ICE™ - The Coolest Technology in the Industry!
Print this articleSource: Bemis Europe Flexible Packaging
Date: 9/26/2005
Introducing ICE™ - a revolutionary range of crystal clear, easy-to-form, high-performance barrier films for both top and bottom web applications.
The ICE™ family of films features a breakthrough multi-layer nylon co-extrusion process whose unsurpassed puncture resistance and outstanding hot tack properties provide unrivalled seal performance at cooler temperatures. Arguably, no other co-extrusion leads as many advances in extended distribution, longer shelf life and enhanced product appearance.
These highly machineable films deliver brilliant clarity and sheen, with superior resistance to haze. High residual shrink and excellent memory retention create packages that form tightly to the product and hold their shape over time. The advantages don’t end there. ICE™ film’s superb surface printing characteristics enhance the package’s overall impact.
ICE™ structure also corners the market on barrier: cooler forming temperatures allow greater corner thickness than competitive films, for improved oxygen barrier and longer shelf life. Films may also be pasteurized, while maintaining their signature clarity and shape.
ICE™ films are currently available in four different formats:
- ICE™ for intermediate barrier applications where low temperature thermoforming is used to create neat cavity shapes whilst maintaining good shrinkage and puncture resistance – hard cheese blocks and wedges, salami and dry sausages, spare ribs, rind-on meats (spec, prosciutto ham) and frozen meats.
- ICE™ F is an ideal forming film for surface printing and for products which require outstanding gloss and transparency whilst providing excellent mechanical strength for hard-edged or sharp products (dry cured salami, pepperoni), MAP and vacuum packs.
- ICE™ HB combines the high-performance characteristics of ICE™ with a higher oxygen barrier over standard laminates whilst maintaining relatively low thermoforming temperatures and an exceptionally tight fit around the product. Because ICE™ HB is so versatile, it can be used for a variety of post pasteurization applications including meat, cheese, bakery, MAP and vacuum packs.
- ICE™ F HB features superb gloss characteristics and first-rate barrier properties to provide the ultimate in thermoforming performance. Exceptional presentation is achieved through a tighter package, unmatched formed cavity memory for easy product loading and superior protection & corner thickness to reduce curl and wrinkles. ICE™ F HB is suitable for MAP bakery applications including pre-baked bread, pitta bread and luncheon meat.
Truly versatile, ICE™ Films deliver performance enhancements to packaging applications from deli meats to cheese to modified atmosphere packages for prepared foods.
As you would expect from an industry leader, Bemis offers one of the most comprehensive selections of value-added barrier solutions and the ICE™ range is just one of a new generation of innovative films developed to compete in an increasingly complex marketplace. You’ll find every opportunity to contain cost and improve profitability through enhanced machineability, extended shelf life and overall consumer appeal. For further information see Bemis for the total portfolio of specialty films engineered for specific market and product applications.
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