MOLDED PULP & FIBER MORPHOLOGY
- Molded Pulp Products (MPP), invented in the 19th century, is a three dimensional structure molded from thick cellulose into convenient form shapped according to the product it shall contain and protect throughout storage and transportation.
- In the 20th century MPP became standard packaging for mass distribution of fragile items such as eggs, fruits and light bulbs.
- By mid 1980s consumers started to develop an interest in the environmental impact of the products that they were buying, so the molded pulp industry started to develop new and innovative solutions to fulfill the market’s demands for eco-friendly, renewable and biodegradable packaging, being used nowadays as a green statement by many companies.
Recycled fibers
MPP use wood pulp fibers from recycled papers, abundant and cheap since books, newspapers, board and corrugated packaging became mass products worldwide.
- However recycled fibers present a regular decrease in its quality throughout its lifetime due to its degradation every time it gets recycled again and MPP manufacturers have been experiencing strength and resistance issues in its products.
Products for this application : MORFI
Product for this application : MORFI OL
- MorFi proved to be the perfect tool for quick, accurate and objective assessment of fiber quality, being an unequable testing solution for several key areas in MPP plants:
- control of incoming materials (bales of recycled papers)
- control of the performance of process machinery such dispersers, pulpers, screens, fractionators
- R&D of alternative fibers and fiber sources
- Savings achieved into cost of materials, energy consumption, production losses due to quality issues, laboratory staff and downtime with the use of fiber morphology results ensure quick return on investment.
- From a pulp furnish the entire fibrous population is analyzed and accurately characterized by MorFi fiber length, width, coarseness, macrofibrilation, curl, fines, kink, shives – within minutes.
- MorFi is available as laboratory and on-line versions, providing identical test results for R&D and Q.C..