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Water vapour permeation testing of food packaging at Campden BRI
As part of their research for the food and drinks industry, Campden BRI offer package testing for clients who are looking at reducing packaging costs whilst maintaining packaging performance. They were recently asked to assess whether the additional ethylene vinyl alcohol layer was benefitting the moisture barrier properties of board pots. In order to determine the moisture barrier levels of the pots, the water transmission rate was measured using a water vapour permeation analyser from Systech Illinois.
Lynerric Potter, Senior Research Officer at Campden BRI says, “Water vapour and oxygen transmission are just two of the tests we offer, using a suite of instrumental analysis systems which we can also use to assess physical properties, such as tensile strength and internal pressure resistance, leak detection and seal integrity. Instruments like the Permeation Analyser are an important part of our tool-kit.”
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Positive interest received at K2013, Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition
Gerald Burr, Sales Director at Systech Illinois said, "We were very pleased with the amount of interest we received from potential customers who visited our stand daily regarding our range of permeation analysers. The show also presented us with the perfect opportunity to meet with our distributors and their customers who attended the exhibition."
Approximately 218,000 people from more than 120 countries visited the exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany. With more than 3,200 exhibitors, it provided an international forum for all companies involved in the plastics and rubber industry to meet and offered numerous opportunities to the marketplace for visionary themes and innovative, sustainable solutions.
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Tekni-plex measure the barrier quality of Pharmaceutical Blister Packaging using WVTR and OTR instruments
To analyse the packaging materials for their required moisture and oxygen barrier, Tekni-Plex have chosen Systech Illinois’ leading water vapour and oxygen permeation instruments. Testing using the Systech 7001 ensures that the blister packages have the high barrier quality for applications where low moisture permeation rates need to be achieved.
Phil Bourgeois, Vice President, Global Technology & Regulatory Affairs at Tekni-Plex, says, “After reviewing the variety of barrier measurement instruments available in the market that could meet our needs, we chose Systech Illinois for the precision of their measurement capabilities across a wide range of temperatures and relative humidities that were germane to our market and development needs. We have been extremely pleased with not only the quality of the instruments but also with their relative ease of use and the great level of technical support that is provided."
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