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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Cold seal

Packaging; Bag in box

This is the opposite of a hot seal. A cold seal can be identified when the two plies can be pulled apart and only an impression of the seal remains, no tacking of the materials at that point.

A carbon footprint is the total emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) in carbon equivalents from a product across its life cycle from the production of raw material used in its manufacture, to disposal ...

Balance tank

Packaging; Bag in box

This is a smaller open top tank of un-sterile product that keeps the system full of product at all times. If the level in this tank drops, more product is piped in to keep the level up.

Basic weight

Packaging; Bag in box

Refers to the weight per unit area of film or paper. Typical units are pounds/ream.

Ream

Packaging; Bag in box

Equal to 432,000 square inches or 3,000 square feet.

Regeneration

Packaging; Bag in box

This heat exchanger section attempts to recover some of the heat energy from the exiting product to pre-heat the product entering the system.

Puncture resistance

Packaging; Bag in box

Performed on an Elmendorf puncture/tear testing machine, and uses a 4″ diameter sample of film to measure its resistance to puncture or impact (Results are in force grams/diameter (4″).