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Clayton Industries supports the Packaging Industry
The packaging industry is one that plays a role in practically every other industry, since it oversees the design, production, and distribution of packaging materials and products, a service that nearly every industry requires. Steam generation has long been a partner to the industry, providing a variety of solutions to a wide range of applications.
Like so many other industries, sterilization is an important aspect to packaging, being used to sterilize containers and other packaging prior to being filled. This is especially important when packaging is being provided to industries with low or zero tolerance to potential contaminants. This same steam can also be used to decontaminate machines and workspaces throughout the process.
Another common use in the industry is the steam heat being used to shrink and seal packaging. A common application is shrink wrapping, in which an oversized plastic film is applied to a product before it passes through a steam chamber, causing the plastic to shrink uniformly around the product, which is common in consumer goods. Steam heat is also used in heat sealing, where steam generated heat is used to seal plastic films together, ensuring a secure closure. Finally, steam is often used to steam shrink labels to products. Similar to shrink wrapping, oversized labels are attached to products, such as bottles, before passing through a steam tunnel. The heat from the steam causes the label to shrink around the product, conforming tightly to the shape of the container and producing a seamless finish. Additionally, heat from steam is often used in conjunction with adhesives, as well as being used to vacuum seal in canning operations.
Steam also plays a role in the creation of plastics. Heat from steam is often used to heat plastics prior to their formation into objects such as trays, containers, or blister packs, making the material soft and pliable for the molding process. It can also be used in blow molding to create hollow plastic containers, ensuring an ideal level of temperature and pressure to create perfect molds.
When creating a product that can come in all shapes and sizes, you want your supply of steam to be able to handle your changes in demand without compromising the quality of your product. Clayton’s quick starting, highly efficient Steam Generators are standing by to provide your next steam solution.
Key Benefits
Precision Control
Regardless of your need, Clayton Industries can deliver the ideal levels of temperature and pressure to fully suit your application.
Rapid Response
When your facility experiences operation peaks, Clayton Steam Generators respond quickly to changing demands without a drop in steam quality, ramping up when you experience surges and lowering when your need decreases.
Quick Starting
No need for a boiler to be left on hot standby for overnight. Clayton’s Steam Generators are able to go from a cold start to full steam output in under ten minutes, regardless of size.
Featured Case Study
Steam technology enabled a beverage company to expedite labeling process.
Steam generator creates the 99.5% dry heat needed for effective shrink sleeve labeling.
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