What is cold forming foil?

In cold forming foil cold forming progress, an aluminum-based laminate film is simply pressed into a mold by means of a stamp. The aluminum foil will be elongated and maintain the formed shape. These blisters are called cold form foil blisters.

What is Aluminium blister foil?

Aluminium blister foil is widely used for medicines in the pharmaceutical industry. It consists of a push-through blister, a moulded plastic with cavities for the individual tablets, and a push-through closure made of aluminium foil, which is called blister film or lid film.

What is foil blister?

In the industry these blisters are called cold form foil (CFF) blisters. The principal advantage of cold form foil blisters is that the use of aluminum offers a near complete barrier for water and oxygen, allowing an extended product expiry date.

What is blister machine?

Blister packaging machines seal products in a cavity, usually with a paper backing or aluminum or film seal. These blister packs can be used for just about any product, but are common packages for small consumer goods, foods and pharmaceuticals.

What is the difference between thermoforming and cold forming?

Thermoforming is a technique that involves heating sheets of PVC prior to insertion into a blister machine. Cold forming is a technique that does not involve any application of heat. Unlike the thermoforming method that uses clear PVC, this technique uses thin sheets of laminate film that contain aluminum.

Why is aluminium used as wrapper of medicine?

Thanks to its superior barrier properties, aluminium foils remains the material of choice for pharma. Impenetrable to moisture, oxygen and other gases, as well as micro-organisms and light, aluminium foil helps to keep medication in perfect condition for longer.

What is the advantage of blister formation?

Fast facts on blisters Blisters are filled with serum, plasma, blood, or pus. Friction, burns, frostbite, and some medical conditions can produce blisters. Blisters help prevent further damage to deeper tissues. It is best to leave blisters intact to protect the underlying layers from infection.

Why is it called blister packaging?

Blister packaging was created specifically for the pharmaceutical industry back in the 1960s. Blister packs made it easy for consumers to retrieve a single dose of medication, but these packages also helped keep each dose of medication safe and secure until use.

Why is PVC used on blister pack?

The main advantage of using PVC is the low cost. PVC sheets of 0.25 to 0.3mm are used for making blister packs. #PVDC or polyvinylidene chloride is used along with PVC sheets to improve the barrier properties of the packaging. This provides excellent protection from oxygen and moisture.

What kind of product is cold forming blister aluminum foil?

Cold forming blister aluminum foil is one product dedicated to pharmaceutical industry produced by aluminum foil between nylon (oPA) and PVC films, under using dry bond lamination technology.

Can a blister foil be packed with plastic?

Alu Alu Foil / Aluminium Cold Forming Blister Foil Alu Alu foil is an excellent multilayered structure designed for highly sensitive range of pharmaceutical and generic medicines which are highly hygroscopic or light sensitive and cannot be suitably packed with barrier plastic films.

Who is the leading supplier of blister foil?

Wisesorbent is a leading blister foil supplier for the pharmaceutical industry. Our Desiccative Aluminum foil is available in a variety of formats, two mainstays being the Cold Form Blister Desiccant Foil and Aluminum Lidding Foil.

How big is a cold form aluminum foil?

Cold Forming Blister Foil Features Name Cold-Form Aluminum Foils Cold-Form Aluminum Foils Structure OPA25/ ALU45/ PVC60 OPA25/ ALU60/ PVC60 GSM 240 g 281 g Specification Width: <= 660 mm; Thickness: 120 – 200 m Width: <= 660 mm; Thickness: 120 – 200 m