| Lamilux is a Georgia-Pacific packaging product consisting of polyethylene film laminated to a combined board during the corrugating process. The result is a high-performance packaging product that protects against abrasion, seals against moisture and dehydration, extends product life, protects against freezer burn, and is recyclable. Cost-efficient Lamilux offers a new world of protection for hundreds of products from food to hard goods.
The manufacturing process involves use of a two-layer polyethylene film made by Dow Plastics - an adhesive layer and a core layer. The film in Lamilux (1 mil thickness) provides a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of less than 1.0 gram of H2O per square meter for 24 hours. By comparison, other materials such as aqueous acrylic coatings have MVTR values of 5.0 grams of H2O per square meter for 24 hours. Lower MVTR values mean less chance of freezer burn and longer lasting freshness.
Lamilux offers a number of advantages over other moisture barrier products such as wax, polycoats, and polylaminates:
- Provides twice the moisture/vapor resistance.
- Does not crack, peel, or flake.
- Can be creased, scored, and die-cut.
- Packaging sealability not affected.
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Lamilux Components
- Outer Liner
- Corrugating Medium
- Inner Liner
- Polymer Film Laminated to Linerboard
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Product Benefits
The advantages of Lamilux film barrier packaging are many for a wide variety of products ranging from fruits and vegetables, frozen meats, soaps and detergents, furniture and appliances, and electronic components. |
- Lamilux prevents dehydration and freezer burn, keeping frozen meats at their best.
- Fresh fruit packers find that Lamilux helps protect against abrasion and bruising.
- Paper manufacturers use Lamilux to keep printing and reprographic papers at correct moisture content.
- Electronics producers can reduce packaging costs by eliminating labor-intensive prewrapping in plastic bags to protect against abrasion.
- Soaps and detergents are protected against moisture that can cause caking, chemical action, and product deterioration.
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Recyclability
Unlike conventional polycoatings and wax coating, Lamilux can be recycled. During the recycling process, the polyethylene film is separated from the fiber slurry so the corrugated containers can be repulped and reprocessed. And, Lamilux packaging contributes to source reduction because it is lighter in weight than comparable products.
So when your product needs special protection against moisture, abrasion, freezer burn or corrosion, ask for Lamilux film barrier packaging from Georgia-Pacific. It's the ideal package for your product's environment, in today's environment.
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