Packaging Materials ⚫ The machinability of the packaging materials or containers has a strong influence on the machine operation; ⚫ Machinability is the ease with which a product, packaging material, or container moves through the line and produces a good quality package; A. Containers that are difficult to hold in position, webs that jam, and heat-seal materials that melt onto the machine are considered to have poor machinability; B. A film web with one type of coating may move through the machine with no difficulty. The same film with a different coating may bunch up, wrinkle, tear, or cause other types of problems;Packaging Materials ⚫ The machinability of the packaging materials or containers has a strong influence on the machine operation; ⚫ Machinability is the ease with which a product, packaging material, or container moves through the line and produces a good quality package; A. Containers that are difficult to hold in position, webs that jam, and heat-seal materials that melt onto the machine are considered to have poor machinability; B. A film web with one type of coating may move through the machine with no difficulty. The same film with a different coating may bunch up, wrinkle, tear, or cause other types of problems;