Post-Packaging Sterilization
Film and Bag Technologies That Defy Abuse
Engineered for the rigors of post-packaging sterilization, Curwood’s high pressure processing (HPP) films and surface post-pasteurization packaging (SPP) shrink bags deliver premium taste, texture and freshness for formed and ready-to-eat meats. For HPP, Curwood’s market-leading ICE® film technology provides superior machinability, clarity and memory, while withstanding punishing abuse and expansion. Curwood SPP bags offer low haze, high barrier and excellent sealing performance for surface pasteurization applications.
Innovations/Advantages
- Curwood SPP 93/94 high-barrier post-pasteurization bags withstand immersion in 210°F water while minimizing leaker rates.
- Performs reliably even on double wire machines, curved sealer/evacuators and conventional equipment
- High shrink, high gloss to optimize meat appearance
- Offered in a wide choice of factory seal shapes for optimum fit
- Can be flexo printed in up to 10 colors with specially formulated inks
- Additional Film and Tray technologies include vacuum skin packaging, cup & lid systems and standup pouches
- ICE® Films for HPP maintain outstanding toughness, barrier, and puncture resistance through the HPP process and in post packaging sterilization.
- Available in forming/non-forming film systems.
- Provide superior forming, seal, puncture resistance, residual strength and memory
- Includes High Definition films for printed forming applications and High Strength nylon films for high-abuse applications
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Ready-to-eat and formed meats including:
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Learn More!
- Curwood@Bemis.com or Curwood Sales: 800.544.4672
- Request Literature
Safety and Shelf Life
- Aseptic Laminations
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
- Post-Packaging Sterilization
- Retortable Films
- Tamper-Evident Packaging
No Label, No Problem.
ICE HD Films allow nutrition information to be printed directly on the packaging film, eliminating the cost of labels.
