Engineering Quality

Nowak states that laminating allows CEI to combine different substrates and build a product that combines the performance attributes of both substrates. “This provides a better performing package than the substrates individually,” he says.

On the horizon

Two global issues affect CEI: Asian packaging and finished goods from Asia that are already packaged, which eliminates the possibility of CEI supplying the packaging. “In both cases, where this will lead is a question. There are real concerns about Chinese imports [regarding] product safety, as we saw [with] the latest issues in the pet food market,” says Nowak.