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A heat sealer is a machine used to seal products, packaging, and other thermoplastic materials using heat. This can be with uniform thermoplastic monolayers or with materials having several layers, at least one being thermoplastic. Heat sealing can join two similar materials together or can join dissimilar materials, one of which has a thermoplastic layer.
Contents
1 Types of heat sealing 2 Seal quality 3 Seal Strength Testing 3.1 Seal Strength per ASTM F88 and F2824 3.2 Burst and Creep per ASTM F1140 and F2054 3.3 Vacuum Dye per ASTM D3078 4 See also 5 References 5.1 General references
Heat-sealed material lies on a warehouse floor. Notice the corded heat sealer to the left.
Heat sealer used to prepare plastic bag of lettuce for shelf life testing
Seal quality
Good seals are a result of time, temperature and pressure for the correct clean material.[2][3][4] Several standard test methods are available to measure the strength of heat seals. In addition, package testing is used to determine the ability of completed packages to withstand specified pressure or vacuum. Several methods are available to determine the ability of a sealed package to retain its integrity, barrier characteristics, and sterility. Heat sealing processes can be controlled by a variety of quality management systems such as HACCP, statistical process control, ISO 9000, etc. Verification and validation protocols are used to ensure that specifications are met and final materials/packages are suited for end-use.[5]
See also
Tensile testing
Hermetic seal Plastic bag Shrink wrap Plastic welding Plastic Sealing/Welding Technologies
References
1. ^ Zinsmeister, G. E.; Young (July 1983). "Computer Simulation of an Impulse Heat Sealing Machine". Transactions of ASME: 292299. 2. ^ Trillich, C (2007). "Process Control Improves Heat Seal Quality" (http://www.packagingdigest.com/file/5301-Process_Control_Improves_Heat_Seal_Quality.pdf) . Packaging Digest . http:// www.packagingdigest.com/file/5301-Process_Control_Improves_Heat_Seal_Quality.pdf 3. ^ Shires, D (March 1982). The Prediction of Heat Seal Performance of Pack Components. PIRA. 4. ^ Yuan, C. S.; Hassan (2007). "Effect of bar sealing parameters on OPP/MCPP heat seal strength" (http://www.expresspolymlett.com/) . Journal of Applied Polymer Science 1 (11): 753760. http://www.expresspolymlett.com/. 5. ^ Morris, B. A (July 2002). "Predicting the Heat Seal Performance of Ionomer Films" (http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02652039009373941#preview) . J Plastic Film and sheeting 18 (3): 157167. doi:10.1177/8756087902018003002 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F8756087902018003002) . http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02652039009373941#preview. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
General references
Selke, S,. "Plastics Packaging", 2004, ISBN 1-56990-372-7 Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002, ISBN 1-930268-25-4 Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6 ASTM F88 - Test Method for Seal Strength of Flexible Barrier Materials ASTM F2029 - Standard Practice for Making Heat Seals for Determination of Heat Sealability of Flexible Webs Measured by Seal Strength ASTM F2824 - Standard Test Method for Mechanical Seal Strength Testing for Round Cups and Bowl Containers with Flexible Peelable Lids ASTM F2504 - Standard Practice for Describing System Output of Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Devices ASTM D3078 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Leaks in Flexible Packaging by Bubble Emission
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