Packaging 101

Category: Packaging Videos

Packaging Explained – EZ Tear Video

Posted on by Brendan Ploen

Packaging Explained is a new series of short videos from Automated Packaging that breaks Airpouch EZ-Tear down the packaging industry. It will feature explanations on various types of packaging, steps of the manufacturing process, graphics and printing processes, and much more!

Today, we’re starting with AirPouch EZ-Tear!

AirPouch Void Fill Air Pillows are puncture resistant and feature award-winning EZ-Tear perforations for easy handling and faster packing productivity.
AirPouch Void fill is available in multiple sizes, suitable for all void-fill applications. It has excellent product visibility, cleaner handling and lower shipping and storage costs.
Pillows require an average of 83% less effort to pull and separate than competitive brands, which keeps your operation at top speed and reduces changeover time. The durable and puncture-resistant pillows inflate on-demand, which saves valuable warehouse space.
AirPouch Void Fill Air Pillows are clean, dust-free and lightweight, as well as printable for customized branding. These recyclable pillows can be used again and again thanks to the EarthAware recycled materials the pillows are made of.

User Benefits

  • Available in multiple sizes suitable for all void-fill applications
  • Cleaner handling, excellent product visibility, and lower shipping and storage costs
  • Pillows require an average of 83% less effort to pull and separate than competitive brands
  • Durable and puncture resistant pillows inflate on-demand, saving valuable warehouse space
  • High-yield, boxed material reduces changeover time
  • Pillows are clean, dust-free, and lightweight
  • Printable pillows for branding
  • AirPouch pillows are infinitely recyclable and come in EarthAware recycled materials

Equipment

  • Provides easy to use air pillows on demand for fast, easy packing in either semi-automatic or automatic modes
  • Compact benchtop system produces air pillow bags at speeds over 50 feet per minute
  • EZ-Tear perforations offer easier pillow handling and separation
  • The knifeless design eliminates the primary wear item found on other void-fill air pillow machines
  • Boxed material requires less lifting and fewer changeovers

Contact us today to learn more about our Inflatable Protective Packaging offerings. You can reach out to a Pyramid Packaging representative at [email protected], or contact us via our website form using this link.

Flexible Packaging Wrap Video

Posted on by Brendan Ploen

Flexible Packaging Wrap Video

This is a funny YouTube video about flexible packaging wrap. This is from the Flexible Packaging Association, one of the leading trade associations for converters of flexible packaging and suppliers to the industry.

Pyramid Packaging offers plenty of types of film. Click here to see a full list of materials offered.

Pyramid Packaging offers a wide variety of flexible packaging materials, ranging from bags-on-a-roll to shrink wrap and anything in between. You can find out more by visiting our website to view a full list of offerings.

To learn more about our offerings you can reach Pyramid Packaging in a number of ways. Fill out our contact us form. You can also email us at [email protected]., or, call us at (847)-272-3400.

Plastic Bag & Film Recycling Video

Posted on by Brendan Ploen

Plastic Bag & Film Recycling Video

The video below explains how to recycle plastic bags and films.
Plastic film is thin polyethylene plastic used for shrink / stretch wrap packaging. It has commercial uses as well as retail-use bags. There are plenty of benefits to recycling it.
Polyethylene (PE) film may carry a #2 HDPE or #4 LDPE mark. If a plastic film stretches when you pull it with your fingers, it’s likely you can recycle it. Additionally, most clean and dry polyethylene (PE), labeled as #2 or #4, plastic film and bags are recyclable at participating retail and local drop-off locations.
Clean and dry plastic films and bags are 100% recyclable. Plastic film, wraps and bags can be taken to a participating retail locations or local drop off sites that will recycle the films.
For larger volume waste, the plastic could be dropped off at a recycling management company.
As a result, recycling plastic films saves them from entering land fills where it can take 1,000 years to decompose.
Plastic bags and film packaging are important, durable and lightweight protection for both food and merchandise in transit. However, these materials SHOULD NOT be recycled in most curbside carts or single stream programs. Thankfully, many grocers and retailers and some communities provide specific collection bins for bags and film to be recycled separately from other recyclables.
Recycled plastic is used to produce new products like decking, crates, containers or pipes.
To learn more about the benefits of recycling your polyethylene films, click on the below video or contact Pyramid Packaging today. You can email us at [email protected], or, call us at (847)-272-3400.

On Demand Bubble Wrap Demonstration

Posted on by Brendan Ploen

This on-demand bubble wrap packaging demonstration video is both educational and humorous.

The AirPouch FastWrap System (distributed by Pyramid Packaging) is used to produce on-demand bubble wrap commonly used for order fulfillment. The FastWrap System eliminates the need for those bulky bundles of on demand bubble wrap that require large amounts of storage space and are difficult to handle. To learn more, click here.

User Benefits

  • Efficient packaging solutions with EZ-Tear perforations for quick separation
  • Durable and puncture-resistant tubes/bubbles inflate on-demand
  • Clean, dust-free, and lightweight materials
  • Infinitely recyclable options available in recycled blends
  • High-yield, boxed material reduces changeover time
  • Channel-filled honeycomb bubble pattern enables versatile multi-directional wrapping

    Equipment

    • A highly flexible system produces bubbles/tubes on-demand for wrapping, interleaving, and block-and-brace applications
    • A compact, all-electric system that is easy to set up and simple to operate
    • Materials feed from a high-yield box
    • EZ-Tear perforations for easier separation and less product waste
    • Tabletop system operates at 65 feet per minute and combines with a variety of accessories, ideal for any pack station size
    • Easy-to-use operator controls are regulated through intelligent design for consistent fill level and seal quality

    Film Types

    DuraClear 2000 Tubes on Demand
    • Enhanced linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with superior durability and puncture resistance
    EarthAware Recycled EZ-Tear AirPouch Tubes on Demand
    • Industry-leading 80% pre-consumer recycled content
    DuraClear 2000 Bubbles on Demand
    • Industry-leading 95% pre-consumer recycled content
    • Stock printed with EarthAware logo for end-user awareness; custom printing available
    AirPouch FastWrap HD Bubbles on Demand
    • Complies with the creep standards outlined in Federal Specification PPP-C-795C of less than 10% creep loss over 30 days under load as defined by ASTM D 2221 test method
    • Ideal for heavy or fragile products with long storage and shipping cycles
    • Excellent barrier properties
    • Compliances: PPP-C-795D, CID A-A549
    AirPouch FastWrap Anti-Static Bubbles on Demand
    • Amine free
    • Polycarbonate and silver solder compatible
    • Dissipates static buildup and protects sensitive components
    • Static Charge Dissipation: 5000v to <50v, <2.0 sec
    • Surface Resistivity: >1 x 1012 Ohms/in2
    • Pink color for easy identification
    EarthAware Recycled EZ-Tear AirPouch Bubbles on Demand
    • Industry-leading 80% pre-consumer recycled content

For more information about the FastWrap On-Demand Bubble Wrap System contact Pyramid Packaging Inc. First, you can call us at (847)-272-3400. Next, you can also email us at [email protected]. Finally, you can click here to request a quote and a free ROI (return on investment) packaging analysis.

Why Stretch Wrap Your Products from Pyramid Packaging Inc.

Hilarious On Demand Bubble Wrap Demonstration

Posted on by Brendan Ploen

On Demand Bubble Wrap Demo

This on-demand bubble wrap packaging demonstration video is both educational and humorous.

The AirPouch FastWrap System (distributed by Pyramid Packaging) is used to produce on-demand bubble wrap commonly used for order fulfillment. The FastWrap System eliminates the need for those bulky bundles of on demand bubble wrap that require large amounts of storage space and are difficult to handle. To learn more, click here.

User Benefits

  • Efficient packaging solutions with EZ-Tear perforations for quick separation
  • Durable and puncture-resistant tubes/bubbles inflate on-demand
  • Clean, dust-free, and lightweight materials
  • Infinitely recyclable options available in recycled blends
  • High-yield, boxed material reduces changeover time
  • Channel-filled honeycomb bubble pattern enables versatile multi-directional wrapping

    Equipment

    • A highly flexible system produces bubbles/tubes on-demand for wrapping, interleaving, and block-and-brace applications
    • A compact, all-electric system that is easy to set up and simple to operate
    • Materials feed from a high-yield box
    • EZ-Tear perforations for easier separation and less product waste
    • Tabletop system operates at 65 feet per minute and combines with a variety of accessories, ideal for any pack station size
    • Easy-to-use operator controls are regulated through intelligent design for consistent fill level and seal quality

    Film Types

    DuraClear 2000 Tubes on Demand
    • Enhanced linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with superior durability and puncture resistance
    EarthAware Recycled EZ-Tear AirPouch Tubes on Demand
    • Industry-leading 80% pre-consumer recycled content
    DuraClear 2000 Bubbles on Demand
    • Industry-leading 95% pre-consumer recycled content
    • Stock printed with EarthAware logo for end-user awareness; custom printing available
    AirPouch FastWrap HD Bubbles on Demand
    • Complies with the creep standards outlined in Federal Specification PPP-C-795C of less than 10% creep loss over 30 days under load as defined by ASTM D 2221 test method
    • Ideal for heavy or fragile products with long storage and shipping cycles
    • Excellent barrier properties
    • Compliances: PPP-C-795D, CID A-A549
    AirPouch FastWrap Anti-Static Bubbles on Demand
    • Amine free
    • Polycarbonate and silver solder compatible
    • Dissipates static buildup and protects sensitive components
    • Static Charge Dissipation: 5000v to <50v, <2.0 sec
    • Surface Resistivity: >1 x 1012 Ohms/in2
    • Pink color for easy identification
    EarthAware Recycled EZ-Tear AirPouch Bubbles on Demand
    • Industry-leading 80% pre-consumer recycled content

For more information about the FastWrap On-Demand Bubble Wrap System contact Pyramid Packaging Inc. First, you can call us at (847)-272-3400. Next, you can also email us at [email protected]. Finally, you can click here to request a quote and a free ROI (return on investment) packaging analysis.

Automatic Stretch Wrapper Demonstration Video

Posted on by Brendan Ploen

Automatic Stretch Wrapping Demo

This video demonstration is about the ARPAC Pro Series Stretch Wrapper.

It has a 4,000 lb. capacity system is available with a high-profile turntable for forklift loading or a low-profile turntable for pallet-jack loading.
The Pro-Series can be customized to suit your material handling requirements with extended towers for taller loads and split frames for odd-sized larger loads.

This machine is one of the most cost-effective semi-automatic machines on the market today.

A new ergonomic sturdy design, with chains enclosed in the tower frame, ensures safer operation.

As a result, standard features include the following:

illuminated adjustable (0-7) LED top & bottom wrap counters, top overwrap control, anti-static film rollers, cycle pause, variable speed controls for both turntable and carriage, upgraded photo eye to see most dark loads, plus EZ-LOAD Powered Pre-Stretch, maximizing stretch film usage.

The Pro-Series is part of a robust line of stretch wrapping equipment designed to maximize stretch film usage. It also ensures the very best load unitization. Additionally, all equipment is constructed with heavy-duty reinforced structural steel. It is finished with non-corrosive Steel-It paint to guarantee years of reliable wrapping.
The Pro-Series is manufactured in the USA.

You can reach out to Pyramid Packaging in a number of ways. Firstly, fill out our contact us form here. Next, you can give us a call at (847)-272-3400. Finally, you can also email us at [email protected].

Need assistance with your request for quote?

Click here to contact our sales team today!