Camvac lifts liquid packaging with Thermal Laminate relaunch
27 May 2020 --- UK-based Camvac, a leading supplier of metalized and transparent barrier films and laminates, has relaunched its Thermal Laminate product range with enhanced product performance. The high-performance, metalized triplex Thermal Laminate range is part of the Camplex product portfolio and is predominantly used within the manufacture of Bag-in-Box and bulk liquid packaging solutions. The thermal lamination range is touted as providing superior seal strength, seal integrity and flexibility, which are key performance parameters in the packing and transportation of liquids.
The metalized polyester film and conversion into metalized thermal laminate has been developed in-house. Camvac’s barrier film technology provides high oxygen barrier properties, maximizing product shelf life from packing through to consumption. The Thermal Laminates can be manufactured up to a width of 2180 mm.
Manufacturing of Camvac’s Thermal Laminate utilizes the businesses Camplus process to enhance the oxygen barrier and, in combination with its improved thermal lamination technology, delivers bags with “exceptional strength.”
Camvac's medical and core food packaging production is now a 24-hour operation in response to COVID-19-induced demand.The enhanced product performance achieved through the recent development program will also enable Camvac to offer products from within the Thermal Laminate portfolio that could provide additional environmental sustainability and cost savings to the supply chain, Camvac indicates. This can be achieved as the quality of the laminate may eliminate the requirement of the inner liner films, providing the possibility to significantly reduce the quantity of plastic per bag unit and deliver cost savings, whilst maintaining product performance.
The Thermal Laminate product range compliments Camvac’s wide portfolio of barrier metalized and transparent adhesive lamination products that are supplied to the bag-in-box and bulk liquid packaging markets where Camvac has held a strong presence and reputation for quality, service and innovation for around 30 years.
Camvac manufactures a diverse portfolio of barrier films and laminates that are suitable for and widely used in a range of food applications, including dry foods such as coffee, tea, and infant formula, in addition to the snack products, fresh foods and lidding film markets.
Improving their Thermal Laminate product performance is part of a wider investment program that has seen several new products launched into the marketplace and improvements made to established product ranges.
“Camvac’s investment program has definitely contributed to the enhanced product performance and our capability to produce excellent barrier properties for the Thermal Laminate. But it has not all been about investment,” explains Gary Chalkley, Development Director for Camvac. “Without the in-house Technical and Operation Teams working in tandem with the desire to improve the product performance, we would not have been able to bring a superior product to market.”
Camvac also recently launched a fully biodegradable and home-compostable decorative metalized film.
“Thermal Laminate by Camvac is a product range we see as an area of continuous improvement. This is just the first step in the project. Our future laminate developments targeted at sustainability will provide the potential to revolutionize the Bag-in-Box and bulk liquid packaging marketplace,” Chalkley adds.
The nature of Camvac’s business operations makes it a central supplier of essential products and services to the healthcare, food and liquid packaging markets. Without primary packaging, these supply chains will be compromised and the battle against COVID-19 hampered, the supplier notes.
In April, PackagingInsights spoke in-depth with Greg Kingham, Camvac CEO, about how the supplier has leveled-up the production output of its medical and core food packaging solutions by transitioning from a two-shift to a three-shift 24-hour operation as the COVID-19 pandemic drives up demand.
In February, Camvac launched Cambrite Camvert, a fully biodegradable and home-compostable decorative metalized film at Packaging Innovations 2020 in Birmingham, UK.
Edited by Joshua Poole
