Cougar Packaging Concepts, Inc. & Xenon Corporation

Zap N MAPShedding new light on shelf life extension

Cougar Packaging Concepts, Inc.Shelf life and food packaging solutions

• Shelf Life Booster™ MAP equipment

• Thermoformed trays (CPET, PP, PET)

• Lidding films

Modified

Atmosphere

Packaging

MAP…the traditional way

Vacuum

• Harsh on fragile product

• Unsanitary

• High energy use

• High maintenance

• Large footprint

• Slow cycle time

Gas Flush

• High residual oxygen levels

• Shelf life not ideal

MAP…the CPC way!

• VACUUM-FREE Shelf Life Booster™ technology

• Residual oxygen levels of 0.5% or lower when needed

• Gentle on fragile product

• Lower energy consumption

• Easy to use and maintain

• Sanitary

• Small footprint

• Higher production rates

How SLB™ Works

Trays are conveyed to seal head.

How SLB™ Works

Seal head lowers to mm above the tray, creating a chamber around the tray.

How SLB™ Works

Combination of gases best suited for the food product is gently flowed through the package, pushing out excess oxygen.

How SLB™ Works

Seal head lowers completely and seals the tray to film, holding the ideal atmosphere inside the package.

The Final TouchLidding Film

Barrier Level

Perforation FlexibilitySeal

Strength

Xenon Pulsed LightTechnology

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Xenon at a glance

• Leading producer of high-intensity, low-heat pulsed UV/VIS light sources and systems to quickly cure industrial adhesives, inks, and resists, lacquers and other coatings and to sterilize surfaces

• Primary markets:

– Optical disk: DVD and Blu-ray

– Medical devices

– Semiconductors

– Solar

– Vitamin D Enhancement - mushrooms

– Sterilization and sanitization

• Design, manufacture, sell and service lamps and systems

• Founded 1964

• World headquarters in Wilmington (near Boston), Massachusetts USA

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Xenon’s core technologies

• Flashlamp design and manufacturing

– Power levels up to 3,000 W average(1 MW peak)

– Size to 30" long (linear) or 5" diameter (round)

– Various shapes to illuminate linear, rectangular, and circular areas and cylindrical volumes

– Several available spectra range from deep UV to visible

• Optics and systems design

– Optimize irradiance, energy per pulse, pulse rate, control interface and mechanical configuration to match application

– Electro-Mechanical,,Flashlamp and, Application Engineering displaces.

The Basics of Pulsed UVHigh Peak Power – Low Average Power

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Substrate Temperature

Lower temperatures achieved with pulsed UV light can help improve the integrity of the product being treated. Key reasons why pulsed UV light minimizes temperature buildup:

• The short duration UV pulses reduce the time for heat buildup

• Pulsed UV lamps do not operate at the extreme high temperature required to vaporize mercury in lamps used in continuous UV systems

• Pulsed UV lamps are turned completely OFF/ON in microseconds, reducing the thermal component completely during non-treatment times,

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Modular Design

Spectral Distribution –“The Power of the Sun”

Sun in Comparison to Xenon Pulsed Lamp

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Pulsed UV System Decontaminates Packages Entering Aseptic Area

• Instantly kills microorganisms on the outside of packages

• Prevents the contents from becoming contaminated when opened in sterile area

• Prevents the introduction of microorganisms to a clean room or other sterile area

• Eliminates the need for vapors and toxic chemicals

• Can be integrated into most on-line isolation transfer ports.

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The PULSED Light Process..

• The Higher the energy the Better the penetration depth.

• As bugs colonize they form clusters which are many cells deep.

• As intensity falls off it does not have enough power to overcome the activation energy required for a reaction to take place

More Ways Than 1 to Kill a Bug..• Multi Pathway Extinction

• Different parts of light impact the cell in different ways

• By using a broad spectrum light we can damage the cell in different ways to make repair impossible

UV-A

Damages Cell Membrane/membrane function

UV-B

DNA Backbone Damage

UV-C UV-B

Protein Damage

VIS-IR

Thermal Damage water loss

UV-C

Thiamine Damage

A closer look

Before pulsed UV-light treatment After pulsed UV-light treatment

FDA APPROVAL

Patent-Pending

Zap N MAP

Strawberry Zap N MAP study

Raspberry Zap N MAP study

Cherry Zap N MAP study

Cantaloupe Zap N MAP study

Control after 6 weeks Zap N MAP after 6 weeks

Honey Dew Melon Zap N MAP study

Control after 6 weeks Zap N MAP after 6 weeks

Bell pepper Zap N MAP study

Control after 6 weeks Zap N MAP after 6 weeks

Pulsed Light

• Sanitize• Enhance

SLB™ MAP

• Idealize atmosphere

• Slow deteriorate

ZAP N’ MAP™

• Clean• Safe• Long-lasting• Fresh

Stay tuned…

CPC is already working on the next big thing in natural food packaging and shelf life extension for 2016.

Thank you!Cougar Packaging Concepts

cougarpackaging.com

Hefestus Technologies

hefestus-slb.com

Xenon Corporation

xenoncorp.com