When it comes to the flexible bag, you have options. Two popular options are the semi-rigid containers and the Cheertainer. Here’s a closer look at each of these options:
Advantages and Considerations of Semi-Rigid Container
Varying in size from 1 liter to 20 liters, semi-rigid containers are lightweight, durable, and sustainable. However, semi-rigid containers aren’t a conventional bag-in-box option. While a box can fit around a semi-rigid container, a dispensing tap or pump is installed at the top to evacuate the product. Here are the pros and cons of the format:
Advantages:
- Industrial Applications: Suitable for industrial applications, including hazardous chemicals.
- High Evacuation Rate: Evacuation rate ranges from 97 to 100 percent.
Considerations:
- Space Requirements: Pre-inflation reduces truckload capacity, increasing transportation costs.
- Storage Challenges: Off-site storage may be needed due to inflated shipping size.
- Dispensing Issues: Glugging during dispensing complicates the pouring process.
- Fluorination Needs: High permeation products require fluorination, linked to PFAS creation and associated risks.
- Volume Support: This does not support bulk volumes.
- Evacuation Rates: Evacuation rates are not as good as with conventional bag-in-box.
Advantages and Considerations of Cheertainer
Cheertainer is a flexible bag solution for bag-in-box applications. It’s available in sizes ranging from 4 liters to 25 liters, making it applicable for bulk volumes.
Advantages:
- Space and Cost Efficiency: Designed to ship and store flat, saving warehouse space and reducing transportation costs.
- Customizable Barrier Film: The barrier film can be customized to suit any product application.
- Aseptic Option Available: An aseptic option is available to maximize product purity and safety.
- Environmental Benefits: Helps reduce carbon footprint while maintaining quality and performance.
- Efficient Filling: Can be efficiently filled, saving time and money.
- Fluorination Replacement Solution: Offers a package that can replace the fluorination step, making it suitable for HDPE and semi-rigid containers without the need for fluorination.
Considerations:
- Perceived Durability: May be perceived as a less durable option compared to other packaging formats.
- Regulatory Compliance: May not meet regulatory requirements for all products.
Innovation & Sustainability
Both packaging types are as innovative as they are sustainable. While semi-rigid containers require preinflation, Cheertainers can be shipped flat, helping to reduce storage space and transportation costs.
Cheertainers, specifically, offer a 3:1 space savings advantage over other semi-rigid cube-shaped packages.
Sustainable Liquid Packaging Solutions
Cheertainer is also created using 20 percent less energy than rigid pails. In fact, it’s estimated that a single truckload of Cheertainer products is the equivalent of 10 truckloads of rigid pails. Both Cheertainer and semi-rigid containers represent sustainable packaging options that can help meet any environmental goals.
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