cougar packaging concepts, inc. & xenon corporation zap n map
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Cougar Packaging Concepts, Inc. & Xenon Corporation
Zap N MAPShedding new light on shelf life extension
Cougar Packaging Concepts, Inc.Shelf life and food packaging solutions
• Shelf Life Booster™ MAP equipment
• Thermoformed trays (CPET, PP, PET)
• Lidding films
MAP…the traditional way
Vacuum
• Harsh on fragile product
• Unsanitary
• High energy use
• High maintenance
• Large footprint
• Slow cycle time
Gas Flush
• High residual oxygen levels
• Shelf life not ideal
MAP…the CPC way!
• VACUUM-FREE Shelf Life Booster™ technology
• Residual oxygen levels of 0.5% or lower when needed
• Gentle on fragile product
• Lower energy consumption
• Easy to use and maintain
• Sanitary
• Small footprint
• Higher production rates
How SLB™ Works
Combination of gases best suited for the food product is gently flowed through the package, pushing out excess oxygen.
How SLB™ Works
Seal head lowers completely and seals the tray to film, holding the ideal atmosphere inside the package.
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Xenon at a glance
• Leading producer of high-intensity, low-heat pulsed UV/VIS light sources and systems to quickly cure industrial adhesives, inks, and resists, lacquers and other coatings and to sterilize surfaces
• Primary markets:
– Optical disk: DVD and Blu-ray
– Medical devices
– Semiconductors
– Solar
– Vitamin D Enhancement - mushrooms
– Sterilization and sanitization
• Design, manufacture, sell and service lamps and systems
• Founded 1964
• World headquarters in Wilmington (near Boston), Massachusetts USA
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Xenon’s core technologies
• Flashlamp design and manufacturing
– Power levels up to 3,000 W average(1 MW peak)
– Size to 30" long (linear) or 5" diameter (round)
– Various shapes to illuminate linear, rectangular, and circular areas and cylindrical volumes
– Several available spectra range from deep UV to visible
• Optics and systems design
– Optimize irradiance, energy per pulse, pulse rate, control interface and mechanical configuration to match application
– Electro-Mechanical,,Flashlamp and, Application Engineering displaces.
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Substrate Temperature
Lower temperatures achieved with pulsed UV light can help improve the integrity of the product being treated. Key reasons why pulsed UV light minimizes temperature buildup:
• The short duration UV pulses reduce the time for heat buildup
• Pulsed UV lamps do not operate at the extreme high temperature required to vaporize mercury in lamps used in continuous UV systems
• Pulsed UV lamps are turned completely OFF/ON in microseconds, reducing the thermal component completely during non-treatment times,
Sun in Comparison to Xenon Pulsed Lamp
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Pulsed UV System Decontaminates Packages Entering Aseptic Area
• Instantly kills microorganisms on the outside of packages
• Prevents the contents from becoming contaminated when opened in sterile area
• Prevents the introduction of microorganisms to a clean room or other sterile area
• Eliminates the need for vapors and toxic chemicals
• Can be integrated into most on-line isolation transfer ports.
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The PULSED Light Process..
• The Higher the energy the Better the penetration depth.
• As bugs colonize they form clusters which are many cells deep.
• As intensity falls off it does not have enough power to overcome the activation energy required for a reaction to take place
More Ways Than 1 to Kill a Bug..• Multi Pathway Extinction
• Different parts of light impact the cell in different ways
• By using a broad spectrum light we can damage the cell in different ways to make repair impossible
UV-A
Damages Cell Membrane/membrane function
UV-B
DNA Backbone Damage
UV-C UV-B
Protein Damage
VIS-IR
Thermal Damage water loss
UV-C
Thiamine Damage
Pulsed Light
• Sanitize• Enhance
SLB™ MAP
• Idealize atmosphere
• Slow deteriorate
ZAP N’ MAP™
• Clean• Safe• Long-lasting• Fresh
Stay tuned…
CPC is already working on the next big thing in natural food packaging and shelf life extension for 2016.