Induction Sealing Application Articles

A new product with unique premium packaging is bolstering Hain Celestial Group's growth. A key element to the packaging of the new TeaHouse Latte and TeaHouse Chai is the induction seal which preserves product freshness and provides tamper-evidence.

The Arla Foods plant, near Leeds in England, houses four identical packaging lines. They draw freshly blown HDPE polyethylene bottles from silos and freshly processed milk from processing tanks with minimal operator involvement.

A new integrated line at Barr Laboratories runs 60 different products in 10 unique bottle sizes. Sealing containers on the line is an Enercon Compak™ induction sealer. The wide range of containers is sealed with Enercon's all-in-one sealing head.

Talk with Dr. Harold Harder and you realize he's a man on a mission. As president of Blessings International, he's actually a man on a multitude of international missions. Tulsa, OK-based Blessings is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and medical supplies to teams or missions. Drugs are supplied to clinics and hospitals in developing nations that serve indigent populations.

PURE BioScience, El Cajon, CA, manufactures and packages active ingredients that are nontoxic to humans for use as hard-surface disinfectants. The patented antimicrobial is silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC). PURE BioScience packages liquid products as active ingredients for third-party products and also blends its own IV7 brand ready-to-use disinfectants.

Renfro Foods is a family-operated business experiencing tremendous growth. Since being named Vendor of the Year by Wingstop Restaurants, Inc., the Fort Worth, Texas company has pushed the capabilities of its packaging equipment to satisfy growing demand for their zesty sauces, salsas and relishes.

Hain Celestial Group has had recent success, including its Celestial Seasonings tea products' 6-percent growth. Contributing to that success, says Matt Sungy, associate product manager, are new products with premium packaging introduced last May: TeaHouse Latte and TeaHouse Chai.

Enercon Industries Ltd. of Great Britain has supplied an induction cap sealing system to Cheminova A/S for the secure sealing of pesticides and preservatives. Based in Denmark, Cheminova A/S is a world-renowned agrochemical company that specializes in plant protection products, preservatives for the food industry and flotation agents for the mining industry.

Mark Wolf, CPC Vice-President of Operations, says the company changed over from pressure sensitive liners to induction foils when the industry increased its demand for a fool proof, tamper-evident seal.

It always helps to have firsthand knowledge of a product before you buy it. Life Force International - a 20-year-old Chula Vista, California, manufacturer of dietary supplements - followed this concept twice with great success recently.

When Amseal, Enercon's local representative in New Zealand, brought in a sealing project for a non-round and non-threaded container it would have been easy for Enercon's induction sealing experts to turn the project down. But instead they rolled their sleeves up and developed a custom solution for one of the world's leading manufacturers: Nestlé of New Zealand.

Packaging World Magazine recently released a report on Bryson Industries and their efforts to increase sales through a relationship with a television shopping network. They required Bryson to modify their packaging to ensure it would not leak and steered them in the direction of induction sealing.

ACH Food Company's new HDPE container from Schoeneck Containers is a state-of-the-art replacement for the wax paper-lined paperboard box the product had been packaged in for decades. It features a cap with an induction seal for freshness and leak prevention. An Enercon Super Seal™ Max is used to seal the new containers. The compact, air-cooled system features an operator interface with a two-line LCD display screen.

SaltWorks replaced pressure sensitive liners with an induction seal to ensure oxygen scavengers and desiccants are locked in with an airtight seal. 

What do think when you see a leaking product? According to a Perception Research Services study consumers perceive products that are damaged to be of a lower value. We all know that negative impressions are difficult to overcome. If you could ensure a positive first impression from your packaging what would it be worth to you? For Jennifer Hardaway, founder of KLEAN Bath and Body it was easily worth the cost of Enercon's Super Seal™ Jr induction sealer.

The votes are in, Induction Sealing Hall of Fame inductees were unveiled at Pack Expo in Las Vegas. These unique packaging applications represent the greatest challenges to the physics of induction sealing .

The packages were selected by a panel of induction sealing application experts. Each is being honored for the challenges that were overcome to achieve production success with an induction sealing.

In recent years Enercon has worked with leading customers on expanding the application range of this technology. The best examples of this success are represented by this group of HALL of FAME honorees.

When you're in the business of contract pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging not only is your reputation on the line, but so is the reputation of your customer. Partnering with high profile customers requires 100% compliance, state-of-the art equipment and expertise that instills confidence.

Pharmaceutical companies demand precise and reliable performance from their packaging equipment. On a high-speed line the importance of performance is intensified. So when Merck installed a 300 cpm packaging line in Puerto Rico, each piece of equipment was heavily scrutinized to ensure it would be up to the task. When it came to the cap sealer, Enercon’s Compak™ was selected as the best system for the job.

MGK, a manufacturer and packager of pesticides in Golden Valley, MN, was struggling to seal their 63-mm caps using a flat head induction sealer with a universal sealing head.

New package design incorporating an induction seal yields extended flavorful shelf-life and dramatic sales growth. No one knows the importance of preserving oyster freshness better than the Minterbrook Oyster Company of Gig Harbor, Washington. They've delivered quality oyster products to market since 1932.

Olive oil has been produced for thousands of years dating back to the time of Homer who referred to it as "liquid gold". Today when you visit the grocery store you see hundreds of varieties lined up on the shelf, varying in flavor and price. As the product has evolved over the centuries so have the packaging methods.

Enercon, Performance Systematix and TricorBraun team up to find the perfect cap, liner and sealing technology for Floratine's foliar solutions.

Implementing induction sealing provided Prescription solutions with a challenge. At any given moment the company relies on extensive RFID technology to track anywhere between 400 to 500 individual drug prescriptions on the line.

Did you know that induction sealing can solve two of the biggest problems facing spray bottle packagers? Washer seals minimize product leakage by preventing closure back-off, and they also prevent unauthorized re-use of spray bottles.

UK consumers have had their fill of leaky containers. And so have the packagers of dairy products in the UK. To prevent inconvenient and costly leaks major dairies in the UK have to adopted induction as their preferred sealing method. And they have chosen Enercon as their preferred supplier.

Chinese Chef Foods in Liverpool is using Enercon's Super Seal™ to extend the shelf life of their latest Chinese Chef range of sauces, by applying a high-integrity, hermetic foil seal.

It doesn't get much more mom-and-pop than Fisher Horseradish & Mustard, run by Gideon Fisher, Sr. He heads the 20 year old family business on his property in Newburg, PA, where his wife operates a semi-automatic filler. He operates a new portable induction sealer, a Compak™ Jr. from Enercon.

From New England to the Taiwan, from Europe to Venezuela induction cap sealing is a popular choice with dairy producers.

For Silver Joe's, the slogan "taste the adventure" is more than a theme and there is no exception when it comes to its packaging. Silver Joe's was thinking "outside the bag" when it came to the unique, tear-shaped container.

In addition to providing tamper evidence, induction sealing extends the product’s shelf life. "That can be a great help to our distributors and retailers, and we can stock more inventory," says Jus-Made's Plant Manager Tim Ray. He says the Enercon sealer enables the company to handle a wide range of bottle volumes and neck diameters.

Less downtime, less scrap, less conveyor, and higher speeds all translate into higher efficiencies for SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare. The Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of Tums®, Tums E•X® and Tums Ultra® Antacid/Calcium supplements, recently completed a packaging makeover on its popular products. A new induction sealer from Enercon figured prominently in the success of the project.

Have you ever made a packaging decision that you regretted? Taken advantage of a promise or a price that was too good to be true? Joanne Klauber is the founder of Makes Scents, a wildly successful start-up company that has seen significant growth over the last twenty-four months. In her own words she describes what its like to run a start-up business and making tough decisions when it comes to packaging equipment.

James Colyer, General Manager of Homecare de México (Guadalupe, México), will return to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2003, October 13-15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. His visit to the last show led to the purchase of two new induction sealing systems that virtually eliminated the possibility of leakage during distribution and protected his product against product tampering.

Digital Download! How do packagers use Enercon sealers to improve their operations? Download our interactive PDF and see how nine customers with unique applications rely on Enercon solutions.

Have you ever heard of a washer seal? Unlike a standard induction seal, a washer seal is open in the middle just like a washer. It is designed to provide a permanent welded seal that prevents a cap from being removed from a container.