(1) Ears are attached to metal pails to hold the bail or handle. (2) The name given to the finger grip of pressed glass between the shoulder and finish of a 1/2 gallon, gallon, or other glass jug to facilitate holding it.
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A can end that is scored on the circumference and fitted with a gripping device (tab) for easy removal of end.
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Extrusion blow molding. A parison is extruded into a mold cavity and then blown into a bottle.
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A piece of corrugation with a height of 3/64 inch excluding the facing, generally spaced about 90 to 98 flutes per foot.
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A substance having rubber-like or stretching qualities.
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Raised design or lettering on the surface of an object accomplished by pressure of dies, rollers, printing press, etc.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One function of the EPA is to regulate the labeling, packaging and registration of pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The EPA is the sole federal agency with the authority to regulate child-resistant packaging for pesticides. Since March 9, 1979, child-resistant packaging has been required for all residential use pesticides labeled with a human hazard signal word of danger or warning.
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Expandable polystyrene. A generic term for polystyrene and styrene copolymers, supplied as a compound with physical blowing agents and other additives which can be processed into low density foamed articles. A major end-use is cushioned packaging. Low molding pressures and economical tooling make EPS molding an inexpensive method of producing foam shapes.
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Equipment for welding and assembling plastics, textiles, and films.
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Semi- and fully automatic plastic bagging equipment, and bag imprinting equipment. Refurbishing of bagging equipment is also available.
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Automatic and semi-automatic equipment for applying caps, lids, fitments, sifters, plug inserts and other specialty container closures on glass and plastic bottles. De-cappers are also available.
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Silicone pad printing process equipment, rotary printing equipment, silk screening equipment and laser technology printing equipment.
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Equipment which offers a controlled environment for the dispensing of laundry detergents, grease digesting chemicals and odor suppression chemicals. Used in Laundromats, car washes, trash chutes, dumpsters, lift stations, and water treatment plants.
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Liquid and aerosol, bottle, and siphon filling equipment, cup filling equipment for powders and granules, auger filling equipment for free flowing products, and pressure and gravity filling equipment.
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A wide range of equipment such as stretch film assemblers, lightweight impact wrenches, cappers and de-cappers, and aluminum and plastic tools for removing plastic pail lids, all designed to operate manually.
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Automatic and semi-automatic labeling systems. Varieties include equipment for carton printing, bottle labeling, bag printing, de-labeling, sleeve labeling, and small character ink jet printing.
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Drum trucks, dollies, stands, racks, dock levelers, vehicle restraints, portable dock boards, shelters, dock doors, bumpers, lights and curtains, pallet and hand trucks, hydraulic lifts and production lifts.
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Various auxiliary types of tooling and machinery to help achieve specific bottle molding capabilities are available.
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Label applicators, dispensers, stenciling systems, and equipment for packaging medical devices.
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Equipment for a wide range of objectives including sealing closures after filling containers, sealing molded plastic components, sealing flexible plastic packaging, etc. Manual, semi-automatic and automatic systems are available.
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Sterilization equipment for companies that require in-house processing, sterilizer tests and recording systems.
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Environmental stress crack resistance. A measure of the susceptibility of a plastic bottle to crack or craze under the influence of certain chemicals, stresses, or other agents.
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Manufactured by Selig Sealing Products. EsterFoil 50 is a white, ì polyester coated aluminum foil liner which is widely used within ì the cosmetic industry. It provides extremely low moisture vapor ì transmission rates with high chemical resistance and is available ì on a variety of pulp grades.
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(1) To treat a material with an acid, leaving the parts of the material which remain in relief to form the desired design. (2) To corrode the interior of a tin can sufficiently to be visible as an irregular instead of polished surface.
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Ethylene-vinyl acetate. Copolymers from these two monomers retain many of the properties of polyethylene, but have considerably increased flexibility for their density. Elongation and impact resistance are also increased. Used for making film, coatings, and adhesives. The combination of high clarity, puncture resistance, impact strength, and low heat-seal temperature makew EVA desirable for flexible packaging.
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Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers. Plastics produced by combining the processability of ethylene polymers with the barrier properties obtained from vinyl and alcohol polymers. The result is a material offering excellent processability and superior barrier to gases, odors, fragrances, solvents, etc.
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A substance, generally having some adhesive action, added to a product, such as an adhesive, ink, or paint, to reduce the amount of the primary resin required per unit area.
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Film produced by extrusion of molten resin through a die.
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A method of shaping a plastic material by forcing it, with the application of heat and pressure, through an orifice in a continuous fashion.
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A method of fabrication in which a hollow plastic tube (parison) is forced into the shape of the mold cavity by internal air pressure. Post finishing of the product is required. A video fo the process is located here.