Ampac Flexibles launches new thick-gauge lidstock for demanding sterile medical/pharmaceutical applications

Cincinnati, OH (February 9, 2006)—Ampac Flexibles—Converted Products, a unit of Ampac Packaging LLC, introduces a new thick-gauge lidstock for demanding pharmaceutical/medical device applications.

Ampac Flexibles is launching Flexi 6864, a polyester/foil/heat-seal coated polyethylene for physically demanding applications such as orthopedic parts, cardio kits, diagnostics and other heavier medical device/sterile medical disposable items.

The structure has been engineered to heat seal to thermoformed trays made from a wide variety of materials including Barex® acrylonitrile, amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET), crystallized PET (CPET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) and others.

Flexi 6864 features a thick (75-guage) polyester and a 1 mil foil layer to help create a high oxygen/moisture/ microbial barrier for the tray’s contents. The extra thickness is also needed to contain heavier-weight items and prevent the contents from being accidentally exposed prior to use.

Additionally, Flexi 6864 has been engineered to overcome delamination issues experienced with some competitive structures. The company’s quality procedures and trained personnel have enabled the commercialization of a structure that performs exceptionally through all production and use phases—laminating, slitting, heat sealing, transport, end-use, etc.

Ampac Flexibles also has a 10-color flexo press which enables reverse printing on the polyester layer for superior color resolution.

Ampac Packaging LLC is privately held, and is owned by senior executives together with equity backing by Key Principal Partners and Pouschine Cook Capital Management. It is a diversified, international, flexible packaging company with nine operating sites in North America and Asia employing approximately 850 people with revenues in excess of $200 million annually. In addition to products offered by Ampac Flexibles, the company is the preeminent supplier of domestic and overseas retail specialty shopping bags, and disposable, tamper evident, security bags.