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Aseptic and Extended Shelf Life Packag-
ing - Driven by the advancement of aseptic
filling technology, processors are using
“clean” and “aseptic” bottles for both long
shelf life ambient temperature, and ex-
tended shelf life cold chain distribution.
These containers are sealed and sterile as
they come out of the blow molding machine.
Alternatives to Metal and Glass Contain-
ers - Led by the use of FDA approved mate-
rials such as high density polyethylene
(HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) for food con-
tact. This provides BPA-free alternatives to
metal cans, while giving you design freedom
to attract consumers with unique container
shapes and reclosable functionality.
Unique Resins - Set your product apart with
unique finishes, such as high gloss, soft-
touch or matte finish and a wide variety of
colors. Cutting edge effects such as gradi-
ent color (bottles varying from light to dark
color vertically) are even available.
Savvy food packagers are
already benefiting from each
of these capabilities.
Differentiation - To increase profits, food processors are look-
ing to differentiate themselves
with approaches such as:
• Providing unique, value-
added products
• Using innovative packaging
solutions
• Reducing carbon footprint
by utilizing light weight en-
ergy efficient packages
• Increasing product value via
single serve packaging
Opportunities in differentiation
often require “going to the next
level” in packaging, such as:
Coextruded Packaging - Up to
seven layers, for oxygen, water
or light barrier. These can incor-
porate reground or reclaimed
resin sandwiched in the middle
layers, with virgin materials on
the inside food contact layer.
High Heat Packaging - Polypro-
pylene temperature resistance up
to 125ºC makes these SmartBar-
rier™ containers suitable for hot
fill, tunnel pasteurization or
batch overpressure retort.
High Temperature
SmartBarrier™
Food Packaging
Whether you are a food processor
self-manufacturing your packaging,
or a converter providing packages for
your customers, we can help you to
produce containers of the highest
quality.
Barrier: For products requiring Oxy-
gen barrier, our machines have been
making containers with up to seven
layers since 1976.
Low Oxygen: Active oxygen scaven-
gers can be combined with barrier
resins to protect against O2 migra-
tion while removing resident O2 pre-
sent in the headspace and the pack-
aged contents.
Aseptic: GEC has been at the fore-
front of aseptic container production,
forming sealed bottles which have
high levels of sterility. Only the out-
side of these containers need to be
sterilized as they enter the aseptic
filling environment.
Light Sensitive: Dairy products which
are sensitive to UV and visible light
degradation are protected by a black
light-blocking layer sandwiched be-
tween white inner and outer layers.
Hot Fill: Containers for hot fill prod-
ucts feature high-heat clarified poly-
propylene.
Pasteurized or Retort: These contain-
ers are designed with special features
to allow flexibility during the sterili-
zation process.
All Sizes: Jar sizes range from small
capacity containers for single-serve
and multi-packs, to large containers
for A10 can and gallon glass jar alter-
natives.
The Right Container for Every
Process
Fill Temperature Barrier
Cold Clean
/ Asep
tic / MAP
(Modified
Atm
os-
phere P
ackaging)
Hot F
ill 90-97°C
Tunnel
Pasteu
rizer, 95-97°C
Reto
rt 122-125°C
Humidity an
d
Aroma
Oxyg
en an
d Gas
Barrier
Light / U
V
ESL Milk R ▲▲
UHT Milk A ▲▲
Cream R ▲ ▲▲
Condensed Milk C H ▲▲
Evaporated Milk R ▲ ▲▲
Yogurt & Functional Liquids C
Drinks with Milk Content RC ▲▲
Cheese Spreads C H
Powders
Milk Powder MAP ▲▲
Milk Based Formulation MAP ▲▲
Instant Coffee MAP ▲▲
Ground Coffee MAP ▲▲
Cocoa and Blends ▲
Vegetables
Tomato (Ketchup) H P ▲ ▲▲
Tomato (Puree) P ▲▲
Tomato Paste P R ▲▲
Olives H P R ▲▲
Pickles, Onions, Carrots H P ▲▲
Baby Food P R ▲▲
Peppers P ▲▲
Fruits
Fruit Preserve P ▲▲
Fruit Puree P ▲▲
Marmalade Squeeze H P ▲
Marmalade H P ▲
Juices A H P ▲▲
Snacks & Dried Foods
Almonds, Peanuts, Raisins MAP ▲▲
Peanut Butter Spread H ▲▲
Potato Based Snacks MAP ▲▲ ▲
Large Capacity Foodservice
2.5 liter MAP/C H P ▲ ▲
3.1 liter MAP/C H P ▲ ▲
4.2 liter MAP/C H * ▲ ▲
8.1 liter MAP/C H * ▲ ▲
Dairy
▲ Important ▲▲ Critical In Some Cases The above values are only general and indicative. Food formulation will determine the exact need of proc-ess temperature and barrier requirement for the container.
Rotary wheels are a perfect choice for high quality containers from
one to six layers.
MINI Wheel
This small wheel is available with 9, 10, 12, 15 and 18 molds, giving
flexibility in container sizing and outputs.
Bottles can be produced either one-per-mold or neck-to-neck for
small containers.
This machine is extremely energy efficient—only 2.7 kW of energy is
required to rotate the wheel, providing all required mold opening,
closing and clamping motions. This is a “near all electric” machine—
there is only a small hydraulic pump for a single parison pro-
gramming cylinder, using less than 5% of the energy consumed.
High Output Wheels and Shuttle Machinery
Larger wheel machines are available for high volume applica-
tions. From nine to 96 cavities, Graham wheel machines are
used to produce containers from 60 ml to 20 liter.
Graham Engineering recognizes that rotary is not the only way to
blow mold superior bottles efficiently. Since 1999, Graham has
produced a high-quality line of shuttle machines.
Graham Engineering has the
experience and skills needed to
develop your package, from
concept to finished product.
By partnering “bottle designers”
with our experienced proces-
sors, we ensure that the package
concepts we put forward are
visually pleasing while maintain-
ing a “wide processing window”
to ensure high production effi-
ciencies.
This expertise extends into
mold design, where we partner
with the top mold manufactur-
ers, providing molds to our tight
specifications.
We have the ability
and equipment to
conduct process de-
velopment in our
York, PA based R&D
laboratory.
The end result is
well designed con-
tainers for your
products.
Rotary Wheel Advantages
SmartBarrier™ Packaging Development
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SmartBarrier™ Food Packaging
Relative size scale - large
and MINI rotary wheels for
bottle production
Aseptic dairy bottles (up to 7 layers) for milk, cream and yogurt.
SmartBarrier™ packages can be designed to meet your specific requirements.
years, we have been pro-
viding innovative extru-
sion blow molding ma-
chinery of the highest
quality to our customers
worldwide.
GEC is proud to offer cus-
tomer support 24 hours a
day / 7 days a week. Our
customers actually speak
with, and are supported
by one of our in-house
service representatives,
around the clock.
Often times, an in-plant
service visit is not re-
quired with our dial-in
service capability, but it is
important to know that
we have the technical as-
sistance, training and
spare parts support avail-
able, when needed. Our
employees have the proc-
essing experience and
know-how to make you
successful.
We stand ready to help
you develop the blow
molded packages that you
need to succeed.
1203 Eden Road
Box 12003
York, PA 17402-0673
USA
Phone: 717-505-4802
Fax: 717-846-1931
E-mail: [email protected]
GEC Highlights
1960 - Company founded
1968 - Began building rotary blow
molding machinery
1976 - Multilayer coextrusion
1989 - Aseptic blow molding
1999 - GEC enters market for
shuttle machinery
2007 - MINI wheel platform
Since it’s inception, Graham Engi-
neering has focused on bringing
innovation to the extrusion blow
molding market.
Graham Engineering Corporation
WWW.grahamengineering.com
A Partner You Can Depend Upon
In 2010, Graham Engi-
neering celebrated 50
years of long-standing,
private family ownership.
For over 40 of those