Equipment Description

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• 3-Layer Blown Film Line
  

  • 3 layers: 1” extruders
  • 2” die
  • 3” cores on the wind
  • Works best as two skins and a core
  • Only daily rates available – no half days
  • CEFPACK members and Internal rate: $2240/day
  • Non-CEFPACK members: $2800/day

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Monolayer Cast/Blown Film Line
  

  • 8” coat hanger die
  • 1” extruder
  • Blown film die and frame?
  • Only daily rates available – no half days
  • CEFPACK members and Internal rate: $1600/day
  • Non-CEFPACK members: $2000/day

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Polytype Solventless Laminator
  

  • 14.5” web width
  • 3” cores flush
  • Only daily rates available – no half days
  • CEFPACK members and internal rate: $2400/day
  • Non-CEFPACK member: $3000/day

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Custom Coater Laminator (solvent and water)
  

  • Gravure coating
  • Wet or dry bonding
  • 14.5” web width
  • Use of this laminator is charged on a daily rate (no partial rate available)
  • CEFPACK members and internal rate: $2800/day
  • Non-CEFPACK member: $3500/day

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Dusenbury Slitter
  

  • 40” max web width on unwind
  • 32” max OD on unwind
  • 6” and 3” cores on unwind
  • 3” core on rewind
  • 13.5” max OD on rewind
  • Maximum of 4 rewind stations, including trim
  • Stationary razor cut
  • CEFPACK members and internal rate: $160/hour
  • Non-CEFPACK member: $200/hour

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Barrier Testing - Oxygen
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Oxygen Transmission Rate

  MOCON OxTran 2/21 Model H:

  Electronic Humidity Control: 0% RH and 35% to 90% RH (+/- 3%)

  Resolution, Single Cell Mode: 0.01 cc/(m2-day) or 0.0006 cc/(100 in2-day)

  Resolution, Dual Cell Mode: 0.005 cc/(m2-day) or 0.0003 cc/(100 in2-day)

  Resolution, Package: 0.00005 cc/(pkg-day)

  Test Range, Single Cell Mode, Unmasked: 0.05 to 200 cc/(m2-day) or 0.003 to 12.9 cc/(100 in2-day)

  Test Range, Single Cell Mode, Masked: 0.1 to 2,000 cc/(m2-day) or 0.003 to 129 cc/(100 in2-day)

  Test Range, Dual Cell Mode, Unmasked: 0.05 to 100 cc/(m2-day) or 0.003 to 6.45 cc/(100 in2-day)

  Test Range, Dual Cell Mode, Masked: 0.1 to 1,000 cc/(m2-day) or 0.003 to 64.5 cc/(100 in2-day)

  Test Range, Package: 0.0005 to 1.0 cc/(pkg-day)

  CEFPACK members and Internal rate, flat film: $180/sample

  Non-CEFPACK members, flat film:$225/sample

  CEFPACK members and Internal rate, package: $200/sample

  Non-CEFPACK members, package:$250/sample
• Barrier Testing - Water Vapor
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Water Vapor Transmission Rate

  MOCON Permatran 3/33 Model G:

  Electronic Humidity Control: 0% RH and 35% to 90% RH (+/- 3%); 100% RH with HPLC-grade water

  Heating Control: Ambient to 40C +/- 0.5C

  Colling Control: Ambient to 10C +/- 0.5C

  Test Range, film: 0.005 to 100 gm/(m2-day) or 0.003 to 1 gm/(100 in2-day)

  Test Range, Package: 0.0005 to .50 gm/(pkg-day)

  CEFPACK members and Internal rate, flat film: $180/sample

  Non-CEFPACK members, flat film:$225/sample

  CEFPACK members and Internal rate, package: $200/sample

  Non-CEFPACK members, package:$250/sample
• Shanghai Sunshine Flat-bed Pouch maker (4-side seal/stand-up pouches)
  

  • 2 rolls are needed for making a 4-side seal pouch
  • A separage web is needed for gusset for stand up pouch
  • Web width will depend on desired pouch dimension
  • 3” cores for all webs
  • This line works best with webs that have dimensional stability under tension in elevated temperature
  • A set-up fee is charged for this line every time a material or pouch style is changed
  • An hourly rate is applied after the set-up charge
  • Set-up for CEFPACK members and internal rate: $160/hour
  • Set-up for Non-CEFPACK member: $200/hour
  • Pouch making hourly rate for CEFPACK members and internal rate: $300/hour
  • Pouch making hourly rate for non-CEFPACK members: $375/hour
• Multivac Model R530MC
  

  • Vacuum and blower forming, no plug assit
  • Forming web width: 324 mm
  • Sealing web width: 304 mm
  • 3” cores for all webs
  • Unwind webs should be flush on the cores with no telescoping
  • Available cavities are: 130 mm x 98 mm x variable depth in a gang of 4 or single 310 mm x 263 mm x variable depth
  • A set-up fee is charged for this line every time a material or form is changed
  • An hourly rate is applied after the set-up charge
  • Set-up for CEFPACK members and internal rate: $160/hour
  • Set-up for Non-CEFPACK member: $200/hour
  • Multivac hourly rate for CEFPACK members and internal rate: $400/hour
  • Multivac hourly rate for non-CEFPACK members: $500/hour
• TMI Lako SL10 Hot Tack Tester and Heat Sealer
  

  • Requires a 1” x 13” specimen (for both heat seal curves and hot tack)
  • Temperature range: ambient to 350⁰C
  • Pressure range: 20-400 psi
  • Dwell time range: 0.20 sec to 99.99 sec
  • Peel rate for hot tack: 0.04 – 7.87 in/sec
  • CEFPACK members and internal rate: $160/curve (five temperatures)
  • Non-CEFPACK member: $200/curve (five temperatures)
• TMI ED30 Tear Tester (Elmendorf)
  

  • Complies with ASTM D1922
  • Five scales available: 400 gr, 800gr, 1600gr, 3200gr, and 6400gr
  • Measuring Units: mN and gr
  • Accuracy: 4000mN range +/- 2 % of reading; other ranges +/- 1%
  • CEFPACK members and internal rate: $160/hour
  • Non-CEFPACK member: $200/hour
• Thermal Analysis
  TA Instruments DSC 2920 Modulated DSC

  • Standard cell
  • Sample size: 0.5 to 100 mg (nominal)
  • Temperature range: -150C to 725C
  • Temperature repeatability: +/-0.1C

  TA Instruments TMA 2940

  • Temperature range: -150 to 1000C
  • Maximum sample height: 25 mm (1 inch)
  • Sensitivity: 100 nanometers
  • Loading: 0.001 to 1.0 Newtons or 102 gr
  • Displacement range: +/- 2.5 mm (0.10 inch)
  • CEFPACK members and internal rate: $160/hour
  • Non-CEFPACK member: $200/hour
• Nicolet iS10 FTIR with ATR accessory
  

  • Diamond ATR accessory (not shown in picture)
  • CEFPACK members and internal rate: $160/hour
  • Non-CEFPACK member: $200/hour