Method and system for manufacturing a 3-dimensional food packaging unit from a molded pulp material and such food packaging product
AssigneeHuhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V.
InventorHarald John Kuiper
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for manufacturing a 3-dimensional packaging material form a moulded pulp material and such packaging unit. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: —preparing a pulp material, comprising the steps of: —providing an amount of biomass with non-wood biomass fibers as a raw material; preparing the biomass fibers; fibrillation of the prepared biomass fibers with an extruder to produce the pulp material with biomass fibers; providing the pulp material to the moulding device; moulding the 3-dimensional food packaging unit; and releasing the 3-dimensional food packaging unit from the mould.
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A method for manufacturing a 3-dimensional food packaging unit from a moulded pulp material, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing a pulp material, comprising the steps of:
- providing an amount of biomass with non-wood biomass fibers as a raw material;
- preparing the biomass fibers;
- fibrillating the prepared biomass fibers with an extruder to produce the pulp material with biomass fibers, wherein extruding the prepared biomass fibers comprises the step of flushing the fibers;
- providing the pulp material to the moulding device;
- moulding the 3-dimensional food packaging unit;
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- releasing the 3-dimensional food packaging unit from the mould.
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