Multilayer, Clear Plastic Can suits food packaging applications.
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Offering alternative to metal cans, Klear Can is formed via multilayer co-injection technology and has up to 5 year shelf life. Clear PP plastic can, suitable for retort up to 265°F, has double seam that allows flange to accept traditional (easy open and non-easy open) metal can ends hermetically sealed to container. Initially available in 41 cl size with total height of 110 mm, stackable and BPA-free can features 3-layer – PP outer and inner layers with EVOH barrier – construction.
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Kortec Introduces New Multi-layer, Clear Plastic Can
New ‘Klear Can’ Multi-Layer, BPA-Free PP Packaging Technology from Kortec Provides Attractive, See-Through Plastic Cans with Extended Shelf Life
Interpack 2014, May 8-14, Dusseldorf, Germany – Hall 11, Stand F54
Rowley, MA USA . . . A new multi-layer co-injection technology from Kortec, Inc., allows the production of clear PP plastic cans for food packaging. ‘Klear Can’ multi-layer plastic cans provide an attractive alternative to metal cans by providing brand owners with clear, see-through PP in a container that features extended shelf life of up to five years.
An ideal alternative to metal cans for fruits, vegetables, soups, meats, and other products, this new technology will be introduced by Kortec at Interpack 2014, being held from May 8-14 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Suitable for retort up to 130°C (265°F), these clear plastic cans have been tested and approved for both retortability and the integrity of the double seam, which was designed to allow the plastic can’s flange to accept traditional (easy open and non-easy open) metal can ends.
Klear Can provides numerous advantages over metal cans, most notably the ability to show the quality of the food products to the consumer at the point of sale. Other advantages include:
-Metal can ends for easy opening, hermetically sealed to the plastic can
-Three-layer plastic construction (PP outer and inner layers, with an EVOH barrier) for shelf life up to five years
-BPA-free
-Options for colored plastic cans, in-mold labels, or standard labels
-Stackable
-Molds up to 32 cavities
-Simultaneous Kortec co-injection process allows same cycle times as single-layer plastic injection
Designed for Easy Metal Can Replacement: Canners Can Use Their Existing Equipment
Another major advantage of Klear Can is it is designed so existing metal can-filling facilities can easily shift to the use of the plastic cans, with no need for investing in new downstream equipment.
“These plastic cans use the same steel or aluminum can ends, same filling equipment, same seaming equipment, and the same retorting and cooling equipment,” said Russell Bennett, Kortec Vice President Sales & Marketing. “For the canner and the brand owner, there is no need for significant modifications over what happens today. We see this as a major advantage.”
The first Klear Can introduction is the commonly used 41cl size, with a 75mm end, also common. The total can height is 110mm. Kortec is launching this at Interpack and invites brand owners and canners to evaluate the Klear Can for their specific product requirements. Kortec is ready to work on alternate size cans with companies who require something other than this initial 41cl size.
About Kortec
Kortec is the world’s largest supplier of co-injection systems to the plastics and packaging industries. The company’s systems are used throughout the world to produce high-barrier multi-layer containers featuring three-layer construction that optimizes clarity and strength while maximizing the shelf life of the end-use products. For more information, visit http://www.kortec.com.
About Milacron LLC
Milacron LLC and its businesses are committed to being the leading suppliers of plastics-processing technologies and industrial fluids around the world. The people of Milacron’s companies know what matters in manufacturing, and every day, put this know how to work to help customers improve productivity, cut costs, increase energy efficiency, eliminate scrap and reduce cycle times. For more information, visit http://www.milacron.com.
