Flexo-printed all-plastic pet food bags (sidebar)

Gold—Printing AchievementBulk 30-lb all-plastic bags for Lamb & Rice Medley dog food from Nature’s Variety, Lincoln, NE, are made of a three-layer extrusion lamination: 48-ga polyester/43-ga metallized polyester/sealant film layer.

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The sealant film layer, supplied by Pliant Corp., is critical to the performance of the overall structure, providing high seal strength, puncture resistance, and high-speed machineability.

Converted and printed by Bryce Corp., the durable gusseted bags with pre-applied recloseable zippers from Zip-Pak are delivered to Nature’s Variety for bottom-filling/sealing operations. The high-gloss bags exhibit exceptional slip resistance and stackability. That feature, along with one-way purge valves that allow air to escape so the bags can flatten, provide enhanced palletizing ease.

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