Date: _______

GORE™ Packaging Vents

Inquiry Information Sheet Gore Associate: ______________________

Company Division of
CONTACTS

Contact Position
Address Phone
City Fax
State Zip: Email

How did you hear about Website: _____ Colleague: _____ Trade Show: ______ Other: _________________
GORE™ Packaging Vents?
General description of
product and its application
In what market is the product
based?

Why is venting required?

(please explain)

Please list active ingredient and relative percentages of each:

Active ingredients in
container (all material which
GENERAL

create or consumes a gas) Circle one: Creating gas / Consuming gas

Please give gas creation or consumption rate, if possible? __________ liters/hour
Comment:
What is current venting
solution or other?
Current solution cost: ______ Total Product Price: _______

Food? ___ Pharmaceuticals? ___ Body Fluids? ___ Other Similar? ___
Is FDA or other certification required? _________________________________
Regulatory Requirements
If yes to any above, please explain:

Comments:

Project timing New product? ______ New packaging? _______

Desired Date of first shipment ______________________

Delivery requirements Estimated Annual Qty: ________ ea Number of releases per yr: __________

Required Airflow: _________ liters/hour (at a Differential Pressure of __________ bar)

Comment:

Performance Criteria (how Static Pressure required before Leakage: _____________bar

should it be tested to verify Comment:
that it is working?)

Other:
GORE™ Packaging Vents
Inquiry Information Sheet
Are you containing a liquid?
Yes ______ No _________
If yes, please complete this
section Æ
Are you containing a solid?
Yes ______ No__________
If yes, please complete this
section
How often will the substance
be in contact with the vent ?
Container Description
PACKAGING
Closure Description
Which vent product forms do
you wish to consider?
*****If sending samples of liquids or other substances to GORE, please include MSDS with
shipment. Samples cannot be accepted without a current MSDS. THANK YOU*****
Liquid Description: (if possible give relative % of major ingredients)
Surface tension: _____ dynes/cm / Viscosity (Ambient Temperature): ______ cps
Is material considered Hazardous or regulated? ____ (If yes, please explain)
Does the product contain any of the following penetrating ingredients? (if yes, please circle and
name) Organic solvents / colorants / fragrances / surfactants
Solid Description: (if possible give relative % of major ingredients)
Smallest particle size: _____ microns / Average particle size: _____ microns
Is material considered hazardous or regulated? _______ (If yes, please explain)
Constant >95% ____ Often 50-95% _____ Occasional 5-50% ____ Splash <5% ____
Description:
Total Volume per container: ______ liters What % is typically filled?: _________
Container Material (circle one): PP / HDPE / LDPE / PE / PET / Other: ___________
Description:
Closure Material (circle one): PP / HDPE / LDPE / PE / PET / Other: _____________
Normally vent is located on the closure. Is this acceptable? _________ If not, give other
preferred location?
† Molded Component – a plastic vent part which can be press fit into a closure
† Cap Liner – replace existing liner in closure with vented liner
† Induction Liner – replace existing induction liner with vented induction liner
† Assembled cap - customer ships closure to Gore – Gore seals vent to closure and then
ships back to customer, or other location
† Adhesive Vent – laminate material with adhesive backing, cut to size
† Laminate Cut Part – laminate material cut to size
Other Design Requirements: