Tony Stauffer Of PTI To Speak At Seal Integrity Seminar In UK Non-Destructive Package And Seal Integrity Testing

Tony Stauffer, president of PTI – Packaging Technologies & Inspection, will give a presentation at the Seal Integrity Seminar, November 23, 2012 at CAMPDEN BRI, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LD, UK

Seal Integrity Seminar, November 23, 2012 Campden BRI, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LD, UK

Effective sealing of packaging during food manufacturing plays an important role in food preservation. If the seal is not robust enough, spoilage and pathogenic bacteria may be able to penetrate, potentially leading to food waste. Research at the University of Lincoln has estimated that 8% of packs leaving the factory might fail to provide sufficient protection until reaching the customer. This potentially equates to 480,000 tons of food waste. Better seals could reduce this, and lead to cost savings in the factory. This seminar will cover different ways to improve sealing of packaging, focusing on providing practical solutions to optimize existing and novel sealing methods, and possible ways to monitor the seals' effectiveness.

Presentation: Non-Destructive Package and Seal Integrity Testing

Given by: Tony Stauffer, president of PTI

Time: 13:50pm (1:50pm)

This presentation will review common inspection methods for inspecting pouches and airborne ultrasound technology for pouch seal inspection as an in-depth process control tool. Critical issues with retort pouches continue to be seal quality and pouch integrity. Detecting defects early on in the manufacturing process is critical to increasing output, reducing waste, while assuring product quality and shelf life. This presentation will provide an overview of Seal-Scan® ultrasound technology and the latest advancements for seal verification and defect detection including delaminations, inclusions, misaligned seals, incomplete seals, insufficient seal width, and many more. Also provides an overview of high voltage leak detection (HVLD) for liquid filled pouches. This is an excellent opportunity for quality assurance professionals in the packaging industry to hear a presentation about the importance of non-destructive testing and how these technologies can assist companies to meet the challenges of this highly regulated and competitive market.

Key learning points will include:

• Test methods that produce data that is quantifiable and repeatable.

• How to reduce cost/product waste.

• Latest developments in non-destructive package inspection technologies for food, pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

To view full agenda of this seminar, go to: http://www.campden.co.uk/training/events/seal-integrity-programme.php

For more information about this event and to register, visit: http://www.campden.co.uk/seal-integrity-seminar.php

About Campden BRI

Campden BRI is the UK's largest independent member-ship based organization carrying out research and development for the food and drinks industry worldwide. It is committed to providing industry with the research, technical and advisory services needed to ensure product safety and quality, process efficiency and product and process innovation. Campden BRI are a major training provider to food and drink businesses offering over 200 scheduled courses and events.

About Tony Stauffer

For over 27 years, Tony Stauffer has focused on developing inspection technologies for the packaging industry that perform with a high degree of precision and reliability, and simplify testing and validation processes in the food, pharmaceutical, medical device and container industries. He has been awarded several U.S. patents for leak detection and seal integrity inspection technologies and system designs. He received an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Ingenieurschule Biel-Bienne in Switzerland. He has been President of Packaging Technologies & Inspection since 1985 which consists of the Inspection Systems and Packaging Systems divisions.

About PTI Inspection Systems

PTI Inspection Systems is the leading manufacturer of non-destructive package inspection technologies for the pharmaceutical, medical device, food and container industries. We offer inspection systems for package integrity testing, seal integrity and leak testing. Our technologies exclude subjectivity from package testing, and use test methods that conform to ASTM standards. PTI Inspection systems provide repeatable, reliable results and can be incorporated into protocols at any point in the manufacturing process as they are non-destructive, non-invasive and require no sample preparation.