Aseptic and Extended Shelf Life Packag-

ing - Driven by the advancement of aseptic

filling technology, processors are using

“clean” and “aseptic” bottles for both long

shelf life ambient temperature, and ex-

tended shelf life cold chain distribution.

These containers are sealed and sterile as

they come out of the blow molding machine.

Alternatives to Metal and Glass Contain-

ers - Led by the use of FDA approved mate-

rials such as high density polyethylene

(HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) for food con-

tact. This provides BPA-free alternatives to

metal cans, while giving you design freedom

to attract consumers with unique container

shapes and reclosable functionality.

Unique Resins - Set your product apart with

unique finishes, such as high gloss, soft-

touch or matte finish and a wide variety of

colors. Cutting edge effects such as gradi-

ent color (bottles varying from light to dark

color vertically) are even available.

Savvy food packagers are

already benefiting from each

of these capabilities.

Differentiation - To increase profits, food processors are look-

ing to differentiate themselves

with approaches such as:

• Providing unique, value-

added products

• Using innovative packaging

solutions

• Reducing carbon footprint

by utilizing light weight en-

ergy efficient packages

• Increasing product value via

single serve packaging

Opportunities in differentiation

often require “going to the next

level” in packaging, such as:

Coextruded Packaging - Up to

seven layers, for oxygen, water

or light barrier. These can incor-

porate reground or reclaimed

resin sandwiched in the middle

layers, with virgin materials on

the inside food contact layer.

High Heat Packaging - Polypro-

pylene temperature resistance up

to 125ºC makes these SmartBar-

rier™ containers suitable for hot

fill, tunnel pasteurization or

batch overpressure retort.

High Temperature

SmartBarrier™

Food Packaging

Whether you are a food processor

self-manufacturing your packaging,

or a converter providing packages for

your customers, we can help you to

produce containers of the highest

quality.

Barrier: For products requiring Oxy-

gen barrier, our machines have been

making containers with up to seven

layers since 1976.

Low Oxygen: Active oxygen scaven-

gers can be combined with barrier

resins to protect against O2 migra-

tion while removing resident O2 pre-

sent in the headspace and the pack-

aged contents.

Aseptic: GEC has been at the fore-

front of aseptic container production,

forming sealed bottles which have

high levels of sterility. Only the out-

side of these containers need to be

sterilized as they enter the aseptic

filling environment.

Light Sensitive: Dairy products which

are sensitive to UV and visible light

degradation are protected by a black

light-blocking layer sandwiched be-

tween white inner and outer layers.

Hot Fill: Containers for hot fill prod-

ucts feature high-heat clarified poly-

propylene.

Pasteurized or Retort: These contain-

ers are designed with special features

to allow flexibility during the sterili-

zation process.

All Sizes: Jar sizes range from small

capacity containers for single-serve

and multi-packs, to large containers

for A10 can and gallon glass jar alter-

natives.

The Right Container for Every

Process

Fill Temperature Barrier

Cold Clean

/ Asep

tic / MAP

(Modified

Atm

os-

phere P

ackaging)

Hot F

ill 90-97°C

Tunnel

Pasteu

rizer, 95-97°C

Reto

rt 122-125°C

Humidity an

d

Aroma

Oxyg

en an

d Gas

Barrier

Light / U

V

ESL Milk R ▲▲

UHT Milk A ▲▲

Cream R ▲ ▲▲

Condensed Milk C H ▲▲

Evaporated Milk R ▲ ▲▲

Yogurt & Functional Liquids C

Drinks with Milk Content RC ▲▲

Cheese Spreads C H

Powders

Milk Powder MAP ▲▲

Milk Based Formulation MAP ▲▲

Instant Coffee MAP ▲▲

Ground Coffee MAP ▲▲

Cocoa and Blends ▲

Vegetables

Tomato (Ketchup) H P ▲ ▲▲

Tomato (Puree) P ▲▲

Tomato Paste P R ▲▲

Olives H P R ▲▲

Pickles, Onions, Carrots H P ▲▲

Baby Food P R ▲▲

Peppers P ▲▲

Fruits

Fruit Preserve P ▲▲

Fruit Puree P ▲▲

Marmalade Squeeze H P ▲

Marmalade H P ▲

Juices A H P ▲▲

Snacks & Dried Foods

Almonds, Peanuts, Raisins MAP ▲▲

Peanut Butter Spread H ▲▲

Potato Based Snacks MAP ▲▲ ▲

Large Capacity Foodservice

2.5 liter MAP/C H P ▲ ▲

3.1 liter MAP/C H P ▲ ▲

4.2 liter MAP/C H * ▲ ▲

8.1 liter MAP/C H * ▲ ▲

Dairy

▲ Important ▲▲ Critical In Some Cases The above values are only general and indicative. Food formulation will determine the exact need of proc-ess temperature and barrier requirement for the container.

Rotary wheels are a perfect choice for high quality containers from

one to six layers.

MINI Wheel

This small wheel is available with 9, 10, 12, 15 and 18 molds, giving

flexibility in container sizing and outputs.

Bottles can be produced either one-per-mold or neck-to-neck for

small containers.

This machine is extremely energy efficient—only 2.7 kW of energy is

required to rotate the wheel, providing all required mold opening,

closing and clamping motions. This is a “near all electric” machine—

there is only a small hydraulic pump for a single parison pro-

gramming cylinder, using less than 5% of the energy consumed.

High Output Wheels and Shuttle Machinery

Larger wheel machines are available for high volume applica-

tions. From nine to 96 cavities, Graham wheel machines are

used to produce containers from 60 ml to 20 liter.

Graham Engineering recognizes that rotary is not the only way to

blow mold superior bottles efficiently. Since 1999, Graham has

produced a high-quality line of shuttle machines.

Graham Engineering has the

experience and skills needed to

develop your package, from

concept to finished product.

By partnering “bottle designers”

with our experienced proces-

sors, we ensure that the package

concepts we put forward are

visually pleasing while maintain-

ing a “wide processing window”

to ensure high production effi-

ciencies.

This expertise extends into

mold design, where we partner

with the top mold manufactur-

ers, providing molds to our tight

specifications.

We have the ability

and equipment to

conduct process de-

velopment in our

York, PA based R&D

laboratory.

The end result is

well designed con-

tainers for your

products.

Rotary Wheel Advantages

SmartBarrier™ Packaging Development

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SmartBarrier™ Food Packaging

Relative size scale - large

and MINI rotary wheels for

bottle production

Aseptic dairy bottles (up to 7 layers) for milk, cream and yogurt.

SmartBarrier™ packages can be designed to meet your specific requirements.

years, we have been pro-

viding innovative extru-

sion blow molding ma-

chinery of the highest

quality to our customers

worldwide.

GEC is proud to offer cus-

tomer support 24 hours a

day / 7 days a week. Our

customers actually speak

with, and are supported

by one of our in-house

service representatives,

around the clock.

Often times, an in-plant

service visit is not re-

quired with our dial-in

service capability, but it is

important to know that

we have the technical as-

sistance, training and

spare parts support avail-

able, when needed. Our

employees have the proc-

essing experience and

know-how to make you

successful.

We stand ready to help

you develop the blow

molded packages that you

need to succeed.

1203 Eden Road

Box 12003

York, PA 17402-0673

USA

Phone: 717-505-4802

Fax: 717-846-1931

E-mail: sales@grahamengineering.com

GEC Highlights

1960 - Company founded

1968 - Began building rotary blow

molding machinery

1976 - Multilayer coextrusion

1989 - Aseptic blow molding

1999 - GEC enters market for

shuttle machinery

2007 - MINI wheel platform

Since it’s inception, Graham Engi-

neering has focused on bringing

innovation to the extrusion blow

molding market.

Graham Engineering Corporation

WWW.grahamengineering.com

A Partner You Can Depend Upon

In 2010, Graham Engi-

neering celebrated 50

years of long-standing,

private family ownership.

For over 40 of those