Abstract:
The invention concerns a method of manufacturing paper or board, the paper or board obtained by the method, and a method of producing a tray from the board. In a fibrous stock for papermaking is incorporated an amount of polymer coated fibrous particles, which even have a foaming agent such as moisture contained therein. A web is formed from the fibrous stock on a forming fabric of a paper or board machine, followed by pressing and drying to a finished paper or board. As the paper or board is sufficiently heated the foaming agent within the particles evaporates, causing expansion and foaming of the polymer coating, which adds to malleability of the board as it is moulded into a shaped article such as a board tray. The invention even covers production of doubly coated fibrous particles for use in said methods, the inner coating layer being of a foamable polymer with a higher melt flow rate and the outer coating layer being of a non-foaming polymer of a lower melt flow rate.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a web of fibrous cellulosic material derived from wood pulp, said web being suitable for three-dimensional moulding to form a packaging product, wherein the web comprises >40wt% of soft wood chemical pulp and at least one strength enhancement agent, wherein the web has a grammage less than 400g/m 2 , and wherein the cellulose fibers of said soft wood chemical pulp comprise a fiber curl of >9%.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a deep-drawn paper tray (4), particularly a shallow tray made of paperboard or cardboard, a method and an apparatus for manufacturing such a tray by deep-drawing techniques, and a closed product package comprising the tray of the invention, particularly a heat-sealed gas- and liquid-tight food package. The tray comprises a bottom (4a) and upwardly expanding side walls around the bottom, the side walls of the tray being shaped to expand through a plurality of circumferential steps (4b, 4c, 4d) dimensioned low enough for obtaining wrinkle-free side walls for the tray. The outermost step is a flat, wrinkle-free rim flange (4d), which enables liquid and gas proof heat-sealing of a lid to form the package. The apparatus according to the invention may comprise upper and lower moulding tools (10, 11) with concentric movable frames (10b, 10c, 10d) for forming the tray bottom and side wall steps to paper blanks, and moulding tools (10) may be mounted onto a rotating turret (9) carrying a paper blank through working stations arranged along the turret circumference, to shape the tray bottom and the side wall steps at the consecutive stations.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a container for liquid containing food products, manufactured by press forming of a polymer coated fiber based substrate, said container comprising a bottom portion, a sidewall portion and a top flange portion, wherein said press forming has resulted in the formation a plurality of creases extending in a direction from the bottom portion to the top flange portion and further across the top flange portion. The container comprises an indentation pattern (130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190a, 190b, 200) formed at a creased inner surface of said sidewall portion and/or at a creased top surface of said top flange portion, said indentation pattern preventing migration of liquid from a liquid containing food product in the container along said creases. The invention relates also to a method for manufacturing such container.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for deep-drawing a tray (1) from fiber-based sheet material (2), such as polymer coated board. The apparatus comprises a female moulding tool (3), which comprises a cavity (7) for forming the tray bottom outwardly, a male moulding tool (4), which comprises a plunger plate (11) for forming the tray bottom inwardly, the plunger plate being movable with respect to the cavity for forming the tray, and clamps (6, 15) with an interface for holding the sheet material and forming a tray rim flange. According to the invention by laterally distancing at least one of the moulding tools (3, 4) from the sheet material leeway is provided for free forming of the tray side walls while wrinkling or tearing of the same is avoided. Spacer plates (13) may be positioned behind the plunger plate (11), to adjust its position in relation to the cavity (7) of the female moulding tool (3). The cavity may have a separate bottom plate (8) and spacer plates (9) there below, or screw means may be provided for adjusting the distance of the bottom of the cavity from the clamp interface and thereby varying the depth of the tray.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a sealed tray package (100) for a food product, the sealed tray package (100) comprising a tray (110). The tray (110) comprising a compartment (112) having a bottom wall (115) and one or more sidewalls (116a-d) extending upwardly from the bottom wall (115), the compartment (112) being arranged to receive the food product, and a rim (114) extending outwardly from an upper portion of the one or more sidewalls (116a-d) of the compartment (112) and surrounding the compartment (112) at an upper open end (116) of the tray (110). The sealed tray package (100) further comprising a cover (120) covering the upper open end (116) and being sealed to the rim (114) of the tray (110) thereby forming a sealed tray (110), and one or more bands (130) being wrapped tightly on an outside of the sealed tray (110) and around at least a portion of the sealed tray (110) along a wrapping direction (WD), such that respective band (130) is attached to the cover (120) at an upper side (142) of the sealed tray (110) and extends tightly towards the bottom (115) of the compartment (110) and is attached to a lower side (144) of the sealed tray (110).
Abstract:
The present invention is in the technical field of packages, specifically surfaces of materials used for packages, and the manufacture thereof. According to the present invention, a micropattern is created on at least surface of a substrate, to obtain a material suitable for manufacturing packages.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and anapparatus for deep-drawing a tray(1) froma blank ofsheet material(2).The blank is provided with score lines, which determine the location of wrinkles formed in the process.The apparatuscomprises a female moulding tool(3), which comprises a cavity(7)for forming the tray bot- tom outwardly,a male moulding tool(4), which comprises a plunger(11)for form- ing the tray bottom inwardly, the plunger being movable with respect to the cavity for forming the tray, andclamps(6, 15)with an interface for holding the sheet ma- terial and forming a tray rim flange. According to the inventionby laterally distanc- ingat least one ofthe moulding tools (3, 4) from the sheet material leeway is pro- vided for free forming so that wrinklingof the tray side wallsis achieved in a con- trolled manner.Spacer plates (13) may be positioned behind the plunger (11), to adjust its position in relation to thecavity (7) of thefemale moulding tool (3). The cavity may have a separate bottom plate(8)and spacer plates(9)therebelow, or screw means may be provided foradjusting the distance ofthe bottom of the cavi- ty fromthe clamp interfaceand thereby varying the depth of the tray.