e industry’s first flexible, stackable and reclosable packaging solution, Clear Lam first developed the proprietary PrimaPak Vertical Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) technology using an Ilapak machine platform.The technology produces a cubed package with a reclosable feature from proprietary rollstock. No preforms or fitments are used. In the first commercial applications in North America, the packaging was produced on Ilapak’s Vegatronic 2000 platform after being modified with Clear Lam’s PrimaPak equipment interface.
The packaging is designed as a replacement for rigid cans, bottles, jars, trays and select flexible packaging. It is lightweight, stackable and merchandises on six sides. PrimaPak technology improves cube by 30 percent or more. It uses up to 70 percent less plastic compared to Polyethylene Terephthlate (PET) jars and maximizes manufacturing efficiencies. The enhanced cube reduces the need for truck shipments, which reduces fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
“Our collaboration with llapak brings together two leaders in the packaging industry. Ilapak is the first authorized vertical form-fill-seal machinery company to work with PrimaPak applications. We’re excited to be delivering tangible, sustainable packaging solutions that are cost effective and simple to execute. The PrimaPak packaging minimises impact on the environment throughout the supply chain,” said James Sanfilippo, president and chief executive officer, Clear Lam Packaging.
The Ilapak stand is C40 in Hall 8b.
