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Equipment

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
    3-Layer Blown Film Line
  • 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
    Monolayer Cast/Blown Film Line
  • 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
    Solventless Laminator
  • 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
    Coater Laminator
  • 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
    Dusenbury Slitter
  • 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
    Oxtran 2 21 model
  • 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
    Permatran 3 33 model
  • 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
    Shanghai Sunshine Flat-bed Pouch maker
  • 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
    Multivac R530
  • TMI Lako SL10 Hot Tack Tester and Heat Sealer
    • Requires 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)
    Heat Sealer Hot Tack Tester
  • 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
    Heat Sealer Hot Tack Tester
  • Thermal Analysis

    TA Instruments DSC 2920 Modulated DS

    • 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
    Nicolet iS10
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