Our Innovative pouch manufacturing process will ensure your products are protected from UV lights, Moisture, oxygen, Vapor, bacteria and lastly all sort of contaminants.

Our pouches are made of multiples layers of quality material film which are of food-grade level, and FDA approved.

Such a laminated film structure makes sure all your veggies, and fruit products are freshly kept for an extended shelf span.

Our versatile pouches are a replacement of glass, plastics, and other traditional fruit and vegetable packaging containers that were rigid.

Because these veggies and fruits industry is a competitive one, improving your brand awareness puts you a step ahead of your competitors.

At TedPack, all we need is a clear artwork of the kind of images, labels and wordings designs you need. Our graphic design experts will get it done for you.

Through proper product branding, your products will become more attractive to both new and old customers. Your products will become more visible regardless of how the shelves will be crowded.

By using our packaging pouches, you will accrue the following benefits:

• For those products that need micro-perforation for breathing purposes, we can fit them for you.
• We manufacture pouches of up to 10 colors and use rotogravure, flexo, and digital printing technologies
• Our packaging pouches can get microwaved at will
• Your customers with enjoy pouch convenience due to the several add-on features we offer. For example tear notches, clear windows, re-closable Ziplocs, hang holes, and many others.

# 2.10: Sugar & Candy

First, candy, sugar, and chocolate products can be used as special treats to loved ones, special friend or as surprise gifts.

But would your particular treat product make the intended impression if not well packed?

Sugar, candy, and chocolate customers are very particular in their buying habits. It is your duty as a product producer, retailer, or packager to make sure your customers get their goodies in the right packaging.

Proper goodies packaging means your products will be exempted from packaging pouch wear and tear during your product storage, shipping, delivery, and shelving as well.

All our candy and sugar bags are made of laminated materials that protect your packaged products from spoilage agents such as moisture, puncture, odor, vapor, temperature, UV lights, and many others.

At TedPack we understand the exceptional needs attached to the packaging of sugar, chocolate, and candy products. That is why we use laminated materials films such as Mylar, foil, Kraft, and others which are to be explained in chapter 7.

For convenience and reliability reasons, we have several add-on options we can fit on your bags. Most of these add-on features are zip locks, tear notches, clear windows, hang holes, ergonomic handles matte and glass among others.

If you need to attract or entice your customer, we can make any printing you anticipate a reality.

Using your designed artwork, we can brand our bags to improve your product awareness on any shelf.

In case you do not have a design at hand, worry not, our graphic designing department can help you come up with a perfect personalized brand, label, or image for your bags.

With us in play, you have a wide range of packaging pouches sizes, styles, capacities, and types to choose from.

# 2.11: Nutritional Supplement

Are you a nutritional supplement producer, retailer or packager? If yes; what do you think customers will notice first on those shelves?

Definitely quality and good-looking packaging pouches will attract customers most.

At TedPack, we are devoted to making your bags sell out in this crowded nutritional supplement market.

We produce quality and good-looking pouches. Additional, we are a versatile company, and you are free to submit your custom pouch artwork, and we will manufacture them for you.

Our in-house graphics designing department will help you in maximizing your pouch looks to increase your brand awareness.

Remember, nutritional supplements are delicate products. There is a need for quality packaging that will bar off, bacteria, contaminants, odor, moisture, vapor, and oxygen which are all agents that cause vitamins and other nutritional supplement spoilage.

For our pouches to protect your product from such advanced effects, they are made up of multiple layers which are laminated together.

Such a laminated layer makes our packaging pouches sturdy. If you need stand-up pouches, be assured the sturdiness of these pouches will add to the visibility of your products.

# 2.12: Toys & Hardware

Are you planning to be a toy and hardware accessories packager, retailer or manufacturer; or are you one already? Whichever the case, TedPack packaging pouch manufacturing company is here for you.

We are determined to provide you with quality and eco-friendly pouches that will keep your products safe.

All our packaging pouches are made of laminated material structures that ensure your product will be safe during storage, transportation, and shelving.

The laminated structure is enough to resist tear, puncture, and other concerns which you deem hazardous to your toys, hardware accessories, silicon products, and auto accessories.

Some of the advantages attached to our toys and hardware accessories are:

• They are easy to use because of the added add-on features such as zippers, hang holes, tear notches, and many others.
• Owing to the fact these products need top-notch advertisement and brand awareness, our graphic imprints will make it possible. We use the latest printing technologies including rotogravure technology.
• Depending on the product you are planning to package, quality, dimensions, color, and customer purchase habits, we are up to the task.
• Remember, our packaging pouches are a replacement to boxes and other expensive, non-ecofriendly and space-consuming packaging containers.

# 2.13: Cosmetic Products

The cosmetic, beauty and personal care product industry is one much growing but challenging sector.

As a retailer, product packager, or producer you are tasked to select, quality, economical, environmentally friendly, and luxurious-looking packaging pouches.

Afore even getting into the details or rather the quality of the product, your product must stand out. Note, customers are more likely to choose a product with the best-looking packaging pouch.

Pouch designing does attract customers. At TedPack, we give you our word on bespoke and quality-looking cosmetic packaging pouches.

Our graphics and artwork designing department is well versed in what they do. Through a perfect combination of quality labeling and presentation, be assured your product will grab attention and increase your product brand awareness.

We produce a wide variety of cosmetic and beauty product packaging pouches. Whether you are planning to package body washes, shampoos, face masks, body lotions, hand sanitizers, bleach agents, powders, blushes, or sponges, we have the right bag or pouch for you.

We manufacture them as per quantity, size, and purpose. If you need pouches that can handle a one-time makeup applicator, serum, or facial wipes, then pillow bags are the way to go.

All our packaging pouches are made of laminated material structure to bar of all agents that cause cosmetic spoilage. For example oxygen, vapor, punctures, moisture, and UV rays.

We manufacture self-standing pouches and other types of pouches with essential add-ons such as tear notches; hang holes, spouts, zippers clear windows, and many others.

Depending on the type of cosmetic product you are planning to package, there are different packaging pouch types. For example, if you are planning to package liquid product, we can manufacture spouted stand up cosmetic pouches.

If you compare our flexible cosmetic packaging pouches to packaging alternatives like glasses and plastics, you will realize our bags are economical and eco-friendly/recyclable.

First, our packaging requires fewer raw materials in their manufacturing process compared to glass and plastic. Such makes them cost-effective.

Secondly, our flexible cosmetic pouch production emits less carbon because fewer materials are used in their manufacturing process.

# 2.14: Spices Products

Are you a spices lover?

Spice products are used by various customers to add flavor to their dishes.

If you deal in spice packaging or selling, probably you understand better that quality packing is the heart of the spice market.

If you are to maintain your customers and attract more, customers must find your spice products in their fresh state.

But how do you afford such?

You need proper spice packaging that will protect your product from moisture, odor, vapor, and oxygen for extended shelf life, our spice packaging pouches are made of multi-layer film structures.

Note, spice freshness is paramount if as a spice producer you want to remain relevant in the spice market.

We produce a variety of flexible pouches. You can choose any size, style design, or pouches with any feature you deem essential.

For consumer convenience reasons, we have several types of add-ons that can fit on your bags. You can decide to have ziplock, degassing valves, tear notches, clear windows to add product visibility, hang holes, spouts, and many others.

If you need to improve your brand awareness, we can make images or labels printing that can help your product sell more.

Lastly, we manufacture self-standing as well as flat spice pouches.

# 2.15: Pharmaceutical/Medical

Pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products are categorized under one category that needs a specialized type of pouches.

At TedPack, we produce a variety of packaging pouches which can be used to packaging huge chunks of products all the way to tablets and fine powders.

For that reason, we produce stand-up pouches, flat pouches, flat bottom pouches, and many others.

All these pouch types are manufactured using laminated pouch technology to protect these products from oxygen, moisture, chemical resistance, UV light, contaminants, and odor.

Note, the proper packaging does not only improve your product shelf lifespan but also ensure human health is kept on the check.

Remember, all our medical and pharmaceutical product packaging pouches are fitted with relevant add-ons to add on product convenience and reliability.

Some of these essential add-ons you can choose are re-closable zippers, ergonomic handles, tear notches, round corners, valves, and many more.

# 2.16: Cigar & Tobacco

Whether you are planning to store or transport your cigar & tobacco, you need proper packaging. We believe our manufacturing perfection and attention to details attached cigar & tobacco packaging makes our packaging pouches the best in the market.

Cigar & tobacco products are extra sensitive to a cold and heated environment. You need to maintain a humidity of 70% to ensure the cigar & tobacco rolls, powder and leaves are kept fresh and safe.

Proper packaging prevents your cigar and tobacco rolls from drying out, prevents wrappers from cracking and the oil used from evaporating.

In connection to such barrier property needs, our packaging pouches are made up of quality laminated film structures.

Some of the materials we use are BOPP, PE, LLDPE, PPE Kraft paper, and others which will be explained more in chapter 7.

Such a material structure makes our cigar and tobacco pouches reliable and durable. The material structure ensures your pouches are kept safe from moisture, vapor, or any other contaminant that can affect the very product&#;s shelf lifespan.

We are a versatile pouch and bags manufacturing company you can rely on any time you need pouches even custom printed bags.

We use rotogravure, digital, and flexo printing techniques. The technique we are to use depends on your needs as our customer.

Remember, quality branding helps to increase your product visibility in the market. If you need such, talk to us, we will gladly work towards your satisfaction.

Our bags can be used to package various types of tobacco substances such as:

• Chewing tobacco
• Cigars
• Mouth fresheners
• Cigarettes
• Herbal incense

Depending on your packaging need, you can instruct us to manufacture packaging pouches of different sizes such as flat bottom pouches, stand up pouches, side gusset bags, side seal bags, Kraft paper pouches, pillow pouches and many other.

If you need to increase your brand awareness, we can offer a matte or gloss finish. Additionally, our pouches can get fitted with add-ons such as tear notches, zippers, hang holes, and others.

# 2.17: Marijuana & Cannabis

What gets into your head when you hear of marijuana packaging? The old stereotype about marijuana is fading at a fast pace.

In the US, 24 states have legalized the use of medicinal cannabis and more might follow suit. Regarding such a new development; it means the market for this product will keep on increasing.

But for you as a marijuana packager, a retailer, or producer, you have a huge mountain to climb. You need to create a name for yourself in this fast-growing market and the product packaging is one of the most amazing ways on how to do so.

Note, proper packing will help you sell your name out there and stamp your brand awareness in the market. For that reason, allow us to help you in the manufacturing of perfect marijuana packaging.

Our FDA-approved medicinal cannabis packaging pouches are made of laminated material structures.

The multi-layer film structure helps to protect your marijuana product from moisture, odor infiltration, vapor, oxygen, UV lights, and lastly entrap marijuana aroma inside the pouch.

All our packaging pouches are reliable, durable, and flexible to maintain the integrity of your products.

Do you remember those old days when marijuana was sold and distributed in plastic bags which were discreet and tiny?

Our packaging pouches are a game-changer. We offer a variety of sizes, colors, designs, and top-notch graphics imprints that will command a place in the market.

Remember, there are state regulations that govern the packaging of marijuana. For example, most of our manufactured pouches are flat. Such a characteristic provides enough space where you will make imprints to specify the dosage, ingredient, and any other type of essential information.

Additionally, all our pouches are childproof. Such a character makes it difficult for underages to open this bag but at the same time easy to open for an adult.

We offer high-quality re-sealable add-ons, as well as these bags, can be heat sealed using heavy-duty zippers.

Still on the convenience issues; our pouches can be printed to suit your brand creation awareness and can get fitted with countable add-ons.

Some of the add-ons are clear windows, zip locks, zippers, tear notches, and many others.

All in all, with the right cannabis and marijuana packaging, you will be able to shed of the misconception and misunderstanding highly attached to this medicinal herb.

# 2.18: Bath Salt & Washing Powder

Washing powder and bath salts are vital products. But if you as the end product user is to benefit from these products, you need to package them well.

Quality packaging ensures your products are exempted from hazardous effects like moisture, oxygen, pouch puncture, odor, and UV light.

As a way to protect your products, we manufacture them using multiple layers as an effort to provide formidable barriers in the packaging of washing powder and bathing salts.

Additionally, our packaging pouches will help keep your products safe, fresh, and with the same fragrance for an extended shelf lifespan.

Our innovative and engineered techniques are top-notch.

As a way to add on product visibility and improve brand awareness, our packaging pouches will provide you with a broad back and front face where you can have all kinds of imprints you need.

Our printing technology majorly the rotogravure technology will help us print product info, labels, images, and anything you need to help improve your product awareness.

As a way to add on customer convenience, you will enjoy a wide range of add-ons such as tear notches, zippers, pocket zipper, hang holes, ergonomic handles, matte and gloss finishing to add on product visibility and lastly round corner to avoid injuries.

If you need any style, shape, or size of washing powder and bathing salts, contact us. Quality is our talk and perfection is our brand.

# 2.19: Household Products

Our household product packaging pouches are convenient compared to the traditionally used cartons, boxes, paper, glass, and plastic containers.

Our packaging pouches are made of lightweight materials which are cost-effective in manufacturing and transportation, they are safe for product storage, are easier to use and at the same time, they are eco-friendly.

Our pouches can be used for packaging a variety of household products such as soaps, kitchen detergents, toilet cleaners, and many other household chemical products.

These pouches are made up of laminated material structures that provide advanced protection barrier properties. Remember, Oxygen, UV light, moisture, Vapor, and contaminants are the most hazardous effects on most household products.

Some of the advantages of using TedPack packaging pouches are:

• You will add reliability, convenience, and easy usage to your pouches using the various add-ons. Some of these add-on features are tear notches, round corners, spouts, re-closable zippers, pocket zippers, hang holes, ergonomic handles, and many others.
• Improving your brand awareness is possible. In connection with that, we offer various printing services such as rotogravure printing, graphic designing, and different artwork word designing.
• Due to the use of spouts; it is easy to fill, pour and re-fill our manufactured household product packaging pouches.

Depending on your packaging need, we manufacture several styles and types of packaging pouches. For example, we produce:

• Stand up pouches
• Flat bottom bags
• Pillow bags
• Spouted bags
• Side gusseted bags
• Quad seal bags and many others

# 2.20: Lawn & Garden

Would you mind packaging your lawn and garden products in quality-made packaging pouches that look beautiful?

At TedPack, we manufacture quite a wide variety of pouches meant for packaging lawn and garden products.

These pouches do save your storage space if you compare them to glass, boxes, and bottles containers.

Some of the garden and lawn products that need quality and proper packaging are:

• Shrub and tree fertilizers
• Plant food
• Vegetable, grass, and other plants seeds
• Pesticides
• Herbicides
• Lawn fertilizers
• Bird feeds
• Animal feeds (outdoor feeds)
• Outdoor cleaning products and supplies
• Soil and many others.

Note; our packaging pouches are used to package not only small product amounts but even large amounts.

Depending on your packaging needs, we have a variety of bags you can choose from. We manufacture stand-up pouches, quad seal bags, flat pouches, side seal bags, pillow bags, spout pouches, and many others.

As a matter of quality maintainers and adherence to clients&#; needs, we have a range of materials you can choose to have. Some of them are Mylar, foil, metalized films, clear films, and many others.

But note; individual films are not strong by themselves. They cannot provide the needed barrier properties against oxygen, moisture, vapor, odor, and pest.

The reason that makes them strong enough is these materials are laminated together. Every material film is meant to serve a particular purpose.

Depending on the graphics you need to help me prove your brand visibility, we use rotogravure, digital, and flexo printing technologies. We can print and produce pouches of up to 10 colors.

We can print anything you deem essential to help you improve your product visibility. We produce both custom and custom printed bags.

For reliability and convenience reasons, we have several add-on features. Some of them are:

• Re-closable zippers are used to make it possible for you to reseal your bag after scooping the amount you need and preserving the rest.
• We have a clear windows option
• Round corner,
• Tear notches for tight packaging pouch sealing
• Hang holes to enable hanging of thee bags on counters and
• Ergonomic handles make it simple for customers to carry these pouches.

# 2.21: Other Industries

Apart from the named industrial uses of our packaging pouches, our services do not stop there. We can manufacture that pouch or bag you have in mind as well.

Proper Industrial product packaging does not benefit the end product user alone but also the manufacturer as well. Poor product packaging leads to a product recall, spoilage of product on the shelves, and low market demand which all amounts to losses.

Our industrial pouches are made up of 1-7 layers of material a characteristic that stamps our pouch barrier properties.

With our pouches, be sure your industrial products will be safe from all hazardous effects. You will not experience oxygen, moisture, vapor, odor, or contaminants infiltration.

We manufacture flexible and versatile pouches which are easy to use such as:

• Quad seal pouches
• Stand up pouches
• Pillow bags
• Kraft paper pouches/bags
• Flat bottom bags
• Gusseted bags and many others.

Our pouches range from sachets to bags that can handle up to 25 kg and above. All these pouches can get fitted with the add-ons of your choice.

If you are in need of custom printed bags, talk to them, and we will get it done for you.

In connection to your packaging need, we have several add-on features aligned for you. Some of them have spouts of various types, degassing valves; tear notches, re-closable zippers, round corners, ergonomic handles, and many others.

It does not matter which industrial application you intend to use our packaging pouches for, we got your back. All we need are your needed specifications, and we get it done for you.

Remember, we also for packaging pouch branding to help you improve your product awareness.

Chapter 3: Packaging Pouches: Benefits

As customers pass by every corner of retail shop aisles, they will come across various packaged products. Have you ever thought about what connection draws customers to a certain product from far?

Quality packaging is among those features.

At pack, we are determined to give you the best of packaging pouches, something that will attract customers and maintain your product quality for a long time on the shelves.

We manufacture packaging pouches of different sizes, styles, capacities, and colors all to make your product sell more.

If you are looking for quality packaging pouches, we are ready to give you something worth your money, something you will not regret using.

Below are some of the benefits of using TedPack packaging pouches.

 # 3.1: Safety

Which is that one reason that comes to your mind when you think about product packaging? Is it not product protection and safety?

Our bags and pouches are made of laminated material films. One of the main reasons why we use 1-7 layers of materials laminated together is to ensure product safety.

There are a lot of hazardous elements such as oxygen, moisture, odor, vapor, and UV light which can affect your product whether on transportation, storage, or on the shelf.

As a retailer or product producer, always remember consumers will always see poorly packaged products as inferior and those that lack quality. Especially; when it comes to the packaging of food products either for human or animal consumption.

At TedPack we observe all those necessities. We understand there are different packaging necessities attached to every product and poorly packaged products can ruin a company&#;s good public relations.

If product safety is your main concern, look nowhere else. Your product will be free from any external hazardous effect that can cause product spoilage. We are here for you, talk to us.

# 3.2: Bundling of products together

Product bundling means putting some product amount together. For example, if you are a coffee packager or roster, you can decide you are going to sell your product in bundles of 5, 10, 15, 20 grams, or any amount.

But how stressful would it be if you want to package your product in oversized pouches or bags?

We will manufacture pouches and bags that will meet your dimensional bundle needs.

# 3.3: Eco-friendly

Currently, over 150 global organizations and companies in the world have endorsed a total ban on plastic packaging containers. On top of that, several countries and states in the USA have placed a ban on plastic packaging.

But plastics are not the only environmental pollutant form of packaging;  glass containers fall on that list.

Owing to the profiling of adverse environmental effects associated with plastics and glasses, customers have become more vigilant on product packaging.

As a product producer, retailer or packager, you need to understand your packaging pouches can speak volumes about the quality of your product value and mission.

For that reason, besides getting extra cautious on pouch and bags quality, you need to look into the aspect of pouches&#; environmental friendliness.

How good can your pouches save the environment from non-biodegradable waste, carbon emission, wastage of resources, and energy during manufacturing?

Remember, most customers are wary much when it comes to buying products packaged in plastic cartons, bottles, glass, and plastic bags.

Most fear they are going to fill the ecosystem with the harmful waste of packaging pouches and bags made on different materials which won&#;t break down easily or in time.

For that reason, we at TedPack are ready to serve you with quality pouches made of environmentally friendly materials.

Below are the main ways in which our packaging pouches are friendly to the eco-system.

• When it comes to the manufacturing process, our pouches take almost 12% less the amount of material used in the manufacturing of other packaging bags such as plastics, cartons, boxes, or glasses.

By using fewer raw materials at a time, it means we will be conserving the environment by using resources sparingly.

• During transportation, be assured you will save a lot regarding fuel. Our pouches and bags are lightweight compared to metal cans, plastics, and glass containers.

On the same point, you will as well take fewer trips because you can pack almost 20 times packaging pouches and bags in an area you could have packed a few metal cans, glass, and plastic containers.

By that, you will have saved the environment because few carbon footprints will be emitted during transportation through less fuel combustion.

Note; consumers are always willing to reduce wastage and environmental pollution through the incorporation of sustainable purchase habits every day.

On the other hand, most of our pouches can get recycled. With repurposing and recycling abilities, customers will get attracted to your products because they will know you are in the environmental conservation journey same as them.

# 3.4: Theft Prevention

As a product producer, whether in the line of consumable or non-consumables, customers are the ultimate decision-makers.

If they love your products, they will purchase them more meaning retailers will come for more from you. Through such a chain, that is the only way you end up making some profit.

For that reason, as you think of product packaging and production, ask yourself; will my customers get the actual quantity of the product I package?

Remember product theft might happen among retailers where they can deduct or scoop some product quantity. If such happens, it means your customers will get a smaller share compared to what they would get after buying the products from your competitors.

With TedPack quality packaging, it means you will be able to prevent product theft. Proper product sealing may be through our heat-sealing process, fitting of tear notches, pocket zippers, and many others.

With packaging pouches from TedPack in action, get assured your customer will get the full share you packaged.

# 3.5: Brand visibility

Apart from media advertisement; which is that advertisement plan that can increase your product visibility at a lesser cost?

Is it not through quality graphics?

Worry no more, with us at your service; be assured your product visibility will be something unquestionable.

If you do not have artwork design in place and you are unable to create one, at TedPack we have a graphic designing department that can help you at a reasonable fee.

Note, we use rotogravure, digital, or flexo printing technology. With such kind of technology, anything that you need to improve your product visibility,  you will get it under-on-roof.

Reason for product branding:

• It helps provide product information.

It would be cheating oneself saying you will reach every customer to explain to them how to use your product (user instructions), ingredients, and any essential message you want to pass.

For that reason, through the use of imprints, you can communicate your message. Customers can read anything on the pouch&#;s surface.

• Excellent branding and logo.

Through recognizable, good looking, and attractive logos and labels, you will draw customer attention to your product a factor that will put you ahead of your competitors.

For you to ensure hold and new customers recognize your products easily on the shelves.

Below are some of the branding techniques we use.

# a. Hot Stamp Printing

The hot stamping technique is mostly used for special offers, such as advertisements on short runs, holidays, upcoming events, research, or on developmental test-marketing projects.

This is a simple printing process where one or two colors get used. It does not take us long to have your bags printed as it happens to other printing types. 7 &#; 10 days are enough to have your pouches printed.

But, although we take a considerable short time to make these imprints, it does not mean it&#;s a poor quality one.

You can increase your product visibility using these techniques. Customers and new customers will be able to recognize your products easily no matter how the shelves will be crowded.

With the hot stamping option, you can make some attention-grabbing imprint designs that will command considerable attention and improve customer-product connection.

# b. Custom RotoGavure Printing

Do you need your nutritional information, company details, logo, or any brand imprint? If yes, then custom printing is the best option.

Our custom printing technique allows as to print using a wide range of colors (from a single color to Multiple colors), and photographic images.

For any graphics designing that you may need; talk to us. Let us help you make some graphics that will sell your products more.

Custom printing takes us about two weeks regardless of the size or shapes of the branding images you need.

Our labels will be of high-quality something that will punch your competitors on their faces.

Are you not interested in shaking off your market competition?

Think of that label that you need most; we can make it a reality, something identifiable from far and unique. The uniqueness and eye-catching ability of these pouches will result in increased customer attraction.

# c. Screen Printing

Screen printing is more affordable compared to custom printing though it is perfect as well. The choices depend on you.

Through screen printing, we can only brand your packaging pouches using a maximum of 3 colors.

Note; what brings the difference between screen printing and other pouches is the fact that screen printing is only done in restricted areas.

But color overlapping is allowed in screen printing something that makes them look the same as rotogravure printing technology.

That is either on the front part or at the back of your pouch. All in all, you can create some visible, good-looking, and attractive imprints.

# d. Digital Printing

Digital printing is the other technology we deem essential in our brand imprints&#; work. In this type of technology, plates are not used.

It is a process that reduces printing costs on your side as our customer but maintains the right quality of product branding.

Digital printing makes it possible for us to print high-quality labels, images, and other branding graphics in smaller batches.

For example, if you need a small batch of packaging pouches to be used for promotional purposes or as special offers, digital printing will get you some sensational graphical imprints.

It can also provide temporal product branding.

Note, if you need your packaging pouches printed in a short while; after you have submitted your artwork, your bags will be ready in 2-3 weeks.

# e. Label Printing

If you are in need of product branding, which is a necessity in the current market, then you understand the advantages attached to product labels.

Product labels will help new, and daily customers spot your product from far no matter how that shelf will be crowded.

Labels will help you create your brand awareness in a simple, cheap but effective way.

At TedPack, we use quality semi-automatic machines which can accommodate a wide range of label types, sizes, and designs.

We apply these labels with high precision which means we experience low rates of waste. Meaning, the level of packaging pouches that go to waste due to wrong positioning of labels is reduced by far.

The machines we use are of high speed a factor that ensures we deliver our packaging bags in the agreed time without delay or excuses.

All you need to do is seed as a PDF with the artwork specifying the type of labels you need.

You can download our labeling service specification form from this website. But note, the label&#;s artwork should leave at least 0.25&#; space from the right and left pouch side plus 0.5&#; from top and bottom of the same packaging pouch.

# 3.6: Self-Standing

When packaging some product such a coffee, tea, granules, snacks, and some other products, you might need to have self-standing pouches.

Self-standing pouches are packaging pouches that can stand sturdily on a shelf, pantry, table or any place where the bag will be placed.

The main reason as to why these self-standing pouches are much needed sometimes is they help in improving product visibility.

Meaning, your products graphics, pictures, labels and company logos will be well visible to clients even from far.

If you need self-standing pouches, we produce several packaging pouches of this style. Some of them are:

• Stand up pouches
• Quad seal bags
• Gusseted bags
• Flat bottom bags and many others.

If you need any of these bags, feel free to contact us in time.

Although you have read our pouches are self-standing, that does not mean they are rigid, we produce flexible packaging pouches which are made up of quality and flexible laminated material films.

Our self-standing pouches have side gussets that reinforce their self-standing ability.

# 3.7: Cost Effective

In business, there is a rule that states every entrepreneur should strive to minimize his or her inputs and work to maximize his or her income returns (profit) while keeping product or service quality intact.

With the use of Packaging pouches, you will have adhered to that rule. If you compare the price attached to plastic, metal, and glass packaging containers, you will understand by using our pouches you will have saved countable bucks.

To start with, on the raw materials used in pouch manufacturing, you will have saved more than 12%. TedPack packaging pouches use less material that means production cost goes down.

To you as our customer, it means your prices will get down (lower) by a considerable margin.

On the other hand, glass, plastic, and metal containers are bulky during storage, transportation, and shipping.

For example, if you were to use two-track or two containers to ferry glass, plastics, and metal containers, with our flexible pouches and bags, you will either need one or less than transportation or shipping space.

But remember, the same holding capacity for the glass, metal, and plastic container will be the same to be held by our packaging pouches which are much cheap.

# 3.8: Easy to Use

The idea that our packaging pouches are easy to use is not a sweet talk phrase. There are several factors we have put in place to ensure your product end-users will enjoy this.

First, we can fit several add-on features such as tear notches for easy pouch tearing ability, re-closable zippers for easy resealing, and many more.

Much on add-on features will be discussed in the following chapter.

Depending on the type of product you intend to package, we manufacture pouches and bags that meet your needs.

For example, if you deal in packaging liquid products, we will get you some spout packaging pouches, if you deal in the packaging of granules, beans seeds like coffee you will need bags with tin, ties, zippers, and flat bottoms.

Chapter 4: Packaging Pouches: Applications(Features)

Every type of packaging pouch has its unique usage or purpose. For that reason, we are determined to deliver a pouch type that will serve its purpose in the best way possible.

In connection to that, we have several types of add-ons features (application services) we can fit on your pouches.

The main reason why we offer several types of add-ons is to ensure your product handler, and the end consumers enjoy some reliability, convenience, and easy time while using your products.

Some of these add-ons are designed to make it simple for you to seal, re-seal, re-close, hang and even carry these packaging pouches with ease.

If you are in doubts about the right type of add-on to use, we can help you choose one or two. But one thing you should understand is the usability of your pouches determines all the add-on types we use.

We have carried enough research, and we are still doing our market research on the better innovative ways we can make our pouches more user-friendly.

With that said and done, we will take you through every type or style of add-on we have. Each add-on serves a specific purpose on your packaging pouch.

Thus, it is possible to have several types of add-ons on the same packaging pouch or bag.

# 4.1: Degassing valves

Degassing valves are also known as vents. They are used for letting out air from the inside of the pouch but not to allow any air from the outside environment into the packaging pouch.

For example, roasted coffee bags and pouches need these types of add-on most. After coffee gets roasted, it continues to realize some gas which is carbon dioxide for about 7 days.

But what will happen if you are a coffee roaster or packager who wants to maximize his or her income by packaging more coffee?

It means you will have to package the roasted coffee immediately after roasting to meet your market demand.

But, your worry will be the gas that gets produced which can cause pressure build-up which will result in a pouch or bag bursting.

To avoid such, we have degassing valves for you. They will allow the carbon dioxide gas to get out but allow no oxygen or any other gas into the pouch &#; they are one-way vents.

With these degassing valves in place, you will comfortably package your roasted coffee and any other gas-producing product immodestly after processing and ship it to your consumers with no gas-emitting wait time.

Your pouches and bag will not burst nor lead to your product quality or freshness deterioration.

Customers will get your product in its fresh state.

Note; degassing valves can be fitted onto any packaging pouch.

We can fit them on side gusseted bags, stand up pouches, flat pouches, flat bottom, and any other custom bag you need.

The following are two degassing valves we use.

# A. Wipf Valves

Wipf valves are also known as Wicovalves. Before valves was explored much, Wipf valves were used only on coffee packaging pouches. Today Wipf valves are used on any bag where having a valve is deemed essential.

These Wipf valves are technically made, and they consist of several parts and a silicon oil membrane that opens and closes depending on the amount of air pressure built inside the pouch.

If you are dealing with coffee, when carbon dioxide gas gets realized, and the pressure inside the bag rises to or above three millibars, the Wipf valve gets to open. The silicon membrane breaks (which is the opening act) thus letting the air out.

Once the pressure reduces to about 0.5 millibars, the membrane reseals again. Anytime when the pressure inside the bags increases, the valves do open and reseal once pressure equilibrium between the external environment and inside the bag equals.

#.B Goglio Valves

Goglio group of investors manufactures Goglio type valves. They are the second type of valves that we trust in the degassing issue. They are quality valves made of several parts such as flexible rubber discs, polyethylene caps, viscous fluid layer (especially silicon liquid) polyethylene plates, and paper filler.

They might sound somehow complicated, but we use a machine to fit them for perfect reasons.

With these types of pouches, we are sure your customer will not have to complain about anything. Your product will get to them in their fresh state.

Lastly, retailers will not come after you saying several of the products you sold to them their bags did burst after a while.

But note, valve positioning depends on the type of pouch you order. When making your pouch artwork; kindly consider our laid out valve positioning points.

Noted: TT means from the bag top to the valve top part.

BB means from the bag bottom to the valve bottom part.

Stand up Packaging pouches

CAPACITY

Degassing valve positioning (inches)

Area

2 OZ (zip less)

1.5

TT

4 OZ

2

TT

8 OZ

2.25

TT

12 OZ

2.5

TT

16 OZ

3

TT

24 0Z

4

TT

2lb

4TT

4lb

5

TT

5lb

6

TT

8lb

6

TT

Metallized Flat and Poly Pouches

CAPACITY

Degassing valve positioning (inches)

Area

2 OZ

1.5

TT

4 OZ

2

TT

8 OZ

3

TT

16 OZ

3

TT

2lb

5

TT

5lb

6

TT

 Square Bottom Gusseted Bags

CAPACITY

Degassing valve positioning (inches)Area

8 OZ

3

TT

16 OZ4

TT

Square Bottom Gusset Bags with Ziplocks

CAPACITY

Degassing valve positioning (inches)Area

12 OZ

2.5

TT

16 OZ

2.5

TT

Quad-Seal Gusseted Bags with Zipper

CAPACITY

Degassing valve positioning (inches)Area

16 OZ

7

BB

2lb8.5

BB

Gusseted Bags

CAPACITYDegassing valve positioning (inches)

Area

2 OZ

1.5

TT

4 OZ

2

TT

8 OZ

3TT

12 OZ

4.25

TT

16 OZ

4.25

TT

16 OZ

5

TT

2lb

5

TT

5lb

6

TT

10lb

6

TT

20lb

7

TT

40lb

7

TT

# 4.2: Tin Ties

The ability to reseal packaging pouches is turning to be one of the most popular and loved characteristics.

For most customers, tin ties are one of the most loved and add-on. It adds user-friendly abilities, convenience, and reliability to your pouches.

Gusseted bags are the most admirable pouches in the current product packaging arena due to the fact they get to fit very well with tin ties usage.

Tin ties are added at the top of any gusset bag to make it re-sealable. With tin ties in place, customers can get access to the packaged product at any time and enjoy the ability to reseal their bags at will.

Such ability makes it possible for them to protect their product from contamination, bacteria, odor, and water vapor infiltration.

At TedPack, we have different sizes of adhesive-backed types of tin ties. We can fit this add-on on any style of gusset bag you order from us.

We have several different sizes of adhesive-backed quality tin ties we can fit on your bags.

The re-close ability brought about by these add-on adds to your gusset bags is aesthetic.

Customers will be satisfied and happy buying a product packaged in quality bags that can sustain their packaging needs (that is product protection, self-standing, and the ever-needed re-seal ability).

But, do not get deceived that you or your customers can fit these tin ties by yourselves at will. Fast, you will spend much of your precious time of which you would have used it in something different, as well as to save your energy.

At TedPack, we have specific machines which are designed for tin ties application. Meaning, we can fit hundreds of tin ties at a go with position perfection and almost zero errors.

All you have to cater for is a small additional fee.

Below are some of the Tin Tie locations in different sizes or types of gusset bags.

Note: The Inches locations are measured from the Top of the bags to the tin tie top part.

Pouch Capacity

Bag typeTin &#; tie Location

Tin &#; Tie Length

4 OZ

Side-seal1&#;4.75&#;

8 OZ

Side-seal1&#;

4.75&#;

8 OZ

Square Bottom1&#;

5.5&#;

8 OZ

Quad Seal1&#;

4.75&#; or 5.5.&#;

16 OZ

Side Seal1&#;

4.75&#; or 5.5.&#;

16 OZ

Square Bottom1&#;

5.5&#;

16 OZ

Quad Seal1&#;

5.5&#;

2 lb

Centre Seal1.25&#;

7&#;

5 lbConcealed Seal1.5&#;

9.5&#;

# 4.3: Teat Notches

There is nothing else that means much to a product user regarding product packaging than convenience.

Our several add-ons are all geared towards the realization of convenience and reliability. Packaging pouches which are fitted with tear notches are easy to open.

Tear notches are also known as V-notches.

A tear notch is a pre-cut that we fit on pouches to help the customer realize the point where they should initiate a bag opening tear.

In other words, a tear notch is used to coax the end product user to initiate a tear.

Tearing pouches at any place where there is no tearing notch means you will use some extra force which is likely to give you a non-straight tear.

With tearing notches, your customer will enjoy some simple packaging pouch tearing action. Additionally, they will get some ultra-clean and a straight pouch opening tear.

Note; our tear notches can be fitted on any bag, e.g., stand up pouches, gusseted bags, flat pouches, vacuum pouches, and many more.

# 4.4: Spouts/Spout with Pipe

Spouts are also known as fitments.  Spouts have become most prevalent across companies that deal in the packaging of gels, powder, liquids, and granules.

Spouts are add-on fitted on packaging pouches and bags to give them the filling and pouring ability like the one enjoyed by customers who use plastic and glass bottles.

For example, if you are planning to package some beverage or juices, you will need spouted pouches. They are easy to fill, seal, open, pour, and re-seal.

These bags come with a spout and a cap that is welded to either open or close the pouch.

Additionally, some bags come with a spout pipe-like tube that runs from the top to the bottom of the pouch. That pipe is used to help one such all the packaged product to the last bottom-most drop.

Depending on your packaging pouch use, we can fit any of them for you. All you need to do is provide us with the requirements as well as pouch purpose.

We will try and get the right type of spout for your bag. There are spouts that can get fitted at the top of your pouch and others by the sides.

Our engineers and design experts are good at listening to your instruction and requirement. After hearing from you, they will retreat to their professionalism, and without doubt, they will give you the best.

# 4.5: Hang Holes

As a product packager, retailer or producer, you need to think of how best you can improve your product visibility.

There comes a time, when your shelves are full and you what to improve your product visibility for customers to see.

Hanging your packaging pouches or bags along the shelves or at your counter thus becomes your best shot.

Regarding such a need, you will need pouches and bags with hang-hole add-ons. These are punched hole that gives you the ability to hang your pouch at will.

When pouches and bags are hung at the right place, it does not only become easy for the customer to spot them but also makes it possible for them to recognize, read and get attracted to your branding.

There are different shapes and designs of hang holes we can fit on your bags. Some of them are:

# A. Triangle hang holes

# B. Round Hang Holes

# C. Euro Hang Holes

# 4.6: Ergonomic Handles

When planning to package your products in large bags, you should think of how your customer will carry such a big bag with ease.

But worry not, we got you covered. Our packaging pouches especially the bigger ones can get fitted with ergonomic handles as per your instruction.

Ergonomic handles are add-ons types designed to add carrying convenience to your pouches. With this type of add-on, your customers can easily fit a hand and carry your bags just like they carry shopping bags.

It does not matter the size of your pouch, but be sure we can fit these add-ons on any packaging pouch.

With ergonomic handles, anyone including your kids can easily carry these pouches.

# 4.7: Clear Windows

As a product producer or retailer, you must ensure customers like or find your products useful. Saying a customer is always right is not an understatement.

Such is the reason you need to have clear windows while packaging products that customers love.

For example, when packaging snacks, coffee beans, spices, granules, and some industrial products, you need clear windows or a transparent pouch side from which customer will see the product packaged in the bags.

Transparent or clear windows are used to help clients see what is packaged. Such is an act that helps to build clients&#; confidence in your product.

We can fit clear windows on any pouch. It all depends on your wish. If you need transparent or clear windows on stand-up pouches, quad seal bags, gusset bags, flat bags, or any other.

# 4.8: Round Corners

One thing that you need to know is TedPack is committed to service delivery. We are after error-free and efficient services always.

As we were doing our market study, we realized there are some of our customers who complain of injuries as a result of packaging pouch handling.

We noted with a lot of concern that pouches with sharp corners sometimes do injure our esteemed pouch handlers, especially children.

For that reason, we opted to have round corners has one of our add-on features to avoid such injuries.

If you are to package products such as children&#;s snacks or medical equipment, you need packaging pouches with round corners.

Such pouches will not injure your kids owing to the fact their body skin is delicate, nor the sharp corner puncture or tear medical professional elastic cloves.

If you need these types of pouches, feel free to contact us. All we need is an instruction that you need packaging pouches with round corners as add-ons.

# 4.9: Gloss and Matte Finishing

Gloss and matte finishing are two different pouch finishing styles, but they do serve the same purpose.

These types of pouch finishing are used to protect your pouch&#;s surface from:

• Abrasion and scuffing caused by the repeated customer handling
• Protect your packaged product from excess light rays
• Make them waterproof and lastly
• Make your labels and branding easily visible to customers.

To differentiate the two: matte finishing makes your packaging pouches dull in such a way your bags will be able to reflect harsh lighting.

But, the good thing with matte finishing is that your labels, images, writing, and any form of branding will be highly visible something that will improve your product branding.

On the other hand, gloss finishing makes your pouches look bright or shiny. The shiny characteristic makes your bags visible from far. Customers will recognize you imprints from far thus improving your brand awareness.

Secondly, gloss finishing will reflect excess light rays thus protecting your packaged product from harmful rays.

Lastly, gloss and matte finishing does make your pouches waterproof.

Don&#;t you need such added advantages on your pouches?

Talk to us, and it will get done.

# 4.10: Re-closable Zipper

Re-closable zippers are made up of two plastic track components that do interlock thus giving a packaging pouch its re-closable ability.

You will agree with us one of the main reason you need packaging pouches is to protect your product from the external environment during the shelving, transportation and storing time.

For that reason, we found having re-closable zippers add-on will be a perfect added advantage to your end product user.

Meaning, after opening their tea, coffee, baby food, snack, or industrial equipment bags, they can reseal it once again after scooping or getting what they wanted to use out of the pouch.

Resealability thus gives your pouches the ability to keep your packaged product from excess oxygen, moisture, vapor, odor, or contaminants infiltration.

Depending on your pouch purpose, there are times we fit double or single re-closable zippers.

# 4.11: Slider Zipper

If you are planning to packages deli or fresh food, you might find packaging pouches with slider zipper the most viable.

Such is because, after opening your slider zipper, you will get a vast space from where you can gain access to the packaged product.

You can as well fill these pouches easily without worry; the opening will be large enough.

Whether you are planning to package some powder, gels, granules, or liquid product, slider zipper can be fitted on your bags.

At TedPack our engineering and designing professionals are experts with more than 20 years of experience. After making your order, all you need to do is relax; we will get it done in your most anticipated way.

# 4.12: Pocket Zipper

Pocket zippers are also known as pre-zippered. Whether you are a packager or an end product user, be assured you somehow need these friendly add-ons on your pouches.

Note; these pocket zippers are fitted on either the front or back side of a packaging pouch. Such is a reason that makes them useful for producers.

For product producers, if you are using pouches with pocket zippers, you enjoy the ability to fill your pouch past the zipper without getting worried about your product getting trapped by the zipper tracks.

If you compare pocket zippers with traditional zippers, you will realize these pocket zippers are protected and will never interfere with your pouch filling.

On the end product user, they also have a reason to smile. These types of pouches are &#;tamper-evident.&#; If as a customer you find that the pull tab is torn, that a sign the packaged content has been tampered with.

The opening of these pouches is something simple. After pressing the pull tab, you will gain access to your packaged product.

Some of the notable advantages of pocket zippers are?

• Particles or powdered products getting packaged do not get trapped along with the zippers
• Pre-zippers are easy to open
• They provide customer convenience, appeal, and great satisfaction

They are tampering evident.

Chapter 5: Packaging Pouches: Types of Bags

There are several types of packaging pouches. At TedPack, we go by your needs. Depending on the pouch design idea you got, we will advise you on the best packaging pouch or bag to use.

But, if you are a total newbie in the packaging industry, we will as well listen to your ideas, and together we will come up with the best pouch or bag that will meet your needs.

Pouch manufacturing depends on the shelf life you need, the product to be stored, your anticipated packaging pouch style, shapes, and size.

But no matter how complicated is your design, talk to us, we always listen. But one thing to be sure of, is we are the best.

We have the best professionals in the industry, and our experience goes behold 20 years.

Whether you are planning to package, industrial products, medical or surgical products, or food types, talk to us.

In this chapter, we are going to explain all the types of packaging pouches we manufacture. Every kind of pouch is designed for a specific reason and fitted with all the important add-on to serve you right.

On pouch material selection, all our product packaging pouches are made up of laminated film structures. There are pouches we use 3 and others up to 7 laminated layers.

Product protection dictates the type of material we are to use in each pouch. We understand you need barrier properties that will protect your product from:

• Oxygen
• Odor
• UV lights
• Moisture
• Vapor
• Bacteria
• Contaminants and many other hazardous agents from the outside environment.

Note; our pouches can get customized to help them suit the role you need them to serve.

Lastly; as an effort to improve your product visibility on the shelves, we can produce pouches in several colours. Additionally, our in-house designing department is equipped with the relevant machines for the same work.

We have the latest machines and technology needed for quality labels, user guide/ingredient info printing or any other branding type you deem essential.

We use rotogravure, digital and flexo printing technology. All we will need is your artwork design, and we will manufacture something worth your pay.

Below are some of the packaging pouches we produce.

# 5.1: Stand-Up Pouches

Stand-up pouches are also known as daypacks. These are the most popular type of packaging pouches in the present market. Many product packagers, retailers, and end product users love them most due to their ability to self-stand on shelves or kitchen shelves.

Their shapes mimic that of traditionally used packaging boxes and cartons.

They are bags with gusseted areas which are folded inwards and upwards but sealed on both sides.

With the help of the material types, we use, and the side gusset seals, our stand-up packaging pouches gain stand-up ability.

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The bottom gusset of these bags makes it possible for them to rest on any shelf comfortably. When filed, these pouches remain seated on that shelve for an extended time span leaving you with no sliding worries.

For barrier properties reasons, count on use. We are a packaging pouch company that understands the unique needs of various food and non-food products.

We always use multiple layers in our pouches and bag manufacturers. The laminated layers ensure that packaged products are kept safe and preserved for a longer time.

We have several materials that we combine to get our anticipated laminated structure.  For example

• BOPP/PET/PA/NY
• Kraft Paper/AL Foil/LLDPE/CPP

Note, our pouch manufacturing depends on you as our customer packaging needs. Our stand up pouches can be used to package several types of products ranging from:

• Industrial products
• Farm and lawn
• Food products
• Medical/surgical products/equipment

At TedPack, we can assure you that all our services are second to none. When it comes to packaging pouch quality, count one use.

Your product will be safe from all external hazards such as UV lights, moisture, odor, vapor, contaminants, and bacteria

If you need to improve your product visibility, our in-house graphic designers can do that for you. We use the latest printing technology meaning your pouches will have the most enticing label, images, and well-printed info.

For convenience reasons, these stand-up pouches can get fitted with countable add-ons.

Depending on your pouch need, we will help you select the right add-on feature. We have round corners, tear notches, tin-ties, degassing valves, clear windows, re-closable zippers, and many more all for you.

Some of the advantages of these stand-up pouches are;

• Self-standing ability
• ISO certified
• They are FDA approved if you need to package food products
• Are cost-effective regarding the material used and transportation costs due to their lightweight
• They are eco-friendly; these pouches are recyclable, and the materials are biodegradable.

Below are some of the details to take note of when ordering stand-up pouches.

Volume(grams)

WidthHeightBottomMOQThicknessDelivery

70

4.75&#;7.9&#;1.2&#;- pcs80Mil-7.5Mil (80-180 Microns)

30-35 Days

150

5.1&#;8.25&#;1.2&#;- pcs80Mil-7.5Mil (80-180 Microns)

30-35 Days

250

6.3&#;91.4&#;- pcs80Mil-7.5Mil (80-180 Microns)

30-35 Days

500

7.5&#;10.2&#;1.75&#;- pcs80Mil-7.5Mil (80-180 Microns)

30-35 Days

.25&#;13.2&#;- pcs80Mil-7.5Mil (80-180 Microns)

30-35 Days

Some of the stand-up packaging pouches that we produce are:

#5.1.1 Poly Window Stand-Up Pouches

Poly window stand-up pouches are fitted with a clear oval window through which customers can see the product packaged.

Such a possibility will help your customers gain confidence in the type of product they are about to purchase.

Some of the materials used are PET/PE/LLDPE

For you to improve your product brand awareness there are about nine colors we can use to print on these packaging pouches.

# 5.1.2 Kraft Round Window Stand-Up Pouches

These types of pouches are perfect for packaging tea, coffee, and organic food products.

The round windows add to product visibility. Those customers who must see the packaged product will love to buy your products because their needs are directly met.

They are made of laminated Kraft paper/PET/LLPDE to ensure excellent product protection. All these materials used are eco-friendly and biodegradable.

Several add-on features such as rear notches, hand holes, round corner, and zip locks can get fitted to add on end-user convenience.

# 5.1.3 White Kraft Strip Window Stand-Up Pouches

These types of pouches are manufactured using a natural white Kraft paper. Secondly, the surfaces of these pouches are matte finished to add on to the naturalness of these pouches.

If you intend to store some snacks, sugar or flour, you can try white Kraft strip window stand up pouches.

The material structure made up of MOPP/White Kraft/LLDPE provides a formidable barrier against vapor, moisture, oxygen, odor, or contaminant agents.

With these types of material, logo printing, hot stamping, labels, and all printings are possible.

# 5.1.4 Glossy Clear Poly Stand-Up Pouches

Glossy clear poly packaging pouches can be used for packaging pet food, nuts, and several snack products.

They are clear packaging pouches meaning your clients can see what you have packaged more clearly.

These pouches are almost transparent and with useful barrier properties. For any label, hot color stamping, or any information printed on these pouches, be assured clients will notice your product from far.

Gloss finishing makes these pouches shiny something that makes them stand out on any shelf.

Although only two to three layers are laminated together, for example, PET/LLDPE, we can assure you of quality product protection.

Lastly, there will be several add-on options for you depending on your packaging needs.

#5.1.5 Matte Clear Stand-Up Pouches

Apart from the glossy clear packaging pouches explained above, at TedPack we have an alternative for you. If you find a frosted look is right for you, then our matte clear poly stand-up pouches are the best for you.

If you deal in the fast-food industry, then these matte-looking pouches are the best option you got.

The frosty look will as well add to your product visibility. The matte look makes your labels, logos; hot stands, and any form of imprint highly visible.

Owing to your self-standing ability be sure your product visibility will be unquestionable.

# 5.1.6 Kraft Foil Stand-Up Pouches

When packaging organic food, bath salts, dried food, baked goods, and roasted coffee; these are the pouches to try.

They have an impressive look that suggests some naturalness. The laminated material film used is made up of materials such as Kraft/Al/LLDPE.

The Kraft material is used on the outside part while the inner lining is mostly made up of foil material. Such a material structure gives your product the ability to protect your packaged product from UV light, Moisture, vapor, odor, and contamination infiltration.

For easy end-user ability, several add-ons like round corners, zip locks, tear notches, and others can be fitted on your pouches.

# 5.1.7 Foil Wine and Liquid Stand-Up Pouches

These pouch types are mostly used for the packaging beverages such as coffee and wines. These packaging pouches are made of quality laminated film structures such as PET/AL/NYLON/LLDPE.

Such a material structure makes it possible for these pouches to keep the packaged product safe and free from any leakage.

If you need them printed, all we need is your print artwork. The rest leave it unto us, and you will not get disappointed.

For comfortable pouch carrying ability, we have ergonomic handles for you. Secondly, for pouring reasons, we can fit for you some tap or spots.

# 5.1.8 Rice Paper Stand-Up Pouches

Although these names suggest rice, they are not meant for packaging rice products. You can use them for packaging pet food, dried fruits, vegan food, and any agricultural product you need.

Note; these are eco-friendly pouches that can easily biodegrade.

They are made perfect for packaging reasons due to MOPP/Rice paper/PET/LLDPE materials used to make a formidable laminated film layer.

With such a laminated film structure, be assured your product will stay long in its fresh state. Hazardous agents like oxygen, moisture, vapor, and contaminants will not be a concern to you.

# 5.1 9 Mylar/Metalized Stand-Up Pouches

Mostly, these pouches are found in a matte finishing state on the surface and an interior that is silver metallic.

The laminated film structure made of PET/VMPET/LLDPE or MOPP/VMPET/LLDPE provides formidable barriers properties against moisture, oxygen, vapor, and bacteria.

These packaging pouches are thus best for packaging of cookies, nuts, snacks or spice products.

To add- to brand awareness we can use labeling, hot stamping, logo, and info printing can be done. We have a well-equipped printing department that is ready to make all your branding ideas come into a reality.

# 5.2: Flat Pouches

Flat pouches are also known as lay-flat pouches. They offer an excellent choice for both end-product users and product packagers because they are used to package small amounts of products, are economical and user-friendly.

For example, they can be used as sample pouches, or for packaging products that are mostly sold in small amounts for example spices, beef jerky, and mixes.

They are flexible packaging pouches and can be used for several packaging reasons.

Flat pouches are termed as user and packager-friendly due to the minimal effort required in packaging or sealing them.

Owing to such a fact, it means they do save time in the packaging process.

They are mostly welded on the side or the bottom part, but they have no gussets or folds.

Depending on the level of barrier property needed, we have expert engineers who will get the best-laminated material structure film.

We produce flat pouches made of metalized; foil, clear, PET, and many other materials.

One thing to be sure of is you will enjoy an extended shelf life for your product. Whether you need some protection against oxygen, vapor, moisture, odor, bacteria, or anything, we have a flat packaging pouch that will serve you right.

To add on user-friendliness, we have several add-ons that can get fitted on these bags. For example:

• Ziplocks
• Hang holes
• Round corners
• Degassing valves
• Tear notches etc.

Some of the advantages accrued from our TedPack flat pouches are:

• If you are packaging food products, we can manufacture food-grade pouches which are FDA approved.
• Most of our pouches are of good quality; they are all ISO certified and of QS rated.
• Never get worried about the environment when using our pouches. We produce environmentally friendly packaging pouches.
• Lastly, it is possible to recycle our bags.

As a way to improve your packaging pouch selection ability, under the category of flat pouches, we have the following options for you.

# 5.2.1 Pillow Pouches

Pillow pouches are also known as T Seal, Back, or central Pouches. If you want to differentiate these pouch types from others; they look typically to the bed pillows you know.

In most cases, the top ends of these pouches are left unsealed or open. That is the place from which you feel these pouches.

At the back end, pillow packaging pouches are sealed. The back seal extends to the length of the pouch something that makes them be known as T seal or back pouches.

Some of the benefits accrued from these pouches by both the packager and the end product user are:

• They are economical and easy to use
• They provide a large printing area where we can print any branding info, image, or label you need without printing break.
• Because the top part is mostly left open, you will get a large area from where you can fill your pouches.

If you compare the pillow filling area with other pouches, you will realize pillow bags have a large space.

# 5.2.2 Four Side Seal Pouches

Four side seal pouches have become most popular in today&#;s market. They are loved because they are economical and robust packaging pouches.

These pouches are loved by many because they provide a uniform appearance. All our manufactured four side seal bags are made of laminated film materials for barrier properties reasons.

You can get them when sealed on all sides or have three sides sealed, and one side left for filling purposes.

Advantages attached to these bags are they can be used for special purposes such as retorts or vacuum storages.

For user convenience and reliability, we have several add-on options for you. You can decide to either settle for:

• Re-sealable zippers
• Tear notches
• Ergonomic handles
• Ergonomic handles
• Gloss and matte finishing
• Round corners
• Hang holes

Other types of plat pouches are:

#  A. Back Metallized/Front Clear Flat Pouches

# B. Clear Poly Flat Pouches

# C. Kraft Window Flat Pouches

# D. Kraft Metalized Flat Pouches

# 5.3: Fin Seal Pouches

Fin seals in these fin seal pouches are also called &#;fold-over Seams.&#; These fin seals are inner edges where films get sealed together. Such is what is known as a fold-over.

But, do not confuse fin seal pouches with lab seal pouches.

For lap seals, they are also known as &#;Overlap seam.&#; Overlap seams are points where the exterior parts of the films used get sealed.

The choice of seals we decide to use during our fin seal pouches production depends on the type of material we use.

Most fin seal bag manufacturers involve the use of Mylar foil material. But, at no time will we use a single material. All our bags are manufactured using laminated films structures.

Such is the reason our Fin seal pouches can be used for packaging:

• Food
• Medical and surgical products
• Toner cartridges
• Tea and coffee
• Industrial pouches
• Pool chemicals

For convenience and easy to use reasons, under your instruction we can fit several add-ons on your bags. Some of the add-ons features options are hang-holes, tear notches, and many more.

If you would like to have some customized logos, designs, and info crafted attractively for visual appearance improvements, we are here for you.

All we need is an artwork of what you need, and we will get it done. Our rotogravure, digital, and flexo printing machines which are run by experienced designing professionals will stamp perfection on your branding.

 Below are some of the details you need to take note of when ordering our bags.

Dimensions (inches)

ThicknessMOQDelivery days

1.75 *3.125

2.5 milAbove

15

2.0 * 3.625

2.5 milAbove

15

2.25 *6.5

2.5 milAbove

15

2.5 * 6.0

3.0 milAbove

15

2.75 * 6.0

2.5 milAbove

15

3.0 * 5.125

2.5 milAbove

15

3.375 * 4.75

3.6 milAbove

15

5.5 * 7.5

3.0 milAbove

15

7.0 * 9.5

3.0 milAbove

15

9.0 * 16.04.3 milAbove

15

# 5.4: Three Side Seal Pouches

3-side seal pouches are uniquely made compared to other pouch types. They are packaging pouches that are made from a single piece of laminated film.

That single film is folded by the two sides and the bottom part. With that, one side which is the top part is left open which brings about one of the main notable advantages of these pouches.

3-side seal pouches offer a high filling volume compared to other packaging pouches which are sealed on four sides like the 4-side seal bags.

The top part of the 3-side seal bags which are widely open gives it the &#;high filling volume&#; advantage.

Same as the other bags produced by TedPack, 3-side seal packaging pouches are not an exception; they are made of multiple layers.

Such is what makes it possible for them to protect your packaged product from oxygen, moisture, vapor UV lights, and other contaminants.

You can use these packaging pouches for storage, transportation, or retailing purposes:

• Frozen foods
• Meat
• Spices
• Snacks
• Ready-to-eat foods and many other food products

With these kinds of packaging pouches, be assured your products will be safe for extended shelf life.

If your company needs cost-effective pouches, these are the type of bags to go for.

# 5.5: Gusset Bags

Although gusset bags were traditionally used for packaging tea and coffee, in the recent and present packaging pouch market their uses have increased.

The popularity of these bags has increased drastically due to the vast uses options they offer to their users.

For example, retailers love them most because they can arrange them vertically or horizontally on their shelves.

With a wide range of size choices, you can package products ranging from 2 OZ to 40 lbs.

Whether you are planning to package:

• Roasted coffee
• Tea
• Flour
• Garden and farm products
• Industrial supplies or
• For medical products, you can use these bags.

Gusset bags are high-performance bags that you will never go wrong with. We use laminated material film to ensure your products are preserved in a fresh state for a prolonged shelf lifespan.

If you are worried about moisture, oxygen, odor, germs, and other agents of contamination, you need to try these pouches.

The material structure formed using 2-7, or more multiple layers ensures all the external hazardous agents are kept outside.

There are countable laminated material structures we use to ensure perfect barrier properties for your products. Some of them are:

• PET/POLY
• PET/AL FOIL/POLY
• PET/MET PET/POLY
• Kraft paper/ POLY

Some of the advantaged attached to using these pouches are:

• Self-standing ability: with gusset bags, you are not going to worry about product storage; either on a mall shelf or kitchen shelf. They have a flat bottom that allows them to rest well on any shelf, table, or pantry.
• They offer an ample space where you can make all the product brandings you need. Whether you are you need logos, hot stamping, labels, images of information graphics done, you have the front, back and side sides to make your imprints.
• Gusset bags are easy to use. They have countable add-ons that made it simple for users to fill, seal, open and re-seal their pouches.

Some of the add-ons are degassing valves (mostly used for roasted coffee bags), tin-ties, tear notches, ergonomic handles, pocket zippers, slider zippers, clear windows, and many more.

Below are some of the dimensions and detail you need to know of when ordering gusset bags from TedPack.

Volume (grams)

Width (inches)Height (inches)Length (gusset)MOQDeliveryThickness

250

3..- pcs20-25 days

60-180 microns (2.5 mil-7.5 Mil)

500

3..22.- pcs20-25 days

60-180 microns (2.5 mil-7.5 Mil)

5.315.353.- pcs20-25 days

60-180 microns (2.5 mil-7.5 Mil)

6.719.34.- pcs20-25 days

60-180 microns (2.5 mil-7.5 Mil)

..- pcs20-25 days

60-180 microns (2.5 mil-7.5 Mil)

Under Gusset bags, we have the following types of pouches you can choose from. We have several gusset bags option to ensure all your packaging needs are met.

Note; we manufacture gusset packaging pouches depending on your packaging needs.

Some of the gusset style bags we manufacture are:

# 5.5.1 Foil Gusset Bags

These bags are known as foil bags due to the material type used. The foil material is used to ensure high-quality barrier properties are provided.

For that reason, these bag types are used for packaging several products such as Pet food, coffee, tea, and some medical products.

Some of the material structures used follows the formula of MOPP/AL/LLDPE.

Additionally, you can have any add-on type you need on these pouches. Some of the add-on features we provide are flat bottoms (for self-standing options), tear notches, re-closable zippers, pocket zippers, clear windows, and others.

For brand awareness reasons, we can have some logos, images, instructional info, and labels printed.

# 5.5.2 Clear Poly Gusset Pouches

Clear poly gusset bags are mainly used for packaging tea and coffee products. But one thing to know about these pouch types is they are not meant for extended shelf life.

But, they can provide an airtight environment that will keep your product safe and fresh for the intended time.

Owing to such a character, they do not provide a stronger barrier property like that of foil bags. That is one reason they are cheaper than their counterparty packaging pouches.

They thus offer a great alternative for the top-notch and expensive packaging pouches. Their holding capacity ranges from 2 OZ to 5 lb.

Although they are clear bags, we can smoothly make some branding such as hot stamping, labels, and other graphics but get rest assured we will not cover a large area to affect the see-through ability.

Lastly, you can have add-ons such as tin-ties, valves, zippers, tear notches, and others on these pouches.

#5.5.3 Kraft Foil Gusseted Pouches

Kraft foil gusseted pouches from TedPack are mostly meant for the packaging grounded, flavored, and fair trade coffee.

The brown look from the Kraft paper is used to give customers a natural and straight from the farm impression.

On the inner part, aluminum foil is used to reinforce the barrier properties of these pouches. The laminated structure mostly used in these bags takes the formula of Kraft/AL/LLDPE.

Such ensure the packaged product will be preserved for an extended time span on the shelf.

To ease your end product user experience with these pouches, we have several add-ons such as tear notches, slide zipper, tin-ties, degassing valves, and many others.

But all in all, you can be sure we are the best packaging pouch manufacturing company you will meet.

#5.6: Quad Seal Bags

Quad seal bags are four-sided bags whose popularity in the packaging industry has grown immensely. These are sturdy pouches that are made to hold heavier products.

With the four-sided corner bottom, these pouches rest comfortably on any shelf.  The aluminum foil material and other laminated material used give these pouches a sturdier look and as well ensure this bag does hold its style and shape for a long time after sealing.

The PET/AL/LLDPE material film structures are used to ensure that your products are kept safe for a long time. The laminated structure provides a formidable barrier property regarding oxygen, moisture vapor, and odor infiltration.

In most cases, these quad seal packaging pouches are used for storing farm seeds, agricultural products, garden products, Pet food, human food, and medical products.

They can hold between 6 OZ to 40 lb.

For easy opening, filling, storage, displaying, re-sealing, and other forms of conveniences needed by either the end product user or retailer, we have add-ons for you.

Under your instructions, we can fit tear notches, valves, zippers, pocket zippers, tin-ties, ergonomic handles, and many others.

In case you need to improve your brand awareness, these quad seal packaging pouches have the back and front panel which are enough billboard spaces.

Regardless of your label, image, infographic size, shape, or design, we have experts in graphic designing. They are all equipped with the latest printing machines (rotogravure, flexo, and digital printing).

If you need any size, shape, or quality of quad seal pouches, contact us.

Some of the advantages of these pouches are;

• If you need quad pouches for food packaging, we manufacture FDA-approved pouches.
• Our pouches are eco-friendly
• They are light-weighted meaning you will incur less shipping or transportation cost.
• You can get them in several colors depending on your preference

Below is a table showing additional details in regard to quad seal bags.

Volume (grams)

Width (inches)Height (inches)Length (inches)MOQThicknessDelivery

150

3.52.42. &#; Pcs60-180 microns (2.5-7.7 Mil)

30-35 Days

250

4.78.12. &#; Pcs60-180 microns (2.5-7.7 Mil)

30-35 Days

500

4.911.82. &#; Pcs60-180 microns (2.5-7.7 Mil)

30-35 Days

6.. &#; Pcs60-180 microns (2.5-7.7 Mil)

30-35 Days

..154. &#; Pcs60-180 microns (2.5-7.7 Mil)

30-35 Days

# 5.7: Shaped Pouch

Shaped pouches are flexible packaging bags that have become most popular in the beverage and food industry.

They are loved due to their ability to stand out on the shelves due to the creatively made shapes.

If you need to boost your product visibility and sell your brand outside there;  try flexible shaped pouches from TedPack.

They are flexible regarding size and shape.

Our design department is made up of experts with 20 plus years of experience. Meaning, for any creative design you need, we are at the best place to give you the best.

We can manufacture any shape, design, and size of flexible shaped packaging pouches. All we need is a detailed artwork of what you need, and we will give you something that will match your brand, appearance, and purpose.

These pouches are mostly used in packaging food, vegetable purees, juices, and laundry/hygiene detergents.

Although the designing, shape, or size needed might be a little bit complex, that does not mean the barrier properties of our bags get compromised.

We still use a laminated film structure to ensure the packaged product are kept safe for an extended shelf lifespan.

Apart from creatively made shapes, we can print some labels, logos, images, information, and any essential graphics all geared to improve your brand visibility.

Some of the benefits of these shaped pouches are:

• You can get a customized shape that will suit your packaging needs.
• Shaped packaging pouches offer perfect on-shelf differentiation that helps you shake off-market competition.
• Due to their lightweight, transportation cost is greatly reduced
• Built-in handles
• Easy to squeeze and easy to pour

For convenience and reliability reasons, we can fit several add-ons such as ergonomic handles, spouts, tear notches, and hang holes on your pouches.

Note: Die-cut shapes that we use manufacturing shaped flexible packaging pouches do reinforce your product branding. They make your pouches user-friendly something that customers love most.

The table below elaborates the detail you need to know while ordering shaped pouches from us.

OZ

Volume (grams)Width (inches)Height (inches)Length (inches)MOQThicknessDelivery

3.53

.154. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

4.23

.275.242. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

5.29

.275.242. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

6.35

.155.511. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

7.05

.155.512. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

8.82

.156.302. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

14.11

.947.482. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

17.64

.517.482. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

26.46

.519.652. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

35..519.652. &#; pcs60-180 microns (2-7.5 Mil)

12-25 days

# 5.8: Retort Pouch

If you intend to package your food for a time that beholds the normal shelf life, think of using retort packaging pouches.

These are the most advanced type of flexible pouches you will come across. They are made of several and diverse plastics and metal foils laminated layers.

For that reason, they can withstand thermal processing, used during product sterilization or aseptic processing.

Retort pouches can be used for packaging drinks and food which need aseptic processing. They are pouches used in place of the traditional food canning process. 

Remember, retort pouches were introduced in the year by the military. What does that insinuate? They knew these are packaging pouches that can keep their food products fresh for a long.

At TedPack, we are determined to maintain the glory of these flexible pouches. If you need to preserve any consumables for an extended shelf span than the one witnessed on other pouches, try retort pouches.

They are excellent for watery products, processed food products all the way to cooked foodstuffs.

Whether you are planning to package ready-to-eat food, which can be eaten cold or need to get warmed before eating by submerging it in a bowl or any container holding some hot water, try these bags.

We have experienced engineers who watch over every type of pouch production to ensure you get the best.

Some of the products which can be stored in these pouches are:

• Pre-cooked meals
• Organic food
• Pet food
• Fresh food and
• Soup-like food products.

Notable advantages attached to these pouches are:

• Retort pouches are made up of multiple layers of advanced material that make them withstand thermal processing.
• The material used makes these pouches more durable and puncture-resistant compared to pouch types
• If you need add-ons for easy filling, tearing, and poring; several of them can be fitted for you. Most of them are spouts, tear notches, hang holes, and many others.
• If you need to improve your brand awareness, we can do custom printing of the highest quality. We offer customized printing of up to 8 or more colors.

Some of the packaging pouches you will find under retort pouches are:

# A. Pillow or Flat Retort Pouches

These are the most widely used types of retort pouches. In most cases, they are used for vacuum preservation of food.

# B. 3-side Seal Retort Pouches

# C. Metallic Silver Retort Packaging Pouche

These pouches take that laminated structure formula of using PET/Metallic PET/Nylon/PE.

Such kind of laminated structure ensures that your packaged product will be exempted from any hazardous effect from the external environment.

Moisture, oxygen, odor, and all contaminant agents are completely blocked outside thus meaning your products will be stored in their fresh state for a long time.

# D. Stand-Up Retort Pouches

With their self-standing ability, that is not the only reason retailers, and customers love them.

They are made up of PET/CPP/MOPP/Metallic PET/PE/Nylon material that ensures total blockage of external effects that can affect your packaged product.

To elaborate on material choices regarding our packaging pouches below are some key detail on retort pouches.

• PET (Polyester) is the material that provides a gloss look on these pouches. PET is a rigid material that even makes it possible to have it printed on these pouches.
• Al (aluminum) material although a thin layer, it is used as the main material to prevent oxygen and other unwanted gases from infiltrating inside the packaging pouches
• CPP (Cast polypropylene) material is used for its food-grade properties.
• Nylon (Bioriented polyamide) material is used to add on puncture resistance ability.

# 5.8: Vacuum Pouch

First, vacuuming is a food preservation or packaging process that involves the extraction of air/gas especially oxygen from a packaging pouch before sealing it.

In connection to that, vacuum pouches are used for storing

• Food
• Medical /surgical products
• Cleaning agents
• Pharmaceuticals
• Beauty and health products and other industrial products may need an air-free storing environment.

If you are planning to package any of the named products, these pouches will ensure your products will be safe for an extended shelf life span.

Vacuum pouches are designed in a way once they are sealed, there will be no air infiltration. Meaning, your packaged product will be protected from oxidation, corrosion, or any form of spoilage.

Note; all our vacuum packaging pouches are made up of a laminated material structure that takes 5-7 layers of different materials.

Such a film structure ensures that your product will be kept safe for a long time. Every type of material that we use plays an important role.

But, the oxygen barrier takes center stage because it is the main contributor to food spoilage.

Our engineers have a plan in place that ensures the type of vacuum pouch you get regardless of the size, style, color or shape can resist puncture.

Even though some of the food types packaged in these pouches are ribs/meat bones from chicken, shellfish, pistachios, mussels, and many more. With such a strong pouch structure made of laminated material, you don&#;t have to worry about anything.

You can boil your packaged food in these bags up to 90 degrees Celsius.

Notable advantages of these pouches are:

• Your packaged food will be preserved in its fresh state for a long time; not even its taste nor aroma will get lost.
• There is no food degeneration, oxidation or corrosion which lowers your packaged food quality.
• There are several add-ons at your disposal that can ease your experience with these vacuum packaging pouches.

Some of them are clear windows, tear notches, hang holes, round corners, and ergonomic handles.

• Lastly, vacuum pouches which are used to package consumables, they are manufactured using food-grade types of materials.

Lastly, note that the opacity or transparency of the vacuum pouches we are to manufacture will depend on your packaging needs.

If you need see-through packaging pouches; we will prepare clear bags like the one below here.

Chapter 6: Packaging Pouches: Different  Applications

If you are a retailer or a product packager, you probably have noticed that in the current packaging arena, there is fierce competition regarding quality packaging.

You might have noticed that product packaging plays a big decisive role in whether your product will live up to be bought or succumb to shelf competition from better-packaged products.

No matter how much you take note of quality product production, if you happen to get it wrong on the packaging process, chances are your product shelf life will be short-lived.

Apart from quality packaging pouches acting as a magnet towards potential buyers, the ability to maintain the freshness of your product for an extended shelf span cannot be looked down upon.

Countless environmental hazards can wreak havoc on your packaged products, such of them are oxygen, moisture, vapor, odor, bacteria, and external contaminants.

To save you from such a disastrous product affecting agents, at TedPack we have different types of packaging pouches which are engineered for certain application reasons.

Our pouch manufacturing process is deep-rooted in well thought of innovation, expertise, creativity, and experience.

With that in mind, below are some of the pouches we produce in line with their application needs.

# 6.1: Aluminum Foil Bags

Aluminum foil-made packaging pouches and bags are known for their perfect barrier properties. If you have your products and you are worried about oxygen, moisture, vapor, or bacteria infiltration, then you need foil-made bags.

If you need to preserve your product taste, aroma, or flavor, we would recommend foil-made packaging pouches.

Just to take you back, aluminum foil-made pouches were used to package the first candies in , and the very material has not lost its glory to date.

Due to the quality of this material, when a customer needs packaging pouches that require formidable barrier property may be of 3-4 layers or above, every manufacturer will suggest that one of the layers must be aluminum foil.

An aluminum foil layer is mostly used as the innermost layer due to its quality, hygiene, and its a food-grade material.

Notable advantages of aluminum pouches are:

• Foil material as a low rate of moisture and vapor transmission
• Can protect your packaged product from extreme temperatures.

The reason behind this is because aluminum foil is a &#;double-ovenable&#; material. It is a material that can be used in both fan-assisted ovens and convection.

• Can be used in the manufacturing of several pouches types.
• For those willing to package consumables, Our foil materials are of food-grade standard, and FDA approved
• Cost-effective during transportation
• Are tear and puncture-resistant
• Are eco-friendly

Aluminum foil material can be used in the manufacturing of pouches used in packaging of:

• Human food, e.g., vegetables, meat, fruits
• beverage packaging, e.g., coffee, tea
• Pet food
• Medical and surgical products
• Garden and farm inputs
• Cleaning detergents

At TedPack, we produce several types of aluminum pouches. Our pouch manufacturing depends on your packaging needs.

We produce pouches of different styles, shapes, sizes, and colors. For example, our foil bag sizes range from 1 oz bags to above 5 lb.

We produce:

• Stand up pouches
• Gusset bags
• Quad seal bags
• Flat pouches
• Vacuum bags
• Pillow bags and many others.

As a way to improve user convenience and retailer reliability, we have several add-ons we can fit on your bags. For example:

• Re-closable zipper: for easy re-sealing of your pouches
• Clear windows: to increase customer confidence in the product they are about to pouches
• Hang holes: to aid in the hanging of bags on the counter for product display reason
• Ergonomic handles: to help in carrying abilities
• Slide zipper and pocket zippers for easy filling, sealing, and re-sealing abilities
• Spouts for efficient filling and pouring abilities
• Degassing valves, tear notches, and many others.

To improve product visibility, all we need is an artwork of the design you need. We have a graphics and designing department equipped with the latest rotogravure, flexo, and digital printing machines.

We can print any type of label, image, hot stamping, brand, info, and any graphic you deem essential to improve your brand awareness.

Below is a table showing types of pouches we produce and their capacities. But note; those are not the only sizes we product, contact us for more details.

OZ

GramsPouch Type & other description

1

28

Foil stand-up pouch with no tear notch

2

60

Foil stand-up pouch with square corners

4

110Foil stand-up pouch

Foil stand-up pouch

12

340Foil stand-up pouch

16

450

Foil stand-up pouch

2 lb.900

Foil stand-up pouch

5 lb.

Foil stand-up pouch

# 6.2: Kraft Paper Pouch

Kraft paper pouches are made up of several laminated material films, but Kraft paper is the most visible.

If you need a packaging pouch that will offer your products ultimate barrier protection from oxygen, moisture, vapor, odor plus external contaminants but still appeal to the naturalness of your product, try Kraft paper-made packaging pouches.

Most Kraft paper pouches from TedPack are made using a laminated film of either:

• Kraft paper/AL/LLDPE
• Kraft/PE
• Kraft paper/M-PET/PE and many others.

Such a film structure ensures the protection of your product for an extended shelf lifespan.

Some of the most products packaged using Kraft paper pouches are:

• Coffee (coffee powder, roasted coffee, or coffee bean)
• Tea
• Snacks
• Ready to eat food
• Pet foods
• Species

For easy user experience with these pouches, we have several add-ons we can fit on your Kraft paper packaging pouches. The good thing is, every type of add-on we use plays a different role to enhance reliability and convenience.

Below are some of the add-on features we can fit on your pouches:

• Tear notches: essential for easy pouch opening.
• Re-closable zippers, pocket zippers, and slider zippers are all needed for easy filling, sealing, and re-sealing of these pouches.
• Clear window: they help customers see the type and quality of the packaged product. Such helps in building customer confidence towards the product they are about to buy.
• The round corners used to avoid injuries to customers mostly caused by sharp corners.
• Hang holes to help in hanging your products to improve product visibility

Because product display is of vital importance in the packaging industry, Kraft paper marries the printing process.

You can decide to have hot stamps, labels, info, or any graphic design on these pouches. We are a packaging pouch manufacturing company that will not rest until your anticipated quality of designing is achieved.

If you need any custom printing done on your pouches, we use rotogravure, digital, and flexo printing. You can get Kraft paper pouches of any color that you need.

Below are notable details regarding Kraft paper pouch although they might change depending on your pouch specification and purpose. Contact us for more details.

Volume (grams)

Width (inches)Height (inches)Length (inches)MOQThicknessDelivery

70

4.757.91.- Pcs7.5-8 Mil (80-180 microns)

30-35 days

150

5.18.251.- Pcs7.5-8 Mil (80-180 microns)

30-35 days

250

6.391.- Pcs7.5-8 Mil (80-180 microns)

30-35 days

500

7.510.21.- Pcs7.5-8 Mil (80-180 microns)

30-35 days

..- Pcs7.5-8 Mil (80-180 microns)

30-35 days

Some of the notable advantages of these Kraft paper pouches are:

• They offer a natural look on your packaged product something that insinuates product freshness or directs from the farm. With that customers will highly get attracted to your pouches.
• These pouches are lightweight meaning they are cost-effective in transportation.

Some of the main types of Kraft paper pouches are:

# 6.2.1 Kraft Bottom Gusset Pouches

Kraft bottom gusset pouches are designed in a way they can stand up right on kitchen and mall shelves.

These pouches are differentiated from other pouches by their bottom part design. There are those with a round bottom, K-Corner or Plow bottom design.

But one thing that is common about these bottom parts is that they are designed to support your pouch self-standing ability.

These Kraft paper bottom gusset pouches can be used for storing food and non-food products.

Depending on your pouch purpose, you can decide to have add-ons such as zippers, clear windows, tear notches, hang-holes, degassing valves, and many others.

Lastly, one thing you should be sure of is these pouches are perfect when medium barrier properties are needed.

# 6.2.2 Kraft Block Bottom Pouches

Kraft Block Bottom pouches are also known as Flat bottom pouches. They are packaging pouches that mimic the traditionally known box.

As a fact, they are most loved because their flat bottom helps them rest comfortably on any table, shelf or pantry.

With that, they are known to hold more products when compared to their counterpart pouches such as side gussets and bottom gusset pouches.

They are characterized by side gussets on the right and the left. Such gussets provide a large space where you can make all the graphic designs you wish to improve your brand awareness.

Their smart design makes them attractive to customers which is a plus to you as a retailer, product packager, or producer.

Notable advantages of Kraft block bottom pouches are:

• Ample printing space that is the front, back, two side gussets, and the bottom.
• Brilliant self-standing ability
• Found in a variety of sizes
• Cost effect regarding the material used in their production. They use about 13% less material compared to traditional packaging boxes of the same capacity
• They have an appealing shape/appearance to customers

Kraft paper/M-PET/PE and Kraft paper/PE are the most common material structures used.

But one thing you should be sure of is these pouches will offer you proper product protection. You will not have to worry about oxygen, moisture, vapor, or odor infiltration.

Some of the common add-on features we can fit on these pouches are re-sealable zip locks, valves, ergonomic handles, tear notches, round punch holes, spouts, and many others.

# 6.2.3 Kraft side Gusset Pouches

Side gussets are the parts that make these packaging pouches popular.

The side gussets in these Kraft paper pouches are essential since they maximize product holding capacity. When these pouches are filled; their side gusset square out completely something that makes them more stable and as well as increases their holding capacity.

Additionally, they have fin-seals that run from top to bottom. They are the most preferred pouches for packaging snacks, food, and other industrial products.

With all the side gussets, the creation of brand awareness is not going to be a problem. You will get enough billboard space to make all the graphic designing you need.

The four sides will give you enough space to improve your brand awareness.

The key benefits of using these pouches are:

• Enough printing space on the four sides plus the flat bottom space
• They are self-standing
• Perfect barrier properties
• Are lightweight thus transporting them is effortless and cheap.

# 6.2.4 Kraft Flat Pouches

If you need cheap packaging pouches which are efficient for retail purposes, try Kraft flat paper pouches.

If you need easy-to-fill and easy-to-open pouches that will save you time and storage space, these are the best pouches.

They have no folds and no gussets

They are small pouch types but can get fitted with an add-on like clear windows, zippers, hang holes and tear notches.

Some benefits of these pouches are:

• They are best used for packaging tea, coffee, and spices
• They are inexpensive and easy to transport
• They can be customized and get used for any product packaging

# 6.3: Ziplock Pouches

In the current product packaging market, customers are not only concerned about the packaged product quality.

They have realized the quality of the packaging pouches does play a vital role in whether the product will be fresh or contamination-free.

For that reason, customers have developed a purchasing habit where they need re-sealable packaging pouches.

They have realized the need to reseal their products after packaging them. Although flexible packaging pouches might be sealed by the manufacturer to bar off oxygen, odor, moisture, or vapor, once the bag is opened, the packaged product becomes vulnerable to all the named spoilage agents.

For you to avoid food wastage due to spoilage, there is a need for ziplock pouches or re-sealable pouches.

On the other hand, product manufacturers and packagers also benefit from ziplock pouches because they can package large quantities of any product they produce thus eliminating the tedious process of using single-serve flexible packaging pouches.

One disadvantage of single-serve pouches is that when these pouches are torn open, they cannot be re-sealed. Meaning, the bag must be discarded.

But for Ziplock pouches, one can re-seal them at wish.

These types of pouches are mostly used to package:

• Pet food
• Snacks
• Human food, e.g., frozen veggies, fruits, seafood, meat,
• Spices
• Medical and surgical products
• Household products, for example, cleaning detergents

Ziplock bags can be of different sizes and designs. It all depends on your packaging need. From our end, we can fit zip locks on several types of flexible packaging pouches.

There are ziplock bags of different types such as:

• Stand up pouches
• 3 side seal pouches
• Vacuum pouches
• Pillow bags and
• Gusseted bags

One thing that remains constant about these zip-locks is that they are easy to lock. These ziplocks are made of track lock fitted on both sides of the pouch.

When you press the two pouch top parts, the track-locks get interlocked thus sealing your packaging pouch.

Such an easy experience is what makes these pouches one of the most loved and common among flexible packaging pouches.

Advantages of ziplock bags are:

• They are easy to use.
• They give packaging pouches a re-sealing ability.
• Can be used for packaging dry and wet food products and you will not experience any spillage or leakage.
• They help extend the shelf life of your packaged product even after opening the pouch.
• The positioning of the ziplock does not affect your flexible packaging pouch holding capacity or graphics printing space.
• They are FDA approved poly pouches

Depending on your packaging need and the type of packaging you need, you can decide to go for:

• Double track ziplock bags: they are made of two zip tracks which helps to reinforce the sealing process.
• Clear ziplock bags
• Slider ziplock pouches

# 6.4: Spout Pouch

Spout pouches are used for packaging powder, liquid, and dense types of food products. One reason that makes them get recognized and loved by many is they are easy to use.

Additionally, if you compare them with plastic and glass bottles, they are less bulky and easy to transport.

These are self-standing pouches with a cap and a weld spout that makes them re-closable. Although spouted pouches require additional expertise in their manufacturing, our engineers are up to the task.

You can use these flexible packaging pouches for safe storage and transportation of sauce, beverage, cleaning agents, juice, and many other products.

The good thing with these pouches is you will not experience leakage or spillage. We use laminated film materials, for example, PET/CPP/MOPP or PET/Nylon/PE to ensure formidable barrier properties.

If you need custom printed spout pouches, we can make it possible for you. We have experienced artwork designing experts and the latest printing machines.

We can print logos, labels, or all types of graphics you need on your spouted pouches with up to 10 colors.

Some of the benefits of using spout pouches are:

• Self-standing ability
• Are best used for packaging tea, juice, powder, coffee, and semi-liquid products.
• Easy to re-seal
• Perfectly utilization of space for brand awareness improvement

Below is a table explaining more on spout packaging pouch details.

OZ

Volume (grams)Width (inches)Height (inches)Gusset

(inches)

MOQThicknessDelivery

1.76

503.153.941.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

2.82

803.154.330.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

3.17

903.154.921.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

3.53

.155.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

5.29

.545.511.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

7.05

.945.911.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

8.82

.925.911.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

14.41

.127.871.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

17.64

.128.661.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

28.22

.946.501.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

35.27

.919.841.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

70...601.- pcs2.5-7.5 Mil (80-180 Micron)

20-25 Days

# 6.5: Tin-Tie Bags

First, a tin-tie is an accessory or add-on mainly used to add reclosing ability to a packaging pouch. This add-on feature can be used in several types of pouches under customers wish.

That is the reason we have categorized the under the application packaging pouches.

Most pouches made of polypropylene, PLA, or Kraft papers are added tin-tie for customer convenience reasons.

With a tin tin-tie add-on, you can roll down your coffee or any product to the point where you have some product remaining and seal it.

Our Tin tie bags can be used for packaging:

• Coffee
• Tea
• Snacks
• Cereals, e.g., beans
• Spices
• Dry soaps
• Confections and
• Ready to eat types of food

The tin tie add-on ensures your product will be stored in its fresh state for an extended shelf lifespan.

Additionally, these tin ties will ensure that your product flavor is maintained with no odor infiltration, oxygen, moisture, vapor, or bacteria.

We manufacture them in a variety of colors, sizes, styles, and shapes including those with clear windows. If you need any tin tie pouches, all we need is your pouch artwork and all details regarding the pouch you need.

All the tin tie bag types we produce are of food-grade category, and FDA approved. They are lined with poly or glassines which are all safe food materials.

Some of the advantages of tin tie bags are:

• They are 100% recyclable
• Environmental friendly
• Reusable
• Easy and convenient for resealing/closing
• Customizable
• FDA compliant
• Excellent printability
• Scratch-resistant

If you are looking for short-term packaging pouches, you can try our tin-tie packaging pouches; especially Kraft paper tin-tie pouches.

For self-standing pouches, we manufacture block or square gusset tin tie pouches.

If you are concerned about product branding, it is possible with these bag types. We can add custom labels and foil hot stamping or any form of branding imprint.

One reason we suggest ordering tin tie bags from us is for your best intentions. If you decide to add adhesive tin ties to your bags by yourself, you will not get the level of perfection like machines to do it.

Secondly, you will be wasting a lot of time doing it manually on every bag. But if you order these flexible packaging pouches from us, you will be charged a little fee, but it will be worth it.

We have tin tie applying machines that can work on thousands of packaging bags and pouches in a short time.

We manufacture Tin tie bags that can hold between 0.5 lb. and 5 lb.

# 6.6: Coffee Bags with Valve

Roasted coffee or grounded coffee is one delicate type of consumable. As a coffee producer/roaster or packager, if you are not going to take note of quality packaging techniques, chances are your customers will not enjoy your product.

First, coffee especially after roasting releases carbon dioxide gas. If this gas type is left and gets entrapped in the pouch, your coffee beans&#; quality will be affected.

The good thing with these valves is that they are one-way valves. They allow the carbon dioxide gas to get out but allow no external air into the pouch.

Apart from coffee quality getting lowered, the gas pressure inside the packaging pouch might result in pouch/bag bursting. Such will expose your product to other hazardous environmental effects such as oxygen, moisture, vapor, germs, and other contaminants.

Note: all the above hazardous happening and effects can get saved by one single add-on which is the degassing valve.

When packaging coffee, you need to your coffee bags with valves to ensure your product freshness is maintained. That should be your priority.

At TedPack, we understand the necessary unique needs to pay attention to when manufacturing coffee packaging pouches.

That is why we always use laminated material film. We combine several material films to get the right barrier properties that will keep oxygen, moisture, vapor, UV light, bacteria, and other contaminants off your coffee beans.

Additionally, if you need your pouches to be printed to increase brand awareness, all we need is the artwork. You will get quality labels, hot stamps, images, and information just as you would want it.

Lastly, for customer convenience reasons, we have add-ons such as zippers, tear notches, clear windows, tin ties, round corners, hang holes, and many others.

But remember, although these are specially made bags, it does not limit you from getting customized bags. We manufacture coffee pouches of different colors, sizes, shapes, and styles.

Below are some of the coffee bags with valves we produce.

# 6.6.1 Kraft Coffee Bags With Valves

These types of coffee bags are the most loved. They offer the buyer an appealing look due to the naturalness portrayed by the Kraft paper.

They give a straight from the farm or freshness appearance. They are bags made of Kraft paper material mostly on the outside but laminated with other materials such as Aluminum Foil, PET, and others.

Such film structures give these bags barrier protection against oxygen, bacteria, moisture, vapor, and other hazardous external conditions.

They are fitted with valves among other add-on features such as tear notches, hang holes, round corners, and others.

Note: Kraft paper coffee pouches can be of different styles such as; side gussets, stand-up pouches, flat bottom, and quad seal bags.

# 6.6.2 Stand-Up Coffee Bags with Valves

Stand up pouches and packaging pouches and bags which can self-stand. Customers and retailers love them most because they are easy to arrange on their shelves.

Secondly, they provide retailers with a perfect display through proper prints. If you need to improve your brand awareness, we are the best to work with.

We have expert graphic designers, quality and latest printing machines.

These pouches are made up of laminated material films that ensure oxygen, moisture, odor, and other external environmental hazardous agents are blocked off for example foil laminated bags.

Depending on the pouch quality you need, we manufacture pouches in different colors and materials. The size will also depend on your instructions.

If you need these Stand-up coffee pouches with valves; you can get some with matte finishing, brown paper printing, and transparent windows.

We produce them in numerous colors for example black, brown, silver, red and many others, Up to 9 colors.

# 6.6.3 Side Gusset Coffee Bags With Valve

These are the best coffee packaging bags. They have side gussets that when filled, square out fully to allow maximum filling.

When fitted with valves, they can keep your coffee product safe for an extended period. But valves are not the only character that maintains your coffee freshness.

They are made of laminated film structures for perfect barrier properties.

Again on the side gussets, as a product producer, you can benefit from able billboard space to create your brand awareness.

# 6.6.4 Four Side Sealed Coffee Bags with Valves

These are the coffee packaging pouches that resemble the traditionally known packaging boxes. They have sides that are the front, back, and the two sides.

The bottom gusset provides a perfect self-standing ability while the top part is used for filling but can be sealed or re-sealed.

What makes box-like packaging pouches perfect for coffee storage and transportation are the degassing valves and the laminated material structure used.

They are packaging pouches that can protect your coffee from all infiltrations by oxygen, vapor, moisture or odor.

If you need to create your brand awareness, our printing techniques allow has to brand your packaging pouches in 9 colors.

You can get four-sided coffee bags with valves of different styles and finishing. If you need matte finishing, gloss finishing, pouches with clear windows, or any other style, we will give you the best.

These bags type allow you to package your coffee immediately after roasting or heat treating.

We are the best coffee packaging pouch manufacturing company you can think of.

# 6.7: Child Resistant Bags

Although our mission and vision at TedPack are to provide easy to open flexible packaging pouches through the use of tear notches and zippers, there are some countable products that consumers and product producers cannot allow them to fail into the wrong hands.

Some of these products are:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Medications
• Pesticides
• Cleaning agents
• Medical marijuana

The entire list of named products thus needs highly protecting packaging which is child-resistant.

Our Child-resistant packaging pouches feature some scientifically made slide-locking mechanism that is easy to open for adults but difficult for children.

All that adult users need to do is push a small lever up and then pull a zipper to get access to the packaged product. If one wants to reclose the pouch, all to do is push the zipper lock to the closing direction until one hears a &#;click sound&#; produced by a lever placed at the bottom of the pouch.

Contrary to the normal rigid bottles with plastic-made spouts caps or bags and pouches with tear notches and zippers which are easily opened through tearing or sliding, these childproof zipper locks are simple to open, but one needs a specific technique.

Our TedPack child-resistant packaging pouches are made of uniquely selected material films that ensure total perfect barrier properties.

Some of the materials we use are PET/PA/NY, AL FOIL/PET/LLDPE among others.

With these pouches, be sure you will maintain your product&#;s freshness, aroma, taste, and flavor for an extended shelf life span.

Additionally, your products will be protected from external hazardous agents such as oxygen, moisture, vapor, odor, germs, and bacteria infiltration.

Some advantages of these pouches are:

• They are flexible and lightweight
• FDA approved
• Recyclable
• Printable

In case you are in need of a pouch printing service, look nowhere else. We have the best printing services that will ensure your brand awareness is up to beat.

Our graphic designing experts and the technology and machines they are equipped with will give you nothing else but the best labels, logo, hot stampings, information and all graphic imprints you might need.

Chapter 7: Packaging Pouches: Material Choices

At TedPack, one thing that remains constant to us is our commitment to the production of quality packaging pouches.

But before mentioning anything further, you need to understand our pouches are made up of laminated material films. We combine different materials to get the expected barrier.

We make sure that the material film we are going to use will protect your product from environmental hazards such as moisture, oxygen, UV light, Vapor, germs, bacteria, and all forms of product contaminants.

If you are planning to package products that need aroma, taste, and flavor protection, we have the right material to help us produce the bags you need.

We select our materials based on packaging needs. After hearing from the customers/client-side regarding his or her packaging requirements, our engineers take their time to determine the film structures they are to use in your flexible packaging pouch manufacturing.

We are determined to manufacture aluminum foil structures, Kraft paper film structures, metalized film structures, microwavable film structures, boilable film structures, and many others.

We use several materials in making roll stocks that we use in our flexible pouch manufacturing.

Our pouch colors, durability, and resistance to effects like tear and punctures depend on clients&#; instructions and the needed packaging pouch quality.

If you are a product producer, you have no reason to get quality pouches and bags.

Below are some of the material types we use.

CPP (Cast Polypropylene): offers high resistances to heat, puncture, and oil.

VMCPP (Vacuum-metalized cast polypropylene): it&#;s a cost-effective material that improves pouch barrier property and makes the pouch surface shiny.

RCPP (Retort cast polypropylene): this is a microwavable material that can withstand temperatures up to 120 centigrade.

LLDPE (Linear low-density polyethylene): LLDPE makes packaging pouches heat sealable, and adds to their barrier properties against oxygen, moisture, and water vapor.

White LLDPE (Linear low-density polyethylene): it&#;s a white in color material that is mostly used in the manufacturing of pouches used in packaging electronics and antistatic.

PET (Polyethylene terephthalate): this is a transparent and lightweight material used for moisture barrier reasons.

VMPET (Metalized polyethylene film): it&#;s a shiny cost-effective material that provided high light barrier properties.

AL (Aluminum foil): offers a perfect barrier against oxygen, moisture, light, and odor.

Kraft paper:  this is a high puncture-resistant material, but also it&#;s very printable.

Nylon: its resistance to high heat, abrasion, moisture makes it most likable. Although, it is one transparent material used to make clear windows

BOPP (Biaxial Oriented polypropylene):  This material is more transparent and softer than PET although its high heat resistance ability makes it most likable.

MOPP (Matte Biaxial Oriented Polypropylene): it&#;s a material mostly used where matte finishing, high heat resistance, or high tensility is needed.

PVDC (polyvinylidene chloride)

EVA (Ethylene-vinyl acetate)

PB (Polybutylene)

MET-PET Metallized PET film

mPE (Metallocene polyethylene)

PE (Polyethylene)

MET-OPP Metallized OPP film

PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene Teflon)

OPP (Oriented polypropylene)

PA (Polyamide)

Chapter 8: Packaging Pouches: FAQs

1. Which are the materials specifications do you offer?

Our client&#;s packaging needs dictate our material choice. But, we offer a broad range of custom laminated material specifications.  Contact us for more details and a list of material selections based on your packaging need.

2. Which are the add-on features can you offer?

We have a comprehensive list of add-on for example zippers, tear notches, hang holes, round corners, ergonomic handles, clear windows, spouts, pocket zippers, valves, and many others. Kindly visit our Add-on page for more details.

3. What is the minimum number of bags or pouches quantities can I order?

Our minimum order quantity is pcs on gravure print, 100 pcs on digital print. But, contact us for more details.

4. Is it possible for you to offer samples for testing purposes?

Sure, we would love to do that, we recommend our clients to test our pouches before purchasing them.

5. Do you manufacture retort pouches?

Yes, we are a flexible and versatile packaging pouch company, and we produce a variety of them. Contact us if you need any packaging pouch.

6. What details do I have to keep a note of when ordering bags and pouches from you?

All we need are the necessary information regarding the type of pouches you need. For example, pouch dimensions, artwork (graphics), add-on features, quality. For more information, kindly contact our sales department.

7. Approximately how many colors do your pouch manufacturing and printing process support?

We can print any color. We offer 10 printing colors.

8. What is your printing DPI capability?

We have trust in our printing quality. Typically, our DPI ranged between175 to 250

9. How much will shipping of my bags and pouches cost?  

Our shipping costs if any are included in the quotation we will send you.

10. Which are the charges should I expect when making my order?

Most of our charges are billed separately but are cost-effective. For example Designing work, proof, and film, computer files preparation, gravure printing, digital printing, and flexo printing are all billed separately depending on your packaging pouch needs.

11. Which is the right procedure to submit my order placement?

You can contact us through our , We respond to emails within 12 hours within business days.

12. What is lead time do you offer?

For most of our deliveries, our lead time takes between 15 -30 days.

13. Which is the artwork submission method do you accept?

You can provide your artwork via Dropbox and . But all artwork should be either in an Adobe Illustrator where all fill sources, and all fonts are included.

14. Does Ted pack offer warehousing services?

Yes, we consider temporary warehousing as a service to our clients.

15. Do you allow a return and if yes, how do I initiate one?

Sure we allow customers to make their returns. But, before you initiate your return, contact us either by or . Kindly ensure you give us a notification before making your return, we won&#;t accept any return without a notification.

Note: tampered with products that are not in the same condition as they were delivered will not be accepted.

16. Are your pouches recyclable?

Yes.We can use recyclable material for some of the pouches

17. If I need to confirm your pouch quality before you ship them to me, will I have a chance?

Yes, you can involve a third-party inspector if you wish. But note, all our pouches are ISO and ISO certified.

18. What are payment modes do you accept?

You can use T/T and L/C, Paypal. For any other mode, contact us for clarifications first.

19. How will I know you have received my order?

Once we receive your order, we will send you a notification.

Chapter 9: Packaging Pouches: Welcome to TedPack

Since we have specialized in packaging pouch manufacturing and through our market study, innovation, and our professional experience which clocks above 20 years in the industry, we can comfortably say we are one of the best.

We are a flexible packaging pouches company that can offer a complete product packaging solution under one roof that will meet all your unique packaging needs.

Our design innovations, creativity, materials we use, engineering concept, experience and professionalism, printing technique, and machines give us the advantage to provide you with the best services of all.

Whether you are in need of consumable and non-consumables packaging, our advanced performance, production quality, and economical pricing will never disappoint you.

We trust our professionalism, experience, and expertise in combining pouch production science of &#;what works&#; and the innovation of &#;what might work&#; to create packaging pouches that meet product protection standards and product branding.

Our product design standards are complemented by our perfection in the designing department which is dedicated to creating labels, images, and graphics that will make your products stand out.

Our manufacturing and designing include a specialized and exhaustive brand/color/material choice/production management to ensure quality, designing, branding, and color consistency.

Our quality service provision has earned us a good reputation among the customers we have worked with. If you need any type of packaging pouch, get to us, you will not get disappointed.

Final Words

Are you a product manufacturer, packager, or retailer? You are the people who need to take note of the product packaging you are to use. The current dynamics in the packaging industry are very unforgiving. If you are not willing to lose the market grip of your product, invest in good packaging.

How will your products get to end-users in their useful state if you are not going to get keen on the packaging?

If your product freshness is to be maintained in the right state for a prolonged time, proper packaging is key.

Lastly, you might have scored in your product protection, but if your pouches are not user-friendly, convenient, easy to use, or reliable your sales projections might not come into a reality.

At TedPack we are at your service. If you need any style, size, shape, or customization of packaging pouch, talk to us. We are ready to offer you a listening hear at any time.

Allow us to be part of you&#;re team to ensure you make it big in your production journey. We will gladly take that role and won&#;t disappoint.

Introduction

Paper Packaging History

A wide range of paper and paperboard is used in packaging today for printed paper boxes, corrugated boxes and rigid paper boxes &#; from lightweight infusible tissues for tea and coffee bags to heavy duty boards used in distribution. Paper and paperboard are found wherever products are produced, distributed, marketed and used, and account for about one-third of the total packaging market. Over 40% of all paper and paperboard consumption in Europe is used for packaging and over 50% of the paper and paperboard used for packaging is used by the food industry.

One of the earliest references to the use of paper for packaging food products is a patent taken out by Charles Hildeyerd on 16 February for &#;The way and art of making blew paper used by sugar-bakers and others&#; (Hills, ).

The use of paper and paperboard for packaging purposes accelerated during the latter part of the nineteenth century to meet the needs of manufacturing industry. The manufacture of paper had progressed from a laborious manual operation, one sheet at a time, to continuous high speed production with wood pulp replacing rags as the main raw material. There were also developments in the techniques for printing and converting these materials into packaging containers.

Modern Paper Packaging

Today, examples of the use of paper and paperboard packaging for food can be found in many places, such as supermarkets, traditional markets and retail stores, mail order, fast food, dispensing machines, pharmacies, and in hospital, catering and leisure situations.

Uses can be found in packaging all the main categories of food, such as:

• Uses can be found in packaging all the main categories of food, such as:
• dry food products packaging &#; cereals, biscuits, bread and baked products, tea, coffee, sugar, &#;our, dry food mixes, etc
• frozen foods, chilled foods and ice cream packaging
• liquid foods and beverages &#; juice drinks, milk and milk derived products
• chocolate packaging and sugar confectionery
• fast foods
• fresh produce &#; fruit, vegetables, meat and &#;sh

Packaging made from paper and paperboard is found at the point of sale (primary packs), in storage and for distribution (secondary packaging).

Fibers

Paper and paperboard are sheet materials made up from an interlaced network of cellulose fibers. These materials are printable and have physical properties that enable them to be made into &#;exible and rigid packaging by cutting, creasing, folding, forming, gluing, etc.

There are many different types of paper and paperboard. They vary in appearance, strength and many other properties depending on the type(s) and amount of &#;bre used and how the &#;bres are processed in paper and paperboard manufacture.

GSM

The amount of fiber is expressed by the weight per unit area (grams per square metre, g/m2, or lbs per sq ft), thickness (microns, mm or 0.001 mm, and thou (0.001 inch), also referred to as points) and appearance (color and surface &#;nish).

Difference Between Paper and Paperboard

Paperboard is thicker than paper and has a higher weight per unit area. Paper over 200g/m2 is de&#;ned by ISO (International Organisation for Standardization) as paperboard or board. However, some products are known as paperboard even though they are manufactured in grammages less than 200g/m2.

Paper Packaging Categories

Papers and paperboard used for packaging range from thin tissues to thick boards. The main examples of paper- and paperboard-based packaging are:

• custom paper bags, wrapping, packaging papers and infusible tissues, e.g. tea and coffee bags, sachets, pouches, overwrapping paper, sugar and &#;our bags, carrier bags
• multiwall paper sacks
• folding cartons and rigid paper boxes
• corrugated boxes and solid &#;berboard boxes (shipping cases)
• paper-based tubes, tubs and composite containers
• fiber drums
• liquid packaging
• molded pulp containers
• labels
• sealing tapes
• cushioning materials
• cap liners (sealing wads) and diaphragms (membranes)

Paper and paperboard packaging is used over a wide temperature range, from frozen food storage to the high temperatures of boiling water and heating in microwave and conventional radiant heat ovens.

Whilst it is approved for direct contact with many food products, packaging made solely from paper and paperboard is permeable to water, water vapour, aqueous solutions and emulsions, organic solvents, fatty substances (except grease resistant paper grades), gases, such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen, aggressive chemicals and to volatile &#;avours and aromas. Whilst it can be sealed with several types of adhesive, it is not itself heat sealable.

Barrier Properties

Paper and paperboard, however, can acquire barrier properties and extended functional performance, such as heat sealability for leak-proof liquid packaging, through coating and lami-nation with plastics, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) and ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), and with aluminium foil, wax, and other treatments.

Packaging made solely from paperboard can provide a wide range of barrier prop-erties by being overwrapped with a heat sealable &#;lm, such as polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC) coated-oriented polypropylene (OPP or BOPP) or a similarly coated regenerated cellulose &#;lm.

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD &#; FIBRE SOURCES AND FIBRE SEPARATION (PULPING)

Paper and paperboard are sheet materials comprising an interlaced network of cellulose fibres derived from wood. Cellulose fibres are capable of developing physico-chemical bonds at their points of contact within the fibre network, thus forming a sheet. The strength of the sheet depends on the origin and type of fibre, how the fibre has been processed, the weight per unit area, and thickness.

The type of fibre also influences the colour. Most paperboards have a multilayered construction that provides specific performance advantages and gives the manufacturer flexibility of choice, depending on the packaging end use, of the type of fibre used in the individual layers. Virgin, or primary, fibre is derived directly from wood by a process known as pulping. This can be done mechanically (Fig. 8.1) or with the help of chemicals that dissolve most of the non-cellulose components of the wood, which are subsequently used to provide energy (Fig. 8.2).

The terms sulphate and sulphite refer to the chemical processes used to separate the fibres from wood, sulphate being the more dominant process today. Mechanically separated fibre retains the colour of the wood though this can be made lighter by mild chemical treatment. Chemically separated fibre is brown but it can be bleached to remove all traces of non-cellulosic material. Pure cellulose fibres are translucent individually but appear white when bulked together (Fig. 8.2).

Fibre recovered (secondary fibre) from waste paper and board, which is not de-inked and bleached, is grey or brown. Fibre recovered from brown packaging will be brown in colour. When mixed printed waste recovered paper and board is processed the colour of the pulp is grey. Pulp can be dyed during processing to meet a specific colour specification. The process whereby recovered fibre is made into paper and paperboard is an example of material recycling (Fig. 8.3).

Fibres can withstand multiple recycling but the process of recycling reduces fibre length and inter-fibre bonding, features related to sheet strength properties. Furthermore, it must also be appreciated that some papers and boards cannot be recovered by nature of their use and, hence, there is a constant need for virgin fibre to maintain the amount and strength of fibres. In practice, the proportion of fibre that is recovered and recycled in various countries is between40 and 60%. Another important factor relevant to sheet properties is the species of tree from which the fibres are derived. In general terms, the industry uses long fibres for strength and short fibres for surface smoothness and efficient sheet forming in manufacture. Long fibres are derived from coniferous softwoods, such as Spruce, Pine and Douglas Fir, and have average lengths of 3&#;4.5 mm. Short fibres, such as those derived from Birch, have  average lengths of 1&#;1.5 mm.

PAPER AND PAPERBOARD MANUFACTURE

Stock preparation

If pulp is bought in bales, it is first dispersed in water in a hydrapulper. All pulp, including pulp that comes straight from the pulpmill without drying, is then treated in various ways to prepare it for use on the paper or paperboard machine. Inter-fibre bonding can be increased  by mechanical refining, in which the surface structure of the fibre is modified by swelling the fibre in water and increasing the surface area. The degree of refining, which also influences the drainage rate at the next stage in manufacture, is adjusted to suit the properties of the intended paper or paperboard product.

Additives, such as alum or synthetic resins, are used to increase the water repellancy of the fibres. Wet strength resins can be added to increase the strength of the product when saturated with water. Fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), also known as optical brightening agents (OBAs), can be added at this stage to increase whiteness and brightness.

Sheet forming

The fibre in water suspension, roughly 2% fibre and 98% water, is formed in an even layer. This is achieved by depositing the suspension of fibre at a constant rate onto a moving plastic mesh, known as the wire (Fig. 8.4). On some machines, forming is carried out on a wire mesh covered cylinder. Forming results in a layer of entangled fibres from which water is then removed by drainage, which may be assisted by vacuum. Tissue, paper, and thin boards can be formed in one layer. Thicker and heavier higher grammage paperboards require several layers of pulp, either the same type, or different pulps, depending on the board type, being brought together successively in the wet state.

Forming on a wire mesh in this way has two important consequences.

Firstly, there is a slight difference in appearance between the wire side of the sheet and the other side (top side). This effect is eliminated if the sheet is subsequently coated with a white mineral (china clay) coating, or if a specific type of twin wire former is used where both outer sides of the sheet are in contact with identical wire mesh surfaces.

Secondly, the method of forming influences the orientation of the fibres in the sheet. Since fibres are long and thin, they tend to line up in the direction of motion on the machine. This is called the machine direction (MD). Strength properties, such as tensile and stiffness, are higher in the MD. One of the aims of successful forming is to randomise the orientation of fibres in the sheet. Nevertheless, the orientation occurs and it is normal to measure strength properties both in the MD and in the direction at right angles to the MD, known as the cross direction (CD). The fibres form an entangled network that is assisted by creating turbulence in the headbox immediately prior to forming and, on some paper machines, by shaking the wire from side to side.

Pressing

At the end of the forming section, or wet end of the machine, the sheet is sufficiently consolidated by the removal of water to support its own weight to transfer into the press section (Fig. 8.5). Here it is held between absorbent blankets and gently pressed using steel rolls so that with vacuum assistance more water is removed, reducing the moisture content to about 60&#;65%.

Drying

The moisture is reduced to less than 10%, depending on grade, by passing the sheet over steam heated cylinders. Some machines include in their drying section a very large heated cylinder with a polished steel surface. This is an MG (machine glazing) cylinder &#; also known as a Yankee cylinder. Paper can be produced with a glazed surface on one side and on some board machines the MG cylinder is used to produce a smooth surface, whilst preserving thickness, thereby giving higher stiffness for a given grammage. A starch solution is sometimes applied towards the end of the drying section to one or both sides of the sheet. This is known as surface sizing. It improves the strength and finish of the sheet and anchors the fibres firmly in the sheet. Squeezing the sheet through a series of steel/composition rolls can enhance smoothness and thickness uniformity. This is known as calendering. Paper may be calendered at high speed in a separate process, known as supercalendering.

Coating

White pigmented coatings are applied to one or both sides of many types of paper and board on- machine. The coatings comprise mineral pigments, such as china clay and calcium carbonate, and synthetic binders (adhesives), dispersed in water. Excess coating is usually applied, it is smoothed and the excess removed. A number of techniques may be used &#; metering bar, air knife or blade coating.

One, two or three layers of coating may be applied. Coatings are dried by radiant heat and by passing the sheet over steam heated drying cylinders. They may be burnished (polished) depending on the required appearance, colour, smoothness, gloss and printing properties. Coat- ings can be applied off-line. In the cast coating process, the smooth wet coating is cast against a highly polished chromium-plated heated cylinder. When dry, the coating separates from the metal surface leaving the coating with high smoothness and gloss.

Reel-up

Finally, the paper or board is reeled up prior to finishing.

Finishing

The large diameter, full machine width reels of paper and board are then slit into narrower reels of the same or smaller diameter or cut into sheets to meet customer and market needs. Sheets may be guillotined, pile turned, counted, ream wrapped, palletised, labelled and wrapped securely, usually with moisture resistant material, such as PE coated paper or PE film.

PACKAGING PAPERS AND PAPERBOARDS

A wide range of papers and paperboards are commercially available to meet market needs resulting from the choice of fibres available, bleached and unbleached, virgin and recycled, and because fibres can be modified at the stock preparation stage.

Paper and board-based products can be made in a wide range of grammages and thicknesses. The surface finish (appearance) can be varied mechanically. Additives introduced at the stock preparation stage provide special properties.

Coatings applied, smoothed and dried, to either one or both surfaces, offer a variety of appearance and performance features that are enhanced by subsequent printing and conversion, thereby resulting in various types of packaging.

To illustrate these features of paper and paperboard, some examples are described below.

Wet strength paper

Paper sacks used in wet conditions need to retain at least 30% of their dry strength when saturated with water. To achieve wet strength, urea formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde are added to the stock. These chemicals cross-link during drying and are deposited on the surface of the cellulose fibres making them resistant to water absorption.

Microcreping

Microcreping, e.g. as achieved by the Clupak process, builds an almost invisible crimp into paper during drying enabling paper to stretch up to 7% in the MD compared to a more normal 2%. When used in paper sacks this feature improves the ability of the paper to withstand dynamic stresses, such as occur when sacks are dropped.

Greaseproof

The hydration (refining) of fibres at the stock preparation stage, already described, is taken much further than normal. It is carried out as a batch process and is known as beating. The fibres are treated (hydrated) so that they become almost gelatinous.

Glassine

This is a supercalendered (SC) greaseproof paper. The calendering produces a very dense sheet with a high (smooth and glossy) finish. It is non-porous, greaseproof, can be laminated to board and can be silicone coated to facilitate product release. Glassine is also available in several colours.

Vegetable parchment

Bleached chemical pulp is made into paper conventionally and then passed through a bath of sulphuric acid. Some of the surface cellulose is gelatinised on passing into water and redeposited between the surface fibres forming an impervious layer. This paper has high grease resistance and wet strength.

Tissues

Neutral pH grades with low chloride and sulphate residues are laminated to aluminium foil. The grammages range from 17 to 30 g/m2. Tea and coffee bag tissue is a special light weight tissue available either as a heat sealable product (containing a proportion of polypropylene fibres), or as a non-heat sealable product, in grammages from 12 to 17 g/m2. It incorporates long fibres, such as those derived from manilla hemp, which give a strong permeable sheet at the low grammages used.

A 100% biodegradable and compostable tea and coffee bag tissue is now available with fibre based on IngeoTM (PLA, polylactic acid). This product is suitable for use on tea and coffee, packing machines that use ultrasonic sealing technology (Ahlstrom, ).

Paper labels

These may be MG (machine glazed), MF (machine finished) or calendered kraft papers (100% sulphate chemical pulp) in the grammage range 70&#;90 g/m2. The paper may be coated on- machine or cast coated for the highest gloss in an off-machine or secondary process.

The term finish in the paper industry refers to the surface appearance. This may be:

• MF &#; machine finish, smooth but not glazed
• WF &#; water finish where one or both sides are dampened and smoothed, to be smoother and glossier than MF
• MG &#; machine glazed with high gloss on one side only
• SC &#; supercalendered, i.e. dampened and polished off-machine to produce a high gloss on both sides

Bag papers

For sugar or flour, coated or uncoated bleached kraft in the range 90&#;100 g/m2 is used. Imitation kraft is a term on which there is no universally agreed definition, it can be either a blend of kraft with recycled fibre or it can be 100% recycled. It is usually dyed brown. It has many uses for wrapping and for bags where it may have an MG and a ribbed finish. Thinner grades may be used for lamination with aluminium foil and PE for use on form/fill/seal machines.

Sack kraft

Usually, this is unbleached kraft (100% sulphate chemical) pulp, though there is some use of bleached kraft. The grammage range is 70&#;100 g/m2.

Impregnated papers

Wax impregnated paper and fluorocarbon treatment for grease/fat resistance is produced on- machine.

Laminating papers

These are coated and uncoated papers (40&#;80 g/m2) based on both kraft (sulphate) and sulphite pulps. These papers can be laminated to aluminium foil and extrusion coated with PE. The heavier weights can be PE laminated to plastic films and wax or glue laminated to unlined chipboard.

Solid bleached board (SBB)

Solid bleached board is made exclusively from bleached chemical pulp (Fig. 8.6). It usually has a mineral pigment coated top surface and some grades are also coated on the back. The term SBS (solid bleached sulphate), derived from the method of pulp production, is sometimes used to describe this product.

This paperboard has excellent surface and printing characteristics. It gives wide scope for innovative structural design and can be embossed, cut, creased, folded and glued with ease.

This is a pure cellulose primary (virgin) paperboard with consistent purity for food product safety, making it the best choice for the packaging of aroma and flavour sensitive products. Examples of use include chocolate confectionery, frozen foods, cheese, tea, coffee, reheatable products and as a base for liquid packaging.

Solid unbleached board (SUB)

Solid unbleached board is made exclusively from unbleached chemical pulp (Fig. 8.7). The base board is brown in colour. This product is also known as solid unbleached sulphate. To achieve a white surface, it can be coated with a white mineral pigment coating, sometimes in combination with a layer of bleached white fibres under the coating. This board is used where there is a high strength requirement in terms of puncture and tear resistance and/or good wet strength is required, such as for bottle or can multipacks, and as a base for liquid packaging.

Folding boxboard (FBB)

Folding boxboard comprises middle layers of mechanical pulp sandwiched between layers of bleached chemical pulp (Fig. 8.8). The top layer of bleached chemical pulp is usually coated with a white mineral pigment coating. The back is cream (manilla) in colour. This is because the back layer of bleached chemical pulp is translucent allowing the colour of the middle layers to show through.

However, if the mechanical pulp in the middle layers has been given a mild chemical treatment (bleached), it is lighter in colour, and this makes the reverse side colour lighter in shade. The back layer may, however, be thicker or coated with a white mineral pigment coating, thus becoming a white back folding box board. The combination of inner layers of mechanical pulp and outer layers of bleached chemical pulp creates a board with high stiffness. Fully coated grades have a smooth surface and excellent printing characteristics. This pa- perboard is a primary (virgin fibre) product with consistent purity for food product safety and suitable for the packing of aroma and flavour sensitive products. It is widely used for food prod- ucts, such as confectionery, frozen and chilled foods, tea, coffee, bakery products and biscuits.

White lined chipboard (WLC)

White lined chipboard comprises middle plies of recycled pulp recovered from mixed papers or carton waste. The middle layers are grey in colour. The top layer, or liner of bleached chemical pulp is usually white mineral pigment coated. The second layer, or under liner, may also comprise bleached chemical pulp or mechanical pulp. This product is also known as newsboard. The term chipboard is also used, though this name is more likely to be associated with an unlined grade, i.e. without a white, or other colour, surface liner ply (Fig. 8.9).

The reverse-side outer layer usually comprises specially selected recycled pulp and is grey in colour. The external appearance may be white by the use of bleached chemical pulp and, possibly, a white mineral pigment coating. (White PE has also been used.) There are additional grades of unlined chipboard and grades with special dyed liner plies for use in the manufacture of corrugated fibreboard.

The overall content of WLC varies from about 80&#;100% recovered fibre depending on the choice of fibre used in the various layers. WLC is widely used for cereals, dried foods, frozen and chilled foods, and confectionery outers.

PROPERTIES OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD

The features of paper and paperboard that make these materials suitable for packaging relate to appearance and performance. These features are determined by the type of paper and paper- board &#; the raw materials used and the way they have been processed.

Appearance and performance can be related to measurable properties that are controlled in the selection of  raw materials and the manufacturing process.

National and international standard test procedures have been published by British Standards (UK), DIN (Germany), ISO, and in the United States, there is TAPPI (Technical Association for the Pulp and Paper Industry) and ASTM International (formally the American Society for Testing Materials).

Appearance

Appearance relates to the visual impact of the pack and can be expressed in terms of colour, smoothness and whether the surface has a high or low gloss (matte) finish.

Colour depends on the choice of fibre for the outer surface, and also, where appropriate, the reverse side. As described above, the choice is either white, brown or grey. In addition, some liners for corrugated board comprise a mix of bleached and brown fibres.

Other colours are technically possible either by using fibres dyed to a specific colour or coated with a mineral pigment-coloured coating. Where paper and paperboard is required for quality printing, it is usually coated on the print side during manufacture with a mineral-based coating, usually white in colour, based on china clay or calcium carbonate. The reverse side may also be coated where two-side printing is required.

Performance

Performance properties are related to the level of efficiency achieved during the manufacture of the pack, in printing, cutting and creasing, gluing and the packing operation. Performance properties are also related to pack compression strength in storage, distribution, at the point of sale and in consumer use.

Specific measurable properties include stiffness, short span compression (rigidity) strength, tensile strength, wet strength, % stretch, tear strength, fold endurance, puncture resistance and ply bond strength. Other performance properties relate to moisture content, air permeability, water absorbency, surface friction, surface tension, ink absorbency, etc. Chemical properties include pH, whilst chloride and sulphate residues are relevant for aluminium foil lamination.

Flatness is easily evaluated but is a complicated issue as lack of flatness can arise from several potential causes, from the hygrosensitivity characteristics of the fibre, manufacturing variables and handling at any stage, including printing and use. Neutrality with respect to odour and taint, and product safety are performance needs that are important in the context of paper and board packaging, which is in direct or close proximity to food.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD

Additional barrier and functional performance for food packaging needs can be imparted to paper and paperboard by one or more of the following processes.

Treatment during manufacture

• Hard sizing

Sizing is a term used to describe a treatment that delays the rate at which water is absorbed, both through the edges (wicking) and through the surface. It is achieved by the use of chemicals added during the stock, or pulp, preparation stage prior to forming in manufacture. This is known as internal sizing. Traditionally, alum, a natural resin, derived from wood was used. Today several synthetic sizing materials are also available. Paperboard used in packaging for frozen and chilled food and for liquid packaging needs to be hard sized.

• Sizing with wax

Sizing with wax on-machine.

• Acrylic resin dispersion

Acrylic resin dispersion (water-based) coating &#; heat sealable, moderate moisture and oxygen barrier, available as one side coating on-machine.

• Fluorocarbon dispersion

Fluorocarbon dispersion coating, high fat resistant one-side coating on-machine.

Note: The terms on-machine and off-machine are commonly used in the paper industry. The machine in question is the paper or paperboard machine. An on-machine process takes place as the paper or paperboard is being made and off-machine is a subsequent process carried out on a machine designed specially for the process concerned.

Lamination

This process applies another functional or decorative material, in sheet or reel form, to the paper or paperboard surface with the help of an adhesive. Examples are:

• aluminium foil applied to one or both sides, provides a barrier to moisture, flavour, common gases, such as oxygen, and UV light. Aluminium foil laminated to paper and paperboard  is also used for direct contact and easy release for foods that will be cooked or reheated in radiation or convection ovens. Aluminium foil is also used to provide a decorative metallic finish as, for example, on cartons for chocolate confectionery
• greaseproof paper laminated to paperboard: good grease resistance for fat containing prod- ucts, temperature resistance to 180&#;C for cooking/reheatable packs. If additionally the grease- proof paper has a release coating, this product can be used to pack sticky or tacky products
• glassine paper laminated to paperboard: grease resistance for products with moderate fat content, such as cakes or bake-in-box applications. If the glassine is coloured the pack should not be used in reheatable applications but food contact approved grades can be used for direct contact with, for example, chocolate

The adhesives used for lamination include PVA-type emulsions, starch-based, resin/solvent- based, cross-linking compounds, molten wax or PE depending on the needs of the particular laminate. The presence of wax and PE also improves the barrier to water vapour. When PE is used as an adhesive the process would be described as extrusion lamination.

Plastic extrusion coating and laminating

Polyethylene (PE) heat sealable moisture barrier. Low density polyethylene (LDPE) is widely used in the plastic extrusion coating and laminating of paper and paperboard. Easier heat sealing results when PE is modified with EVA (Ethylene vinyl acetate). Medium and high density PE has a higher temperature limit, better abrasion resistance and higher barrier properties than LDPE. One and two side coatings are available (Fig. 8.10).

Polypropylene (PP) heat sealable, moisture and fat barrier. It can withstand temperatures up to 140&#;C and is used for packing foods to be reheated in ovens up to this temperature. One and two side coatings are available.

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) heat sealable, moisture and fat barrier. It can withstand temperatures up to 200&#;C and is dual ovenable (microwave and conventional ovens). It is coated only on the non-printing side.

Polymethylpentene (PMP) moisture and fat barrier and not heat sealable. It is, therefore, used as flat sheets, deep drawn trays and trays with mechanically locked corners. It is coated only on the non-printing side.

Ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) and polyamide (PA) heat sealable, fat, oxygen and light barrier. EVOH is moisture sensitive and needs to be sandwiched between hydrophobic materials, such as PE. It can be used as a non-metallic alternative to the aluminium foil layer.

Ionomer resin (SurlynQR  ), a polyolefin with high resistance to fat, including essential oils in citrus fruit, and moisture with very good sealing properties, is used as a tie layer on aluminium foil when applying PE to foil.

Bioplastic extrusion coatings are now available as a PE alternative. This starch-based material is sustainable and meets the EN standard for compostability (Packaging News ).

The process of extrusion is often extended to include extrusion lamination so that a structure, such as paper or paperboard/PE/aluminium foil/PE, can be produced in one operation on an extruder with two extruding units.

Note: By special selection of polymers, e.g. for lids and trays, it is possible to provide easy-open peelable heat-seals.

Printing and varnishing

Usually, printing and varnishing are associated with the appearance of the pack with respect to the visual impact of the pack through colour, information, text and illustration. There are also important functional aspects of printing and varnishing that are important for food packaging.

All the main printing processes are used &#; gravure, flexographic, letterpress, silk screen and lithographic. Paper and paperboard can also be printed by the recently introduced digital process. Choice is influenced by the appearance and performance (functional) needs and commercial aspects, such as order size, lead time and price.

The inks and varnishes may be those described as traditional for the process concerned, based on pigment, resin and vehicle. The vehicle, which transports the pigment and resin from the ink or varnish reservoir to the substrate via the printing plate, varnish pick-up roll, etc., may be an organic solvent, water or a drying oil. For some processes, pigments are replaced by dyes. In recent years, inks and varnishes cured by UV radiation have also become popular, and these materials are extremely inert. They give good rub resistance in wet and dry conditions and are resistant to product absorption. The inks contain pigment, cross-linking resins and a photo-initiator; they are 100% solid and are dry immediately after printing.

The functional requirements include adherence to colour standards, light fastness, rub re- sistance, print-to-print and print-to-pack registration and stability within the conditions of use. For some food products where the print is in close proximity to the food, e.g. chocolate con- fectionery, it is important that no residual solvents from the inks and varnishes, or any other interaction between print and product affects the food product.

Post-printing roller varnishing/coating/laminating

Post-printing roller varnishing and coating is usually associated with high gloss and can involve UV cured varnishes. The process can also be used for the application of functional varnishes to meet specific end use needs. The most common example of this is the application of heat-seal coatings for blister packs.

Another example of coating is the application of wax. This can take a variety of forms:

• dry waxing where molten wax is applied to one or both sides of a printed paper or a printed/cut/creased carton blank. The appearance is a matte finish
• wet or high gloss waxing. Immediately after coating, the printed paper or carton blank is conveyed through very cold water. This causes the wax to set immediately, producing a very high gloss finish

Waxed paperboard provides water and water vapour resistance. It can be heat sealable. The first liquid packaging cartons (&#;) were waxed. Wax is also a good gas barrier and can therefore protect food products against flavour loss or ingress of contamination. The main food applications today are for bread wrap, items of sugar confectionery (paper), frozen food and ice cream (cartons) and fresh produce (corrugated board). Cellulose acetate and OPP laminated to paperboard enhance appearance after printing.

DESIGN FOR PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PACKAGING

Surface design concerns colour, text, illustrations, decoration, finish (gloss or matte) and surface texture. It is achieved by making use of the basic surface properties of the paper or paperboard and through lamination, coating, hot foil stamping, embossing, printing and varnishing. Surface design usually refers to the external surface of a pack but there are situations where the internal surface is important for the overall effect, e.g. the inside surfaces of chocolate and tea bag cartons. Structural design is concerned with the shape of packages. The functional shape is determined  by the needs of the pack, e.g. closure and opening features. Creative shape adds interest for promotional needs where that is appropriate. Paper and paperboard are materials that give a designer freedom to develop imaginative solutions in meeting customer needs. This is due to a number of factors:

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• range of surfaces, in terms of colour and finish, available
• range of strength properties, in terms of fibre type, thickness and method of manufacture, available
• choice of functional coating, lamination, decoration, printing, etc
• ease of conversion into packages in terms of cutting, creasing, folding, gluing, locking, heat sealing, etc
• innovative machinery for conversion and packing