(Water-soluble pouch dissolves chemical handinf risks) Developed a bag-based water-soluble detergent system for the convenience store industry to effectively remove product spillage and waste, thereby avoiding direct exposure of users to hazardous chemicals. Some designers who developed water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol film packaging products believe that this is a very promising market. World Technology Partners (WTP), headquartered in New York City, primarily uses the production and development of water-soluble PVOH films as packaging materials. The more they are exposed to the field, the more they feel that they want it, and they realize that the application of this type of film will be very extensive. This type of packaging is more suitable for packaging powdery products. The company believes that water-soluble chemical reagent bags may not be as popular as telephones or transistors, but it has great potential. From the appearance of this technology until now, the market has only seen its surface and missed the opportunity to develop it. Along with providing a simple answer about container management and environmental concerns, water-soluble films can create an important market margin for ordinary consumers or chemicals. These film and reagent bags are a great way to convert daily necessities into special products with a lot of extra value. WTP's services cover everything from content form and film selection to packaging design and material specifications, and even all the steps of the process. Through mutual verbal communication or recommendation by others, the company has acquired potential customers. They package various forms of products that require good packaging to provide market appeal. Another company that can provide such services is Patco Management, which is also in Liverpool. It is working with WTP to launch a unique system for cleaning products in space-constrained convenience stores. Small packaging, profitable WTP introduced the concept of unit dose pouching system to Patco, and managed the development of all products and packaging in the company's project preparation. Companies often obtain information about the contents of liquids based on information written on product labels and on material safety data sheets and on packages derived from external containers and designs. At present, Patco has nine kinds of water-soluble bagged cleaning products available to the market: lemon-flavored all-purpose cleaners, enzymatic tableware cleaners, acid-free enzymatic bath cleaners, high-efficiency ceramic floor tile porcelain cleaners, glass and hard surface cleaners, Neutral floor cleaners, disinfectants, and disinfectants. Bags range from approximately 1 inch in length to 43/4 inches in width. From long to short, the thickness is 2 x 4 inches. The size of the package varies according to the needs of the concentrate. Bags are shipped in bags of 12 to 23 ounces and 10 to 20 bags per bag in high density polyethylene containers of indeterminate origin. Screw on the container with a screw cap. Cleaner products are easily filled from the opening at the top of the lid. The company stated: "The external packaging of the bag must be easily opened and sealed, otherwise people will not choose to use the product first." PVOH bags can be well adjusted to pass through a 32 oz. narrow bottleneck, which is provided with the system Spiral trigger sprayer. The store can simply transfer chemical reagents from the bag to the sprayer and use it directly with water. Dissolve a bag of floor cleaner every 4-5 gallons of water in a bucket of water. Personal cleaning products and container labels are color coded and are easy to use. For example, the enzymatic dishwashing detergent is a green concentrate; and the high-efficiency ceramic floor tile porcelain cleaner is purple. Their containers are screen printed in green and purple in product names and descriptions, dilution instructions, product instructions, first aid instructions, and ingredients. Even each individual package is printed with the product name, data code, dilution ratio, and precautionary warning. The use of the product is very good and the staff is easy to learn. Because the number of bags in each container is the same, the supply and use are clear at a glance. Bagged products can even be provided "on demand" to guarantee against theft. Another advantage of pre-packaging prior to sale is that it helps to use the cleaning concentrate at approximately dilution. A large number of companies with whom we do business are still using this method, which requires a very strong eye; for example, they measure the estimated amount by adding a quarter ounce of solution to a gallon of water, and the human eye does it. Not this point. At present nobody can afford to make such mistakes. A case of infectious disease or a bad advertising campaign can lead to business closure. This is not just a matter of closing a store, but of the entire sales chain. The bagged system also cuts the need for expensive measurement and distribution equipment. This system is ideal for convenience store environments and limits storage space for additional expenses. In addition, grocery wholesalers and distribution companies also like small-scale systems. Because space and turnover are very important to them, and this is a product that helps turnaround. This system also saves a lot of truck space and is therefore a win-win for all involved participants. When it is used to transport and handle concentrates, although PVOH pouches are prone to splash on the skin, they have no other special requirements except that they must be isolated from water before use. In order to increase the safe storage rate, the company also provides a shelf that can be glued to the wall of the convenience store storage room and can accommodate 5 containers. The process of trial and error groping The simple packaging provided by this bag of detergent disguises the complex, lengthy tests that developed the formula. Because highly concentrated enzymatic cleaners contain suspended solids, they are "especially ingenious" types of product packaging. Like liquid sugar crystals, the enzymatic concentrate must be "stirred" to maintain the correct proportion of particles in the liquid prior to bagging. Also, as typical industrial detergent products contain 70-90% water, WTP must overcome the challenge of formula ingredients that become unreconcilable as moisture is removed. The film used by Patco's products is Chris-Craft's MonoSol [R] M-8630, which is particularly suitable for unit-dose packaging cleaners and disinfectants. The film also has full acid resistance with a pH of 14 and has good cold tear resistance and fast cold water solubility. The M8630 also has a wide adaptable temperature range, making it easy to pass the machine. Moreover, the M8630 can be converted on all conventional packaging equipment. The measurement results achieved by Patco's products are the same for all new customers. Initially, in order to test new formulations, first, unprocessed materials must be obtained to satisfy the water-free stability in the formulation. Then analyze the appropriate film that may contain the mixture. The experiment in the laboratory is a process of carefully drawing conclusions through trial and error, and WTP has been continuously advancing toward new areas. Once the company has achieved a successful liquid or powder formulation, the next step is to pass the WTP's 35-day accelerated stability test on the packaged product to stimulate its own environment. By discovering obvious mistakes, customers can be exempted from directly conducting longer, more complex experiments. When formulas do not work, they return to the laboratory to come back. On the other hand, when good results are obtained, they are very confident to send them for analysis. For those customers who do not yet have a formalization process, WTP serves as a guide to help them remove those intermediate steps and bridge the gap between the initial concept and the products to be put on the market. Once the formulation is considered feasible, WTP designs customized packaging equipment for the customer's application. For Patco's line, special bag making equipment is assembled according to the length and width of the package, and the in-line printing equipment is also a printing for paper bags. For Patco, WTP also manually placed the chemical bag into the HDPE container, tightened the lid and placed two containers in each corrugated carton during transport to Patco. Another service WTP provides to its customers is through its partnership with Greensol, a contract packaging plant in France, which is authorized to manufacture water-soluble packaging bags overseas. As transcontinental transportation threatens the integrity of water-soluble products, the connection across continental Europe provides a clear advantage for the international sales of chemical product manufacturers. For these companies, it is important to consider the provision of regional production and packaging equipment. Because Greensol emphasizes a large number of contract packages, it is difficult for companies to participate in the product development and technology integration that WTP is engaged in, so the two companies have formed complementary relationships. The open future As for the future, WTP is developing new technologies every day, such as equipment that can pack liquids and powders or two liquids in a separate bag. This equipment will be provided to Patco when it is needed. . WTP constantly faces a new starting point. Patco will move forward as soon as WTP feels comfortable developing new products.
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