Heat sealing measurement by an innovative technique

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 245-257

  Aithani, Dinesh ^a   Lockhart, Hugh ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a   Tanprasert, Krittika ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fusion temperature; Heat seal; Melting temperature; Peelable seal

Indexed keywords

HEATING; MELTING; THERMOCOUPLES;

FUSION TEMPERATURE; MELTING TEMPERATURE; PEELABLE SEALS;

SEALING (CLOSING);

HEAT SEALS; MELTING; THERMOCOUPLES;

EID: 33750596950     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.728     Document Type: Article

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