Pactech has successfully tackled some of the most difficult engineering projects in flexible packaging. The engineering staff has considerable experience in barrier films and new materials as well as an in-depth knowledge of the design and manufacture of heat seal equipment. Pactech’s engineers fully understand materials, heat sealing, fitment sealing, drop testing for UN approval, and overall project management. Pactech has AutoCad and other compatible engineering design software with which to share information with customer design departments.

One example of Pactech’s ingenuity and engineering skills is its award-winning, patented Medi CRREO package. CRREO stands for Child Resistant Recloseable Easy-Open. A unique solution to the U.S. federal requirement that all clinical drugs be packaged in a child-resistant container as of November 23, 2000, the Medi CRREO allows all pharmaceutical companies, pharmacists, and clinical trial companies to meet the law with a child-resistant, recloseable, flexible pouch. It is the only package that has passed the Child Protocol/Senior Friendly Testing required by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC).

The clear, reusable pouch lets pharmaceutical manufacturers use blister cards, ensuring dosage accuracy and allowing the consumer to view the contents without having to open it. The pouch can also be manufactured using foil. It can also be printed with detailed content information and U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) labeling requirements. Environmentally, the pouch is noteworthy, using approximately 70% less landfill space than the traditional rigid container.

Another prime example of the combination of the many engineering skills of Pactech to meet a major customer need is in the correction pen project. Inside that small correction pen is a Pactech pouch made from a Pactech-manufactured fitment, materials selected by Pactech and manufactured by Honeywell, and equipment designed by Pactech and further designed and built by Maris Automated Systems and Ro-An. The Pactech total solution provided to the customer shortened the time to market launch while at the same time testing new research into the containment of solvents by pouches.

The nylon sealant layer is unique and made further unique by the nylon fitment sealed automatically on Pactech/Maris designed equipment.

Pactech engineers are frequently consulted regarding difficult to solve flexible packaging projects. Whether it is barrier materials, fitments, tubing, or equipment, the Pactech engineers are prepared to meet the most difficult needs.

An example of the engineering talents of Pactech involves an ink project. The goal was to have a foil pouch with a fitment for ink that would prevent oxygen from mixing with the ink and also to prevent contamination which could affect print quality. Pactech helped the customer design the fitment, had the fitment manufactured, built the sealing equipment and tooling for the bag and for the fitment seal, and selected materials such as barefoot resin in the sealant layer to eliminate the potential for contamination. The result is a happy customer who found solutions at one location—Pactech.

To keep lead times short, Pactech has invested in its own machine shop to manufacture tooling for unique jobs as well as parts to keep all Pactech equipment operational as much as possible. Pactech engineers are capable of responding very quickly to unique flexible packaging needs.

Pactech is a prime test site for new nylon and Aclar® films for Honeywell. We are pleased to work with Honeywell customers and all needing the benefits of the chemical protection and barrier properties of the nylon and Aclar® films.