Handheld applicators ease frozen food processor's PSA application process

摘要

For one retail club supplier- a frozen food processor and packager in the southern United States-its ability to maintain standards was jeopardized when 70,000 chipboard packaging cartons (in which many of its products are packaged) arrived without pre-applied adhesive tapes. The missing adhesive tapes were needed to seal the cartons after being filled with frozen food during production. The frozen food processor quickly determined it would take too much time to replace the carton order, so it searched for a solution that would enable it to deliver products to its customers on-time. Two additional challenges were noticed: Any solution would need to withstand a sub-zero environment, and it would have to meet food safety criteria. To meet production needs, an adhesive solution needed to be implemented quickly and easily and scaled up rapidly. As the frozen food processor investigated hot melt, adhesive tapes and pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) patterns, it sought the services of a provider of adhesive solutions, which met the challenge of the cold environment and tight timeframe. It adapted one of its adhesive formulas, designed for carton repack, repair and assembly in refrigerated environments, for the unique application.