Multi-web Wonders

Fred Garment, UCB films business manager, specialty packaging films, attests the development of the Propafoil range was spurred on by an ever-increasing demand for metallics in confectionery packaging.

Space-savers

Chuy's Comida Deluxe eateries required a more efficient way of chilling and storing the own-made red and white sauces, whose flavors migrated to each other when stored close together. To conserve storage space, Flexicon Inc., of Cary, IL, engineered a cook-chill system involving multi-web pouches formed from DuPont's Sclairfilm® polyolefin and Dartek® nylon. It replaced Chuy's traditional method using stainless steel pans.