Container Labeling Options Using rommelag

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Container Labeling Options Using rommelag Blow
Fill Seal Technology

• PREPSENTED BY
• Mohammad Sadeghi
• V.P. RD
• Holopack International Corp.
• 1 Technology Circle
• Columbia, SC 29203
• Tel [phone]

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Contents

1. General Overview of Blow Fill Seal Process
2. Container labeling
3. Pros and Cons
4. Examples

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A. General Overview of Blow/Fill/Seal Process
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The Process
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BFS Process Steps

• The BFS cycle can be divided into the following
  steps
• Step 1 Parison Extrusion
• Step 2 Container molding
• Step 3 Container Filling
• Step 4 Container Sealing

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Contents

1. General Overview of Blow Fill Seal Process
2. Container labeling
3. Pros and Cons
4. Examples

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Labeling Options

1. Embossing
2. Paper label on tabs
3. Direct printing on tabs

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a) Embossing- Engraved Molds

• A mirror image of information is engraved on the
  surface of a molds cavity.
• Small vacuum ports on the mold surface pull in
  the soft plastic embossing the container.

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Engraved Mold
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Engraved Mold
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Embossing - Hot Stamp

• Hot Stamp embosses product information on each
  individual container tab after the container is
  sealed and ejected from the BFS machine

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b) Paper Labels on Tabs

• The mold is designed with a tab, or flag on the
  tail or the cap.
• Tab is a solid surface providing space for paper
  labels

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c) Direct Printing on Tabs

• Ink jet printing on tabs with barcodes, and
  product information

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Contents

1. General Overview of Blow Fill Seal Process
2. Container labeling
3. Pros and Cons
4. Examples

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a) Embossing
Pros Cons
No maintenance of label inventories Difficult to read on clear containers
Ensures 100 labeling of containers
Labels can not be removed
Ensure each unit is traceable
No leachables
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a) Paper label on Tab
Pros Cons
Clearer to read Potential leaching of label adhesive into solution
Greatly reduces potential leaching into the solution
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c) Direct printing on the Tab
Pros Cons
Clearer to read Potential leaching into solution
Eliminates potential leaching from paper labels
Greatly reduces potential leaching into the solution
Allows for barcode printing on line
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Contents

1. General Overview of Blow Fill Seal Process
2. Container labeling
3. Pros and Cons
4. Examples

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a) Embossed Labeling
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a) Embossed labeling with coloration
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b) Paper Label on Tab
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c) Direct Printing on Tab
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Conventional Labeling
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Packaging With BFS
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Packaging With BFS