Ancillary packaging materials are secondary packaging items that add value to the primary package. They include caps and closures, adhesives, tapes, reinforcements, cushioning materials, clips, and labels. Ancillary materials improve performance by preventing contamination and damage during transport while providing information to consumers. Selection of the appropriate ancillary materials depends on the product and packaging type.
1. ANCILLARY PACKAGING
MATERIALS
S.K.SARAVANA
Post Graduation - Packaging Technology
Diploma – Supply Chain Management
Six Sigma Green Belt
Bsc. (Chemistry)
2. WHAT ARE ANCILLARY PACKAGING
MATERIALS?
• Secondary packaging material
• Add value to primary package
• Improve performance
• Absence or inadequacy, impairs the
performance of primary package
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4. HOW DO THEY ADD VALUE?
• Prevent contamination
• Enhance visibility
• Bind packaging materials
• Improve strength
• Prevent product damage
• Hold system together
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7. FUNCTION OF CLOSURE SYSTEM
• Product protection spoilage & contamination in
storage & transportation
• Preservation of product over stipulated time
A) Providing barrier to moisture, air, gases, vapors of
volatile liquids
B) Holding vacuum and pressure
C) Preserve organoleptic properties
• Protection against pilferage, tampering &
adulteration
• Provide ease of opening & resealing
• Provide convenience in dispensing
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8. THE CLOSURE SHOULD…
• Not hinder dispensing
• Neither affect nor get affected by product
• Not release any toxic ingredients into the
product
• Withstand processing, sterilizing, pasteurizing,
autoclaving etc. i.e., steps that may be
involved in its life-cycle.
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14. INKS
• Inks are colored liquids or pastes,
formulated to transfer and
reproduce an image from a printing
surface
• Components of Inks:
Pigments/dyes, vehicle, solvent &
additives
• Convey a message
• Give a decorative effect to the
substrate
• Inks are used on a wide range of
papers, boards, plastic, glass and
textiles surface S.K.SARAVANA,
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15. FORMS OF INKS
SOLUTION
PASTE POWDER
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19. ADHESIVES
• Adhesive/glue is a mixture in a
liquid, semi-liquid, solid state
that adheres or bonds items
together
• Adhesives come from either
natural or synthetic sources
• Used to bind similar and
dissimilar materials
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20. CLASSIFICATION OF ADHESIVES
• ON BASIS OF SOURCE:
• Natural: Starch, dextrines, animal
and plant proteins, natural
rubber, shellac
• Semi-synthetic: Cellulose nitrate,
polyamide derivatives
• Synthetic: Neoprene and PVA
adhesives.
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22. WATER-BORNE ADHESIVES
• Largest volume class of
adhesive used in packaging
• General advantages of ease
and safety of handling,
energy efficiency, low cost
and high strength
• Common waterborne
adhesives: Starch adhesive
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23. SOLVENT–BORNE ADHESIVES
• Adhesives in which volatile organic
compounds are the major solvent or
dispersant
• Solvents: Heptane, toluene, n-butyl
acetate, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone,
naphtha, mineral spirits and methylene
chloride
• Factors of cost, safety, productivity and
above all, compliance with clean-air law
have led to decline in use of these
adhesives
• Commonly used adhesive:
Polyurethane adhesives
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24. HOT–MELT ADHESIVES
• Hot melts - 100% solids
adhesive
• Based on thermoplastic
polymers that are applied
when heated in the molten
state and set to form a bond
on cooling and solidification
• Fastest growing important
class of adhesives in packaging
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25. HOT–MELT ADHESIVES
• Co-polymer of Ethylene and Vinyl Acetate
(EVA)
• Excellent balance of molten stability, adhesion
and toughness over a broad temperature
range and compatibility
• Advantage: Rapid rate of bond formation,
which can translate into high production rates
on a packaging line.
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26. FEATURES OF A GOOD ADHESIVE
• The adhesive must retain tack after solvents are
removed to wet the secondary substrate
• The adhesive must be flexible and retain
elasticity even after it has cured
• It should not become hard and brittle
• The cured adhesive must possess the required
level of thermal and chemical resistance
• The cured adhesive must also be transparent and
colorless
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28. ADHESIVE TAPES
• Combination of an adhesive and a backing
material
• Available in rolls of fixed length and width
• Classification of basis of backing material:
Fabric tapes, paper tapes, film tapes, non-woven
fabric tapes, foil tapes, foam tapes, reinforced
tapes, two faced tapes
• Classification of basis of application: Packaging
tapes, hospital and first-aid tapes, graphic art
tapes, electrical tapes, automobile industry tapes
etc.
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29. ADHESIVES USED IN TAPES
• Rubber based adhesives:
• Advantages: Relatively cheap, high tack and adhesion,
easy to formulate
• Disadvantages: Softens and flows at high temperature
• Acrylic based adhesives:
• Advantages: Excellent adhesion and stable at relatively
high temperatures
• Disadvantages: Costlier
• Silicon based adhesives:
• Advantages: Good tack, withstand temperatures
beyond 155oC
• Disadvantages: Very Costly
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32. FUNCTION OF STRAPS
• Secure a handling base (skids, platforms,
pallets, runners, spacers, etc.) to a unit
• Strap may be used for local securement or
within the transport vehicle
• Straps also provide security against accidental
loss or theft of the contents
• Different packages can be color coded with
strapping for easy identification in
warehouses.
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33. PROPERTIES OF STRAPS
• Strength
• Working range
• Retained tension
• Elongation recovery
• Surface slipperiness
• Abrasion resistance
• Split resistance
• Joint/weld strength
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34. FOR BEST RESULTS
• Use correct quality of straps and seals
• Use proper size of straps and seals
• Locate the strap on package correctly
• Use edge protection material as required
• Use proper tools and equipments
• Provide proper tension levels
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36. CUSHIONING MATERIALS
• Protects the article from damage due to shock
and vibration
• During transport, package is subjected to
vibration, movement and jolts
• Cushioning material prevents product
damage, abrasion of surfaces, friction over
sharp projection
• Cushioning materials: Foams, paper shreds,
cotton waste, sand etc.
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37. FUNCTIONS OF CUSHIONING
MATERIALS
• Shock protection
• Protection of high-finished
surface
• Protection of small
projection on articles
• Filling of void space
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41. FUNCTIONS OF LABELS
• To identify the product
• Provide ingredients
• Purpose/use of the products
• Providing aesthetic appeal
• Child safety
• Other information like
maximum retail price (MRP),
Batch No, Shelf-life/Best-
before date etc.
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