Protect Your Product with Advanced Film Solutions
For products sensitive to oxygen, moisture, or UV light, high barrier packaging is essential to maintain freshness, extend shelf life, and preserve quality. Sunrise Packaging Films specializes in custom high barrier films engineered to provide superior protection without compromising machinability or sustainability.
Our high barrier films are designed for use in flexible packaging applications including thermoforming, rollstock, and pouch formats.
What Is High Barrier Packaging?
High barrier packaging films incorporate special layers that block or significantly reduce the transmission of gases, moisture, and light. Common barrier materials include:
- EVOH (Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol) – excellent oxygen barrier
- Aluminum foil – near-impermeable barrier to oxygen and light
- Nylon (PA) – moisture barrier and puncture resistance
- Metallized films – reflective and barrier properties
These barrier layers are combined with sealant layers such as polyethylene to create coextruded or laminated films optimized for your packaging machinery and product requirements.
Benefits of High Barrier Films
- Significantly extend product shelf life
- Protect flavor, aroma, and nutritional value
- Maintain product appearance and texture
- Reduce food waste and spoilage
- Compatible with vacuum and MAP packaging
- Printable for branding and regulatory compliance
Common Applications
- Fresh and processed meats
- Dairy and cheese products
- Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Snack foods and confectionery
- Frozen meals and ready-to-eat products
- Industrial components sensitive to moisture or oxygen
High Barrier Film Structures
Sunrise Packaging Films offers a range of coextruded and laminated structures tailored to your needs:
- Multi-layer films incorporating EVOH, nylon, foil, or metallized layers
- Mono-material recyclable barrier films
- Custom thicknesses and barrier levels for shelf life optimization
- Compatible with VFFS, HFFS, thermoforming, and rollstock machines
- Available with peelable, resealable, or easy-open features
Why Choose Sunrise Packaging Films?
- Industry-leading expertise in barrier film development
- Custom solutions to balance protection, cost, and sustainability
- Fast turnaround with prototyping and sample support
- US-based manufacturing and responsive customer service
- Free packaging line troubleshooting and failed film analysis
How can we help you?
If you need to improve shelf life or reduce product spoilage with advanced film technology, start a conversation with Sunrise Packaging Films or request a free failed packaging review.
Our experts will help design the ideal high barrier film for your packaging challenges.
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High Barrier Packaging FAQs
What products benefit most from high barrier packaging?
Products sensitive to oxygen, moisture, or light such as meats, cheese, pharmaceuticals, and snacks.
Can high barrier films be recyclable?
Yes, mono-material high barrier films are available and increasingly popular for sustainability.
Do high barrier films work with vacuum and MAP packaging?
Absolutely. They are designed to maintain modified atmosphere and vacuum conditions to extend shelf life.