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News Release from: Mauser UK | Subject: Six-layer IBC technology
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 July 2006
Oxygen barrier: new MAUSER
Six-Layer-Technology
At a recent know-how conference for the company's international network of licensees, MAUSER presented its Six-Layer-IBC, a new development, designed to revolutionize industrial packaging.
Featuring an EVOH-barrier and an antistatic layer, the new IBC solution provides the chemical and pharmaceutical industries with a cheaper, safer and more efficient packaging solution The new Six-Layer-Technology meets the demanding criteria of the pharmaceutical and food industries by providing a permeation barrier against gases such as CO2 and oxygen
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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An integrated EVOH-layer acts as a diffusion barrier offering a state-of-the-art alternative for sensitive goods.
As EVOH does not adhere directly to PE, it is sandwiched between two adhesive layers, binding the permeation barrier layer to the polyethylene layers on either side.
Decades of experience with EVOH-barriers in foods and fuels mean that this technology is well tested and internationally recognized.
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Another new MAUSER technology solves the problem of conductivity in plastics packaging.
By coating its plastics IBC with an antistatic outer layer, it extends its application range to the transport of flammables.
The outer layer, consisting of PE based compound, is antistatic, preventing static build-up and electrostatic discharge.
The new MAUSER Six-Layer-IBCs have UN-approval, are certified for use with food applications and meet all relevant safety standards.
Economic alternative Compared to metal IBCs, which require high initial investment, composite IBCs provide a more cost-effective solution, releasing investment capital to be used elsewhere.
Cleaning expenses are another substantial cost factor in metal IBCs.
With plastics IBCs the inner bottle can be exchanged.
Due to this return-cycle, the high cost of cleaning before re-use will no longer incur.
Next to being a cost factor, the cleaning process of metal IBCs also bears the risk of contamination.
With composite IBCs there is no need to worry about contamination, because the inner bottles are always new.
Used inner bottles can be returned, re-grinded, and re-used in palette production, thus providing an environmentally friendly solution.
Composite IBCs are also lighter than metal IBCs, offer better vibration resistance, better drop test behaviour, and better leak-proof qualities.
"MAUSER Six-Layer-IBCs offer great market potential for applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries", says Stefan Arends, CEO MAUSER group.
"They solve the traditional problems of static build-up and oxygenation, while offering a cheaper and safer alternative to traditional metal IBCs".
"They are the packaging solution for the future.".
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