Gas chromatograph and laboratory oven in the Keneng laboratory
Keneng Print — Research & development

Developed to fit
your exact need.

When an off-the-shelf film is not the right answer, we develop new materials and structures that are.

R&D capabilities

New materials.
Made to fit.

Our development work follows one rule: the pack must fit the product, the filling line and the market.

New materials

Formulas built from the resin up

We develop custom PE sealant formulas, with the resin blend, gauge and slip level set for the job, and new film structures when a standard material does not meet the brief.

Fit for purpose

Matched to a specific need

High seal strength or easy open. A small sachet or a heavy-duty bag. Each requirement leads to a different formula.

Proven in the lab

Tested before it reaches you

New structures are verified in our laboratory against your specification before they reach you.

What we develop

One need,
one formula.

A few of the problems our development work is built to solve.

Easy open

Pull-to-open PE

Coffee bags that open with fingers alone, with no scissors and no tear notch that could ruin the bag from top to bottom.

Heavy duty

Ultra-high puncture resistance

PE formulas for heavy-duty bags that must survive rough handling.

High seal strength

Seals that hold

Sealant layers tuned for strong, reliable seals on demanding packs.

Recyclable

Mono-material structures

All-PE and all-PP structures engineered to run like conventional laminates and designed in line with RecyClass guidelines, with transparent AlOx or other barrier coatings in place of aluminum foil and metallized layers.

Machinability

Made for your filling line

Consistent gauge, slip and registration, so the film runs well on your VFFS or HFFS line.

Special functions

Barrier, cold-seal, anti-fog, microwave

High-barrier layers, cold-seal and anti-fog coatings and self-venting microwave packs, tuned to the product.

How a development project runs

From your brief
to approved samples.

01

Brief

Tell us about the product, the filling line, the shelf life and the markets you sell into.

02

Formulate

Our team selects the resins, layers and gauge for the job.

03

Test

The structure is verified in our laboratory against your specification.

04

Sample and approve

You test samples on your own line. Once you approve, we scale up to production.

Two Keneng lab technicians reviewing test results at the laboratory bench
Behind the work

One laboratory behind every new structure.

Development and quality control share the same laboratory, which runs twelve tests, from residual solvents to oxygen and water-vapor barrier. Cooperating external labs cover specialist analysis such as microscopy.

See our quality control & lab

Ready when you are

Tell us what your pack
must do.

Send your brief and a team leader will reply quickly.