One is a stand-up pouch for flavored wood chips. American Packaging Corp. received the award for the Great Outdoors Hickory Chips package that it converts for Great Outdoors Grill Co., Joplin, MO.
The 2-lb package comprises of a reverse-printed 48-ga polyester that’s laminated to 4.5 mils of white linear low-density polyethylene. Printing is done by gravure on a Cerutti press at American’s Columbus, WI, plant in seven colors, including four process colors using outdoor, fade-resistant inks, says Richie Black, corporate business development manager for American. The inks come from Inx Intl. and they prevent ultraviolet light from fading, especially the yellow and red colors, Black points out.
Later the printed and laminated material is shipped to American’s Story City, IA, plant where it’s fabricated into formed pouches on a system from Proven Designs, Inc. Along with the outstanding graphics, American adds a press-to-close zipper from Presto Products. Tear notches provide easy opening, and vent holes are die-cut into the material to allow the dispersal of moisture in the chips.
