Sustainable Upgrade Moisture Absorbers
Airnov develops sustainable upgrade to DRICARD™ moisture absorbers.
Airnov Healthcare Packaging, a global leader in controlled atmosphere packaging, is now offering customers a new and more environmentally friendly version of its DRICARD products.
DRICARD is a flat moisture absorber made up of film layers laminated with calcium chloride desiccant. DRICARD, like desiccant packets, is designed to maintain a dry package environment to protect nutraceuticals, foods, and diagnostics from moisture damage.
The new, more environmentally friendly version has twice the capacity in the same size card, uses less plastic, and is printed with high-contrast blue ink on a white background, using 80% less ink than the current orange DRICARD.
“Airnov continues to improve its products in a more sustainable way, decreasing the consumption of ink and plastics used in our DRICARDS being just the latest example of our sustainability commitments,” commented Nicolas Martinez, Global Product Manager at Airnov.
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As well as numerous enhanced sustainability credentials, the new DRICARD also offers performance benefits – its double thickness provides twice the moisture absorption capacity as its predecessor, all the while maintaining the same overall size and surface.
Nicolas Martinez continued “This new ability to double absorption capacity in the same size DRICARD improves Airnov’s product performance which, crucially, allows our customers to better optimize their packaging.”
Other key features of DRICARD include dust prevention, made possible by binding the calcium chloride desiccant within the laminate structure.
Furthermore, the card's rigid structure allows for high-speed automatic insertion by card dispensers or pick-and-place systems, while its flat profile is ideal for desiccation in small and narrow packaging spaces. The blue-on-white printing is high-contrast and high-visibility, which is critical to reducing end-product confusion.
The new product comes in a variety of standard sizes and can be customized to fit specific needs. It is also FDA-approved for use in nutraceutical and food applications in the United States.
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