From Tube to Seal
This is the total number of layers in the packaging material.
What is 6 layers?
This number of consecutive packs are used for a cap leak check.
What are six packs?
PLH stands for this.
What is Pre-Laminated Hole?
This cap defect may not immediately appear missing or loose, yet its misorientation can lead to leaks
What is twisted caps?
This reference is used when an operator discovers an issue at sterilization, CIP, or production?
What is QMS (Quality Monitoring Scheme)?
This matrix is used when an operator discovers a cap leak?
What is the Capper Decision Guide Matrix?
This type of packaging requires a sterile product, sterile environment, and sterile materials.
What is aseptic packaging?
This material doesn’t belong in the LS strip, can weaken the seal, and is notorious for hanging out on the finger roller.
What is poly build up?
In TS Accurate Check, you cut about this distance from the sides of the pack.
What is 1mm?
This check ensures the pack is in design before production starts.
What is the Package Interface Tool check?
These thin strips help prevent the product from flowing into the paperboard.
What are Longitudinal Seal (LS) strips?
This packaging defect occurs when a seal stretches open without the packaging material breaking.
What is a blocked/cold seal?
During LS/SA Teardown Pull Check, you should pull at this angle to the side of the paper.
What is 90 degrees?
This is the target glue weight for cap application.
What is 0.16 grams?
This seal is formed in the jaw system by two jaws working in pairs.
What is the Transversal Seal (TS)?
When the TS is positioned under the cap, this defect is commonly observed.
What is Inverted TS/Fin Seal?
LS overlap spec for Fillers 4–7 is this value (± tolerance).
What is 5.0 ± 1.0 mm?
This test verifies that the cutter is centered in the Tetra hole.
What is the Internal Cap Position Verification?
This packaging layer provides stiffness and shape to the package.
What is the paperboard layer?
When a paper splice leaves no strip available and the package opens where the strip should bond, this critical defect is observed.
What is an open tube?