October 30, 2009

• Rubber Covers For Forklift Tynes and Specially Designed Plastic Pallets

  Silverlock Packaging Australia has custom designed plastic pallets used in abatoirs.
  Pallets need to hold weight up to 2 ton and be stored on racks at minus 10-20 degrees celcius.
  In so doing Silverlock has developed rubber sleeves which slip on the end of forklift tynes.  These are very useful in any application of forklift handling plastic [...]

January 16, 2009

• Food Container Material Specifications

  Food Container bases are produced in polypropylene while most lids are made in polyethylene.
   
  Polymer Types
  Block Copolymer Polypropylene (PP)
  §         General purpose type of material
  §         Freezing type of applications
  §         Types Used:
  High Impact PP

  Translucent
  High degree of flexibility
  -35°C – 100°C
  Used for large tubs, ice-cream  tubs and lids

   
  Medium Impact PP

  Translucent
  Firm material
  -18°C - 130°C
  Used for large tubs, frozen products

   
  Low Impact PP

  Translucent
  Very [...]

December 9, 2008

• Materials Handling - Glossary Of Terms

  HDPE
  High Density Polyethylene, used for crates which will be used in the Food Industry that are stored in low temperatures, as low as -30
   
  PP
  Polypropylene, mainly used in general purpose applications, also food grade,
   
  Recycled
  Mainly Black, not to be used for any food application
   
  Solid
  Means, no holes or slots in any of the walls or base
   
  Vented
  Means [...]

December 5, 2008

• Storage Food Container - Product Information

   Critical Hygiene
  All food grade products should be manufactured in a certified Critical Hygiene area.
   
  Achievement of this standard of hygiene includes:
  §         Bacterial Swabbing and Monitoring
  §         Air Filtered to 1 Micron
  §         Positive Air Pressure at a 40 Pascale differential between inside and outside factory
  §         Full Airlock Procedures for people, product, consumables or materials entering into a Critical [...]

• Cap and Neck Bottle or Jar Finishes

  Screw thread cap sizes are generally expressed as two numbers. 
  The first number refers to the cap diameter (in millimetres) and the corresponding Glass Packaging Institute (GPI)/Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) finish diameter. 
  The second number refers to the height and thread configuration of the closure or finish.
  These are commonly used bottle caps or jar caps and [...]