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New take on TE

On display at ProFood Tech 2019 was a newly developed tamper-evident feature for cartons commonly used for popular brands of ice cream.

New TE lid from Huhtamaki.
New TE lid from Huhtamaki.

The TE lid is from Huhtamaki. It involves a paperboard insert that goes to an injection molding machine in a Huhtamaki facility where polypropylene is injection molded around it. The idea here is to provide an alternative to an aluminum foil inner seal. The new TE lid, says Huhtamaki, is a more effective method of providing tamper evidence compared to the foil seal, and it should also bring some cost savings.

 

 

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