LANKAPACK 2026

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Flexible Packaging

Packaging made from non-rigid webs such as films, foils and laminates that take the shape of the product; a core category across food, beverage and personal-care lines shown at LankaPak.

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Rigid Packaging

Containers that keep their shape in use, including bottles, jars, trays and tubs, typically produced by blow moulding, injection moulding or thermoforming.

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Corrugated Board

Fluted fibreboard sandwiched between liners, used for shipping cases and retail-ready cartons; a mainstay of Sri Lankan export packing.

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Folding Carton

A paperboard carton that is creased and cut so it can be shipped flat and erected on the filling line.

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Blister Pack

A thermoformed cavity sealed with a lidding film or foil, widely used for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and small consumer goods.

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Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)

Flushing a sealed pack with a controlled gas mix to extend the shelf life of fresh and chilled foods.

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Vacuum Packaging

Removing air from a pack before sealing to slow oxidation and spoilage, common for meat, fish and cheese.

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Shrink and Stretch Wrapping

Applying heat-shrink film or stretch film to bundle, protect and unitise goods for distribution.

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Blow Moulding

Forming hollow plastic parts such as bottles and containers by inflating a heated parison inside a mould.

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Extrusion

Melting and pushing polymer through a die to produce film, sheet, pipe or profile for downstream conversion.

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Co-extrusion

Extruding two or more material layers through a single die to build barrier, seal or colour performance into one structure.

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Lamination

Bonding two or more webs (film, foil, paper) to create a combined barrier structure with the required print and seal surfaces.

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Flexographic Printing

A rotary relief printing process using flexible plates, widely used for packaging films, labels and corrugated board.

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Gravure Printing

An intaglio process using engraved cylinders, chosen for long-run, high-quality packaging print.

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Filling and Sealing Machinery

Equipment that doses product into containers and closes them; a central equipment group at packaging trade fairs.

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Cartoning

Erecting, loading and closing cartons on an automated end-of-line system.

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Form-Fill-Seal (FFS)

A line that forms the pack, fills it and seals it in one continuous process, used for sachets, pouches and trays.

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Labelling and Sleeving

Applying pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves or wrap-around labels for branding and compliance information.

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Palletising and End-of-Line

Automatically stacking cases onto pallets and applying wrapping, labelling and inspection before dispatch.

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Returnable Transit Packaging (RTP)

Reusable crates, totes and pallets designed for repeated distribution loops instead of single-use cases.

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Barrier Properties

A pack's resistance to moisture, oxygen and light transmission, which determines shelf life and product protection.

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Mono-material Packaging

Pack designs using a single polymer family so the structure can be recycled more easily.

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Food-grade Compliance

Materials and processes that meet food-contact hygiene and migration rules, a key requirement for food and beverage exporters.

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Smart Packaging

Packs carrying codes, sensors or indicators that add traceability, tamper evidence or freshness data.