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Dow Pack Studios in APAC
Pack Studios is designed to promote collaboration and accelerate the development of innovative packaging solutions that support the circular economy. We provide you the opportunity to leverage Dow’s technical expertise, broad product portfolio and leading application testing capabilities.
In the APAC region we have three Pack Studios to connect you to the right experts.
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SHANGHAI
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SINGAPORE
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MUMBAI
Driving packaging and adhesives innovation
Dow Pack Studios Shanghai is a full-service facility located at the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, Shanghai, China. We connect you to the right experts, technologies, and facilities to support business growth and drive innovation within the region and the global market. Regardless of whether you are a brand owner, converter, or compounder, Pack Studios Shanghai covers the entire value chain, from resin characterization, film fabrication to package prototyping.
Enabling collaboration for packaging success
Pack Studios Shanghai is designed to promote collaboration and accelerate the development of innovative packaging solutions that support the circular economy. We provide you the opportunity to leverage Dow’s technical expertise, broad product portfolio and leading application testing capabilities. Our customers come from a variety of industries including food, automotive/automobile, agriculture, logistics and more.
As part of encouraging further partnership, we launched the Pack Studios Live platform in April 2021. Customers can now monitor the packaging activities in real-time and provide instant feedback for better collaboration.
Cutting edge technology for all your needs
Pack Studios Shanghai is equipped with multiple fabrication lines, physical testing equipment and leading characterization technologies. We support external customers and internal scientists covering every step of the packaging process, from product validation and application development to packaging innovation and recyclability research.
Dow Pack Studios in APAC
Pack Studios Shanghai possesses an extensive range of fabrication capabilities from plastic extrusion, film blowing and casting, multi-layer film lamination to packaging. We also have recycling production which helps to close the loop in your plastic applications’ life cycle and packaging adhesives formulations to meet a wide range of processing needs across many industries.
Our packaging developmental works includes granule-filled packaging, liquid filled packaging with different content temperature and a commercial scale stretch hooding line and a semi-automatic vacuum skin packaging line. This enables our customers and scientists to evaluate the products across diverse packaging application areas. Aligning with the company’s sustainability goals, we have installed an industry leading plastic recovery system to support internal and external customers on plastic recycling innovation studies.
Dow Pack Studios in APAC
Equipped with various testing instruments and testing professionals, we provide testing support to Asia and global customers. We adhere to ASTM/ISO standards for film tensile, seal strength, puncture, dart, tear, optics, COF, shrinkage, Gelbo flex and barrier tests.
Our lab also enables us to implement high and low temperature modulus, tensile, puncture, peeling, elastic recovery and dart impact tests to better mimic possible conditions in real life. On top of that, our lab provides support for developing custom-made testing methods to study and solve application related issues under various application scenarios.
Pack Studios Shanghai characterization and analytical lab possesses multiple technology tools like DSC, FTIR, infrared microscopy, cryo-ultramicrotome, capillary rheometer and MI. We are capable of providing advanced analysis supporting internal and external customers to investigate and address product, application and development needs.
Pack Studios Shanghai key machines and technological capabilities:
- 7-Layer Blown Film Line
- 3-Layer Blown Film Line
- 5-Layer Casting Line
- Pilot Laminator
- VFFS Line for sachet
- VFFS Line for pillow pouch
- HFFS Line
- VSP Line
- Stretch Hooding Line
- EREMA Plastic Recycling System
- Physical & Application testing
- Characterization & Analytical testing
- Pack Studios Live
Dow Pack Studios Singapore is a one-stop facility to ensure that your products are designed for sustainability, durability, and quality. We connect brand owners, converters and compounders to the right experts, technologies, and facilities to help you deliver faster and more efficient commercialization of packaging products.
To help you succeed, Pack Studios Singapore draws capabilities from across the value chain – converters, OECMs, brand owners, designers and recyclers. Our dedicated Dow technical teams work with you to solve your packaging needs regardless of whether you come from the food, medical, logistics, or engineering sectors.
Pack Studios Singapore innovations
Through Pack Studios Singapore, you will have access to award winning packaging technology. For instance, our all all-polyethylene (PE) stand-up pouch won in the Packaging Product category at the Singapore Packaging Star Awards 2021. Developed in collaboration with value chain partners, the PE stand-up pouch was designed for recyclability right from the start without compromising the functionality that multi-material pouches offer.
- Collaboration rooms
- Film Fabrication
- 5-Layer Blown Film Line
- 5-Layer Cast Film Line equipped with Machine Orientation Direction
- AccuPull Bi-axial Lab Stretcher
- 9-Layer Blown Film Line (2022)
- Pouch Making Line with Testing Capability
- TOTANI- State-of-the-Art Mono-Material Pouch Making Machine
- Pouch Drop Tester with High-Speed Camera
- Pouch Compression on ZWICK UTM
- Pouch Leak Tester
- Analyze and Validate Performance
- Characterization Testing
- Physical Property Testing
- Adhesive Application Development
- Tabletop Lamination
- Product Resistance
- Physical Property Testing
Disruptive innovation
Take a look inside Pack Studios Singapore and discover how we foster innovation and collaboration.
Pack Studios Mumbai accelerates packaging innovation for India’s industries by facilitating collaboration across the value chain. Whether you are a brand owner or converter or from industries like automobile and textile, we offer you a creative space where you can connect with our packaging experts to ideate and validate packaging solutions that are right for your business.
Bringing ideas to life with packaging technology
Our center is equipped with the latest packaging technology, allowing you to conceptualize, develop and test ideas on-site from one of the most centralized locations in India. Pack Studios Mumbai possesses multiple fabrication lines, physical testing equipment and leading characterization technologies. We support external customers and internal scientists covering every step of the packaging process, from product validation and application development to packaging innovation and recyclability research that support sustainability goals.
Our focus areas are next generation polyolefin and barrier structures for multiple packaging applications, including all PE laminates, recycle ready barrier films and structures with PCR.
At Pack Studios Mumbai, you can drive innovation by prototyping your ideas with our broad machines and technological capabilities:
- Pilot Scale – 7-Layer Blown Film Line
- Industrial Scale - Adhesive Laminator
- Mechanical Properties: Tensile, Puncture, Tear, Dart Impact, Bond strength, Modulus
- Optical Properties: Haze, Clarity, Gloss
- Sealing Properties: Hot Tack and Heat Seal
- Barrier Properties Testing
- Others: COF, Temperature & Humidity Chamber, Lab Laminator / K Bar Coater
- Thermal properties: Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Microscope: Optical Microscope, Microtome
- Chemical analysis: Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Gas Chromatography (GC)
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