- Pre-formed custom designed rigid tray with die cut lid
- Typical Tray Materials: PETG, APET, HIPS, PP.
- Typical Lid Materials: Coated polyolefin non-woven materials.
- Typical Applications: Large and heavy items such as Orthopaedic Implants or Pacemakers.
- Pre-made pouches and bags
- Usually paper/paper or paper/film composition.
- Good for low volume or new lines.
- Do not need specialised packaging machinery.
- Not suitable for very high volume processes.
- Can be supplied in reels, particularly for hospital use.
- Rollstock
- Good for very high volumes of established products.
- Require specialised automatic packaging equipment.
- Not good for low volumes or multiple SKUs.
- Flexible Peel Pouch
- 1 side is film e.g. PET/PE, CPP/PE.
- Other side can be Film, Paper or non-woven eg: Coated non-woven polyolefin materials, Lacquered Paper , Uncoated/sized paper, PET/PE/peel.
- Typical Applications: General medical device packaging.
- Header Bag
- A welded film bag with a breathable, peelable strip.
- Film: ULDPE, Metallocene PE.
- Breathable Strip: Coated non-woven polyolefin materials such , Coated, reinforced paper or uncoated versions of either.
- Typical Applications: Surgical kits, Gowns and Drapes, Bulky items.
- Form Fill Seal (FFS)
- Thermoformable base web combined with a top web on an automatic packaging machine. Requires a high capital investment and so is better suited to high volume products.
- Typical Base Web Films: PA/PE, PA/PP/PE, PP/PE, PE/COC/PE, EVA/Ionomer/EVA.
- Typical Top Webs: Uncoated medical paper, non-woven polyolefin materials, Lacquered paper.
- Typical Applications: Syringes, Tubing, Airways.
- Four Side Sealing (4SS)
- Two flat webs are combined on an automatic packaging machine.
- Typical 4SS materials: Sized Paper, Laquered paper or non woven polyolefin materials , Paper PE, PET/PE.
- Typical Applications: Dressings (wound care), Surgeon’s Gloves.