The SustainPack Demonstrators
Introduction
The purpose of these demonstrator projects is to present to the outside world Sustainpack’s achievements and potential of the breakthrough research from each of the material and technology research sub-projects. To date, there have been thirteen technology breakthroughs within Sustainpack which have been worthy of patent applications or are being considered for patent applications. The demonstators will showcase these technology breakthroughs and provide tangible products for interested organisations and other parties to see by the end of the project in May 2008. Different Sub-projects and project participants are involved in the demonstrators - for example, A&F who lead SP6, will provide the information displays required for each item of packaging. ITENE, SP3 leaders, will provide the coatings for demonstrators 1 to 6 and Novamont, who have recently joined the project as a result of the Open Call last year for SMEs to become involved in the development of the demonstrators, will contribute to 1 and 4. The table below summarises the demonstartors currently under development.
Demonstrator |
Description |
|
1 |
A corrugated box offering equivalent performance of current corrugated packaging but with lighter weight material, incorporating fibre-based cushioning, barrier coatings and a relative humidity indicator/logger | |
2 |
A carton offering equivalent performance of current carton board but with lighter weight material, incorporating barrier coatings and a 2D barcode | |
3 |
A carton offering equivalent performance of current carton board but with lighter weight material, incorporating a laminated barrier film and a 2D barcode | |
4 |
A barrier coated tray for chilled ready meals, sealed with a bio-based nano-composite film lid and incorporating a temperature logger | |
5 |
A flexible packaging film for frozen food, incorporating barrier coatings and a temperature logger | |
6 |
A flexible packaging film for snack products, incorporating barrier coatings and a relative humidity indicator | |
7 |
A cartonboard or micro-flute box for luxury goods incorporating a biodegradable polymer window, moving image and anti-counterfeiting technology |
Interviews with key people involved in the demonstrators
The following clips are between 1 and 2 minutes in length and in .wmv format used by the Windows Media Player.
Paul Bartels of A&F on the role of communicative packaging
Cecilia Giardi talks about Novamont and the demonstrators
Elodie Marnat on Ahlstrom's involvement
Amparo Martinez, ITENE, on development of packaging films
