Amcor licenses innovative milk sack technology

27-May-05

Amcor St. Regis Bates, the Australian bulk packaging division of Amcor has developed an innovative milk sack technology to help maintain high quality, food grade hygienic standards with significantly improved pallet loading and container space utilisation. Maxipack and Tear Top technology developed by Amcor, shall now be introduced in North America by the US based Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation. Maxipack, which is a multiwall double block-end sack, forms a brick-like shape, rather than providing a traditional pouch shaped bag when filled. It is this resulting rectangular shape that increases space efficiency for warehousing and transport besides maximizing cubic space capacity and stability of pallet loads. Maxipack also features an inner sack produced from specialized polymer extrusions that protects the inner sack from impurities present during the handling and shipping of the sacks. Maxipack designs have incorporated the patented Tear Top easy-opening feature, eliminating the potential product contamination hazards associated with opening filled bags using strings, knives or blades.