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Back Off
Loosening of cap; can be caused by improper cap application torque, improper mating of the cap to the container, or improper liner facing and/or backing.
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Backing Liner
The compressible paper material, usually pulp or newsboard, to which the liner is attached or adhered. This compressible paper material compensates for any irregularities on the sealing surface. Also provides additional strength, or water resistance, or better appearance.
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Bag-In-Box
A sealed, usually spouted plastic bag inside a rigid outer container, generally used for packaging liquid products of varying viscosities. The outer box may be disposable or reusable. The container itself may be be either partially emptied and resealed or may never be opened to ambient air (i.e., wine boxes). Consumer sizes usually range from one to six gallons while process and transportation sizes range from 55 to 300 gallons.
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Bags
Stock and custom polybags, shrink bags, shipping bags, protective mailing bags, bags with air vent holes, currency bags, anti-static bags, double-wall bags, trash can liners, recycled bags, specimen/bio-hazard bags, ice bags, ziplock bags, vinyl cosmetic bags, garment bags, sports bags, specialty bags, cloth bags, reclosable bags, and bags made with specialty films. Graphics and color printing options are available.
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Bail
Wire handle for carrying purposes, with or without grip, fastened to ears that are riveted or welded to opposite sides of a container.
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Banding
Banding is used to unitize a product for shipment. Steel, plastic and cord banding is available along with seals and buckle and strapping tools.
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Bar Code
An identification symbol where the value is encoded in a sequence of high contrast, rectangular bars and spaces. The relative widths of thes bars and spaces contain the information. Identification is by visual or electronic means.
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Barex
Barex is a polymer composed primarily of acrylonitrile, with methylacrylate and butadiene as comonomers. It offers excellent gas barrier properties, good impact and chemical reistance. Barex containers are used for many agricultrial chemicals. Barex is a registered trademark of BP Chemical Inc.
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Barrier Material
Term used to prescribe one of two classes of specialized packaging materials that provide environmental protection to the package contents: (1) gas-, moisture-, or light-proof materials that control or eliminate the amount of these environmental constituents that pass into or out of a package; (2) a porous material possessing a structure that prevents the passage of microorganisms that might contaminate the contents of a package.
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Bevel
The sloping edge of a container or part. A bevel adds a short flat span at the junction of two sides of a container.
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B-Flute
A piece of corrugation with a height of 3/32 inch excluding the facing, generally spaced about 47 to 53 flutes per foot.
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Bins, Storage
Intended for storage and retrieval of hardware and small parts. Available in plastic, recycled plastic and corrugated cardboard. Can be used on shelving, stacked, or hanging from panels.
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Bioburden
The relative number of actual or suspected microorganisms of whatever type found on a specific article at a specific time. May also apply to the level of microorganisms found in a specific area during a procedure such as air sampling.
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Blake
A particular style of straight sided oblong bottle used primarily by pharmaceutical concerns. Also called space saver and wide mouth packer.
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Blank Seam
An edge or side defect. A seam which is relatively large, extending from the shoulder to the bottom of the container. Also called "mold seam".
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Bleached Pulp
Any type of pulp whitened by an oxidizing treatment, usually with a hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide solution, or by a reducing treatment such as with sulphur dioxide or sulphites.
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Blister Packaging
A product is secured between a preformed (usually transparent plastic) dome or "bubble" and a paperboard surface or "carrier". Attachment may be by stapling, heat-sealing, gluing, etc.
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Blister Packs
A form of packaging and displaying merchandise in which the merchandise is sealed into a transparent molded plastic blister shaped to accommodate the merchandise with a foil or cardboard backing.
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Blow Molding
A method of fabrication in which a warm plastic parison (hollow tube) is placed between the two halves of a mold (cavity) and forced to assume the shape of that mold cavity by the use of air pressure.
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Blow Pin
Part of the tooling used to form hollow objects or containers by the blow molding process. It is a tubular tool through which air pressure is introduced into the parison to create the air pressure necessary to form the parison into the shape of the mold. On some blow molding systems, it is a part of, or an extension of, the core pin.
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Blown Glass
Containers manufactured from molten glass that are formed by air pressure, in molds, similar in fashion to plastic molding. The finished containers are ejected or extracted from the mold, then annealed (heated and cooled) to temper the glass.
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Blushing
A surface whitening or discoloration of a plastic bottle. It is the result of physically induced (i.e., by impact) or chemically induced phase separation of the (1) ingredients in the plastic mold compound or (2) the molecular orientation of the plastic.
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Board
A heavy weight thick sheet of paper or other fibre substance (from 0.012 to 0.030 inches and up). Variations: cardboard (non-specific term), chipboard, fibreboard, paperboard, containerboard, boxboard, tagboard.
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Boston Round
A style of bottle characterized by a round cylindrical shape with a short curved shoulder. Typically used by the drug and chemical industries.
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Bottles, Glass
In addition to the glass manufacturers found in the Glass Bottle and Jar portion of RapidFind, these additional vendors offer an assortment of glass bottles for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries. Included are safety-coated bottles, 24% lead crystal bottles, and exotic-shaped, foreign-made bottles. Various decorating options are available on some items.
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Bottles, Plastic
In addition to the manufacturers found in the Plastic Bottle and Jar portion of RapidFind, these vendors offer a large selection of stock and custom plastic bottles for the pharmaceutical, animal care, chemical, industrial, automotive, hazardous materials, cosmetics, food, household and personal care markets. Various shapes, sizes, neck finishes, resins (HDPE, LDPE, P/P, P/E, P/S, PET, PVC, PCR, EVOH, EVA, K-Resin, high gloss, nylon, polycarbonate), as well as decorating options are available.
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Boxes, Plastic
Carrying cases, luggage, food storage containers, tote boxes, reshipper containers, powder boxes, pill boxes, hinged-lid containers, school supply boxes, lunch boxes, cosmetic and jewelry boxes, tool storage boxes, fish boxes and freezer boxes. Various shapes and colors are available, as well as decorating options.
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Brown Silite
A SANCAP Liner Technology product. An oleoresinous coated brown ì Kraft paper. Brown Silite is a dark brown paper coated with a multicoat ì resinous coating. Color: Brown. Suggested product uses include maple syrup, auto polish, floor ì wax, industrial oil, insecticide, linseed oil, motor oil, paint, ì paint remover, shoe polish, stencil ink, varnish and turpentine.
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Brushes
Cosmetic, manicure, dental, jewelry cleaning, medical applicator, nail polish plug, bath scrub, wood handle, acid, and twisted wire brushes.
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Bubble Pack
A type of cushioning material that is made by trapping air between two layers of plastic material and using the "bubbles" to protect products inside their shipping containers. See blister packaging.
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Bung
A plug used to close a barrel or drum bung hole. Called a plug when referring to a steel drum closure.
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Burn Line
A dark streak of material in a plastic bottle resulting from decomposed material dislodged from the extruder and incorporated in the bottle.
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Butterchipboard
Butterchipboard is a pigmented chipboard which is smooth on both ì sides. It is used as a backing material to which facings are ì laminated in the manufacture of duplex liners. Butterchipboard ì can be laminated to aluminum foil, heat seal constructions and ì coated with a release coating. Thickness and color is available ì as specified.
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Buttress Thread
A design of thread profile (cross section) which takes the form of a right triangle or slight modification of that form. It is usually positioned so that the right angle is at the bottom of the thread cross section and adjacent to the neck of the bottle finish. The horizontal leg of the right triangle is the bearing surface for a matching cap thread. The thread sides terminate abruptly in threading, gradually tapering down to the neck finish. The buttress thread is designed to withstand maximum force in one direction only.
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