Quality and Continuous Improvement

Emerald Packaging has a state-of-the-art Quality Control lab led by a Polymer Science Engineer and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

• The laboratory is fully equipped to measure/test film performance and physical film attributes.
• Our 4 member team performs incoming material inspections and quality checks.
• We use (SPC) statistical process control to help reduce process variation.
• Employees are trained to written standards developed by our quality control team and colleagues on the shop floor who run our machines.
• Emerald practices LEAN manufacturing and Continuous Improvements principles to help cut wastes and provide value to our customers.

In-House we perform the following high-end testing:

• Seal Tester/Tensile Tester - We can mimic production quality seals at varying temperature, pressure and seal widths. The bond and the seal strength are then evaluated using the Thwing Albert tester.
• Smartscope - This high resolution microscope measures the size of the laser holes in microns. It can also perform film surface analysis and abrasion analysis.
• Mocon - Measures high transmission/barrier rates (oxygen transmission rate) for fresh cut produce packaging.
• Gas Chromotograph - Analyzes compunds that can be vaporized without decomposition - retained solvents in this case.