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News Release from: Sealed Air
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 August 2004
Cryovac honoured at awards
Cryovac OS Films Honored at 17th Annual DuPont Awards Oxygen Scavenging Protects Flexplay Technologies Movie DVDs
Sealed Air Corporation has been awarded one of the packaging industry's most important national honors, at the 17th DuPont Awards for Innovation in Packaging This year's nod is for Sealed Air's Cryovac OS Films, a proprietary oxygen scavenging technology used by Flexplay Technologies for its customized ez-D DVD package
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The award-winning Cryovac OS Films package merited the Silver Award, which recognizes technology behind new packaging.
The Cryovac OS Films maintain the stringent oxygen-free environment needed during the distribution, display and sale of the ez-D discs.
The Flexplay-enabled DVD has a 48-hour limited viewing window that begins when the disc is removed from its package.
Once exposed to air, an oxidation reaction begins that renders the Flexplay DVD unplayable after the specified viewing period elapses.
Sealed Air has been working with Flexplay Technologies for several years developing a specialized oxygen scavenging package that meets Flexplay's rigorous specifications.
The core technology of Cryovac OS Systems is a proprietary polymer component that is a layer of the multi-layer film.
The scavenger is part of the packaging film and invisible to the naked eye, giving consumers a clear view of the product.
Cryovac OS Films scavenging action is initiated "on demand" by a patented Cryovac ultraviolet light triggering system as the DVD's are packaged.
In determining the DuPont winner, the judges considered the degree of innovation and the impact the product will have on the industry. Request free introductory details about products from Sealed Air ...
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