Engineering:Chub (container)
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Short description: Food packaging material
A chub or a chub pack is a type of container formed by a tube of flexible packaging material.[1][2] The cylindrical package has the appearance of a sausage with the ends sealed by metal crimps or clips.[3]
Uses
Chub packs are used to pack semi-solid materials such as:
- sausage
- hamburger
- dog food
- cheese spreads
- frostings
- bread dough
- cookie dough
- creamed corn
- drywall compound
- explosive slurries
See also
Notes
- ↑ Roussos, George, "Chub packaging film", US patent 7393593, published 2008-07-01, assigned to Flexopack SA Plastics Industry
- ↑ Schirmer, Henry G., "High strength laminated film for chub packaging", US patent 5037683, published 1991-08-06, assigned to W.R. Grace & Co.
- ↑ Soroka, W. Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology (Second ed.). Institute of Packaging Professionals. http://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=1.
References
- Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN:978-0-470-08704-6
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