Sonoco has introduced an “environmentally sustainable” core for the film industry. Featuring the company’s Active Tension Displacement (ATD) Technology, the Stealth Core is currently available for use with machine grade stretch film.
Compared with standard film cores, the Stealth Core “not only has a higher recycled materials content and lighter weight, but also is made using less energy and producing fewer greenhouse gasses,” according to Sonoco. Its patent pending design is said to dissipate radial pressure by actively dispersing it in compound directions, protecting the core's internal diameter integrity and reducing core length growth, during and after the winding process. The core is designed to fit seamlessly on existing equipment.
John Colyer, division VP and general manager, industrial products - North America, enthuses: "The Stealth Core is the solution to a challenge that has long been building in the film packaging industry - to create an environmentally sustainable film core with the same internal diameter integrity as standard cores. "While building up the core wall has been a viable solution to insure ID integrity, it hasn't been a step toward more environmentally sustainable packaging. This has been realised with the Stealth Core."
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