PURPOSE
A. To allow a manufacturer to attach a small product to a stiff paper card and print the
product information on the paper card for the customers to see.
B. To provide the retailer a means of displaying products to the customer by using hooks
or peg board to hang the packages.PURPOSE
A. To allow a manufacturer to attach a small product to a stiff paper card and print the
product information on the paper card for the customers to see.
B. To provide the retailer a means of displaying products to the customer by using hooks
or peg board to hang the packages.
MACHINES AND PROCESSMACHINES AND PROCESS
A machine is used to heat clear plastic film from a roll to a temperature that allows the
film to be extremely flexible. The film is then lowered down over a product laying on a
printed paper board and a vacuum is applied by the machine below the paper board that
sucks the heated flexible film down over the product onto the paper board.
Adhesive is either applied to the board or to the clear
plastic film to allow the film to adhere to the paper board.
Both semi-automatic and automatic machines are available.
1. Both types of machines take about the same amount of time to package the products. It
takes about 10 to 20 seconds to heat the film and about 3 to 6 seconds to suck the film
onto the paper board and partially cure the adhesive
2. Machines come in standard sizes as follows: 18" x 24", 24" x 30",
24" x 36", and 30" x 36".
3. Machine cost varies due to size and how automated the cycle is. They range from $3,000
to $20,000.
SKIN FILM
A. Type Used
1. Several types of material are used for skin packaging. Most are a blend of surlyn
material and low density polyethylene (LDPE) material.
2. Some films have adhesive applied directly to one surface which allows the film to
adhere to the paper board. This reduces the cost of the paper cards or boards since they
don’t have to be coated with adhesive after printing.
3. Sometimes, due to the large amount of ink on the paper board and the application of
adhesive over the top surface of the board, the board must be perforated with tiny holes
to allow the film to be sucked down onto the board.
4. Film sizes come two inches wider than the smallest machine dimensions: 14",
20", 26", and 32" wide
5. Film thickness comes in 5, 7.5 and 10 mils. The heavier the product, the thicker the
film used.
6. Film costs range from $1.25 to $3.00 per pound.
7. Many times the paper boards are treated with a clear adhesive over the ink which bonds
the clear plastic film down onto the board. This costs extra at about $0.15 per square
inch per 1,000 pieces for adding adhesive and perforating the boards.
A. Type Used
1. Several types of material are used for skin packaging. Most are a blend of surlyn
material and low density polyethylene (LDPE) material.
2. Some films have adhesive applied directly to one surface which allows the film to
adhere to the paper board. This reduces the cost of the paper cards or boards since they
don’t have to be coated with adhesive after printing.
3. Sometimes, due to the large amount of ink on the paper board and the application of
adhesive over the top surface of the board, the board must be perforated with tiny holes
to allow the film to be sucked down onto the board.
4. Film sizes come two inches wider than the smallest machine dimensions: 14",
20", 26", and 32" wide
5. Film thickness comes in 5, 7.5 and 10 mils. The heavier the product, the thicker the
film used.
6. Film costs range from $1.25 to $3.00 per pound.
7. Many times the paper boards are treated with a clear adhesive over the ink which bonds
the clear plastic film down onto the board. This costs extra at about $0.15 per square
inch per 1,000 pieces for adding adhesive and perforating the boards.
A. Type Used
1. Several types of material are used for skin packaging. Most are a blend of surlyn
material and low density polyethylene (LDPE) material.
2. Some films have adhesive applied directly to one surface which allows the film to
adhere to the paper board. This reduces the cost of the paper cards or boards since they
don’t have to be coated with adhesive after printing.
3. Sometimes, due to the large amount of ink on the paper board and the application of
adhesive over the top surface of the board, the board must be perforated with tiny holes
to allow the film to be sucked down onto the board.
4. Film sizes come two inches wider than the smallest machine dimensions: 14",
20", 26", and 32" wide
5. Film thickness comes in 5, 7.5 and 10 mils. The heavier the product, the thicker the
film used.
6. Film costs range from $1.25 to $3.00 per pound.
7. Many times the paper boards are treated with a clear adhesive over the ink which bonds
the clear plastic film down onto the board. This costs extra at about $0.15 per square
inch per 1,000 pieces for adding adhesive and perforating the boards.
PRODUCTION QUANTITIES
PRODUCTION QUANTITIES
The manufacturer must try to anticipate how much production he needs to get from his
machine or machines. He then decides on the size of machine to give him multiple products
on a single board from every machine cycle.
As an example; an 18" x 24" board could produce 4
rows of 4.5" x 6" cards. This provides 24 individual packaged products per
machine cycle and 2 to 3 machine cycles per minute. Thus you could produce up to 72
products / min.
POST-PRODUCT EQUIPMENT
POST-PRODUCT EQUIPMENT
Manual paper cutters for small production quantities are used to cut the boards to
size and trim the excess film from the four edges of the paper board. Prices range from
$400 to $900.
Roll die cutters are suggested for large production
quantities. The entire paper board is fed into the die cutting machine which cuts and
punches each product board in a matter of seconds. The cost of die cutting machines range
from $5,000 to $15,000 plus cutting dies.
Paper hole punches for punching various shaped holes in the
individual product boards can be used if a die cutter is not feasible. Prices range from
$40 to $900.
Skin
packaging: Items are vacuumed tight against a card that
is completely covered by the plastic
.
Blister
packaging: Items are enclosed in rigid
PVC, a card is sealed against the PVC to form a loose fitting enclosure.
Vacuum Forming: Material is heated and vacuumed over tooling,
then cooled and Die cut to form a loose fitting enclosure such as a Blister or Clam
shell
