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Glossary

A-PET A-PET refers to the material used to make some of our trays. Most of our A-PET trays are clear and are used for cold foods. They cannot be put into a microwave or an oven.

Barrier Bag

CiMa-Pak will custom make these Barrier Bags to protect your product from corrosion and damage during shipping. If you can think of it, we can make a bag for it.

Vacuum Chamber

Our full line of Vacuum Chambers will seal you bag as well as remove all the air from it to multiple your product’s shelf life. We offer a range of Vacuum Chambers from Basic table top units, to Floor standing units with Gas injection.

Continua

The Continua is our most popular High-Speed Polybagger.

C-PET

C-PET refers to the material used to make some of our trays. Our C-PET trays are available in multiple colours, and they can be heated in microwaves and ovens.

Desiccant

Desiccant refers to bags composed of small pellets (silica gel or clay) which remove all moisture and humidity from the sealed area surrounding your product during shipping. We sell many different types and sizes of desiccant, and it works best when combined with our Custom-Made Big Barrier Bags.

CiMail

CiMail film is our line of Polyethylene films (used in manual and high speed polybaggers), which is available in many sizes, and it can even be printed!

CiMagik Shrink Film

CiMagik is our line of polyolefin Shrink Wrap film, which is available in many widths and thickness.

Home Meal Replacement (HMR)

A full, cooked meal purchased at a grocery store or other food outlet.

I-bar Sealer

A single sealing bar which is usually a manual machine with place to hold a roll.

Impulse Sealer

Impulse sealers are manual sealers on which the sealing wire is only active when the sealing head is being held down. This is the most common type of manual sealer.

L-Bar

An L-Bar sealer is a simple sealer which can seal on two sides of your product at once, in an L shape. It works on all of our CiMagik and CiMail films.

Mailbag

The mailbag is one of our polybag machines. It is the most simple and cost effective polybag machine on the market and requires only one operator.

Modified Atmosphere Packaging

MAP packaging is a form of packaging in which the air in a package is altered by removing the oxygen and adding a gas in order to increase the shelf life of a product. Our Vacuum Tray Sealers and Vacuum Chambers are capable of MAP packaging.

One Step shrink wrappers

As the name suggests, one step shrink wrappers do it all at once. When you lower the hood, the program begins as the film surrounding your product is sealed, and then heated to shrink tightly to your product. These machines are more compact, and perfect for small to medium sized operations.

Polybagging

Polybagging is the art of sealing your magazine and inserts loosely together with a back seal. The back seal allows for easy opening, and polybagging works with both clear and printed films. It’s also great for many other products than simple magazines.

 

Shockwatch

Our Shockwatch units protect your package in shipping, by alerting the final receiver if your product has been dropped during shipping. The unit will also warn the shipping company to handle your product with more care.

Shrink wrapping machines

Shrink wrapping machines are available in all shapes and sizes from one-step to fully automatic, and they will always leave your product protected and looking good with a clear layer of shrink film around it.

Tiltwatch

We love your product just as much as you do, which is why we sell the Tiltwatch system to monitor your product during shipping. With Tiltwatch, you will know if your product was ever tilted.

Tray

At CiMa-Pak, we offer many different trays to present your product the way it deserves. Check out our Tray Selection page to choose you’re the tray to fit your need and your tastes!

Tray sealers

Compact, simple and robust, our tray sealers are made to be used. Teamed up with our line of trays, your food has never looked this good before.

Shrink tunnel

Shrink Tunnels can be combined with your L-Bar sealer to create the perfect package. The heat of the tunnel will shrink the film tightly to your product so that the film becomes perfectly clear.

USPS Approved

This is the approval from the United States Postal Service, which signifies that products that have been polybagged with our CiMail film can be sent in the mail.