Pliant Introduces Empower Suite
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Pliant Engineered Films, a global leader in packaging technology, announces their Empower suite of technologies for source reduction in packaging. The introduction of the Empower portfolio represents Pliant’s dedication to provide customers with packaging solutions to help meet sustainability initiatives.
Source reduction lowers material and energy consumption in the manufacturing process which reflects a renewed efficiency in shipping and a concerted effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions during transit. This ultimately helps lower the total carbon footprint of a product.
The Empower portfolio has launched with three introductory technologies INsight, Synergy, and Endurance. These technologies allow brand owners to lower their packaging environmental footprint as well as enhance marketing opportunities, protect moisture properties and increase yield, respectively.
INsight sealant film allows converters and brand owners to print on the sealant layer, while eliminating a lamination pass. Brand owners benefit with a high-performance, energy-saving package that maximizes marketing opportunities.
Synergy is a hybrid film with top performance traits that add stiffness and moisture barrier properties to a package using less material. The film adds stiffness to stand-up pouch applications when used as a lamination. Additionally, the film can be used as a single substrate for pillow pouch applications. These features help maintain product freshness and consistency from the packaging line to the consumer, ultimately protecting the brand.
Endurance, a thin gauged sealant film, gives converters and brand owners the ability to maximize yield while maintaining a high quality final product. Designed to run 20 to 30 percent thinner than conventional products, the film delivers high-speed performance that is environmentally advantageous. Increasing the total yield per roll through source reduction also increases profitability without giving up the film’s ability to perform.
“The Empower suite of technologies was developed to help converters and brand owners enhance their sustainability efforts, a significant industry trend,” said Ken Swanson, president, Engineered Films Division of Pliant. “Sustainability through source reduction decreases the amount of material necessary to develop a high-quality package; enabling our customers to achieve their sustainability goals.”
Pliant’s Empower suite of films can be used for large format packaging typical of bulk products or industrial applications, and for smaller formats such as traditional retail packages. The high-performance films are ideal for packaging products in a variety of industries including the bakery, snack, coffee, confectionary, and pet food industries.
With a strong commitment to its extensive R&D program, Pliant will continue to expand the Empower portfolio of packaging technologies for sustainability.
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