Bag in box

Bag in box

Of or pertaining to a method of packaging liquids. Bag-in-box, or BiB, consists of bladder made of layers of metallic material inside a cardboard box used for protection and shape.

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Slash ‘n’ serve

Packaging; Bag in box

This is where the bag is cut and the product dumped out of the bag and into another vessel.

RSC boxes

Packaging; Bag in box

Regular slotted container can be identified by their major flaps 'meeting' in the centre of the box.

Rail car

Packaging; Bag in box

When the product is loaded into a rail car of a train at the rail yard or your plant.

Trailer on flat car (TOFC)

Packaging; Bag in box

TOFC is when the trailer is driven onto the flat car and mounted at the nose. The trailer stays on its wheels and is driven off at the destination.

Water activity

Packaging; Bag in box

The measurement of free or unbound water available in a food for microbial growth. The water activity of a product also defines if the product is a high or low acid product.

Viscosity

Packaging; Bag in box

The resistance to flow; the thickness of a product. High viscosity (high resistance to flow) means the product is thick and low viscosity (low resistance to flow) means the product is thin.