Berry Global Group, Inc. Unveils the United States’ First Comprehensive, Commercial-Scale Clean Room for Nine-Layer Blown Film Manufacturing
August 03, 2021 at 05:00 pm EDT
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Berry Global Group, Inc. announced its new commercial-scale clean room for blown film, supporting its growing healthcare business in rigorous healthcare and pharmaceutical applications. The ISO 7 class clean room can produce nine-layer blown films. The new installation fully encloses commercial-scale production of Berry’s proprietary nine-layer blown film from extrusion to packaging, a first in the United States. The addition further enhances Berry’s ability to supply more sensitive applications such as sterile intravenous solution bags, pharmaceutical packaging, medical equipment manufacturing, and microchip packaging. Significant Customer Benefits: Installed in Berry’s existing Dalton, Georgia, facility, the clean room provides a controlled environment, complete with FDA-approved lubricants and contact surfaces, and a 100% inspection system for real-time defect detection for quality assurance. Berry’s new clean room installation reduces foreign particulates by up to 99.9% compared to a conventional production environment. Customers will benefit from Berry’s globally recognized expertise in material science, combining multiple layers for optimal product performance and reliability for the most delicate applications. In addition, the newly installed blown film line can be monitored remotely, upholding the integrity of the clean room. New, High-Performing Films: In combination with the clean room introduction, Berry adds Optym™ PURE to its portfolio of high-performing films for medical device packaging. As an extension of the Company’s existing Optym™, Optym PURE offers ultra-clean packaging films produced in a clean room environment. Unique among its peers, Berry is the only manufacturer to provide this nine-layer blown film from a clean room environment. With Optym PURE, customers will benefit from Berry’s proprietary nine-layer forming web, which balances high-value and cost-effective materials for maintained performance at a competitive price. With sustainability in mind, Optym PURE is downgauged in comparison to existing structures by 25%. The new film pairs with Berry’s advanced sealant technology for a wider seal window. As a longtime expert in healthcare and hygiene film manufacturing, Berry continues to expand its portfolio to provide customers with world-class capabilities in their respective local markets.
Berry Global Group, Inc. creates packaging and engineered products. The Company operates through four segments: Consumer Packaging International, Consumer Packaging North America, Health, Hygiene and Specialties, and Engineered Materials. The Consumer Packaging International segment primarily consists of closures and dispensing systems, pharmaceutical devices and packaging, bottles and canisters, and containers. The Consumer Packaging North America segment primarily consists of containers and pails, foodservice, closures, bottles, prescription vials, and tubes. The Health, Hygiene & Specialties segment primarily consists of healthcare, hygiene, specialties, and tapes. The Engineered Materials segment primarily consists of stretch and shrink films, converter films, institutional can liners, food and consumer films, retail bags, and agriculture films. It is also engaged in offering a full suite of tooling capabilities, including injection, blow, compression, and thermo-forming molds.
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