Manufacturing & Quality Control

Every bag we supply is built to a written specification, inspected at three separate stages, and backed by independent test reports — so you know what you're getting before it reaches your dock.

Manufacturing Process

Sackora supplies woven polypropylene packaging manufactured to our specification in ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certified facilities, with dedicated lines for woven PP bags, FIBC bulk bags, and lumber wrap. We qualify every facility we produce in on capability, certification, and quality record — and production runs against the specification on your order, not a generic house standard.

Woven PP is made by extruding polypropylene resin into flat tape yarn and weaving that yarn into fabric on circular looms. Fabric weight is set at the weaving stage, which is why it is the specification line that most affects both performance and price.

The production sequence for a typical order:

  1. Resin selection. Virgin resin for food-contact and high-specification work; recycled content only where the application allows it and you have approved it.
  2. Tape extrusion. Resin is extruded and drawn into flat tape yarn. Draw ratio here sets the tensile strength of the finished fabric.
  3. Weaving. Tape is woven on circular looms. Fabric weight in GSM is controlled at this stage and verified against your specification before anything moves downstream.
  4. Coating and lamination. PE or BOPP applied inline where specified, with bond strength tested per batch.
  5. Printing. Flexographic plates are produced from your approved artwork. Colour is checked against reference standards at line start and at intervals through the run.
  6. Conversion. Cutting, seaming, valve or spout fitting, loop attachment, and baling to your pack configuration.

Each step runs against documented work instructions tied to your order specification. Where a step is skipped or substituted, it is because you asked for it, not because it was convenient.

Quality Control

Quality control happens at three separate points in every order. The stages are deliberately independent — a problem missed at the factory still has two more chances to be caught before it reaches you.

StageWhere it happensWhat is checkedWhat you receive
In-process QCOn the production lineDimensional checks, GSM verification, seam strength, print registrationNon-conforming product is quarantined and never packed
Pre-shipment inspectionBefore the container is loadedCarton count and labelling, random bag sampling at minimum AQL 2.5, dimensional measurement, print quality, packaging integrityInspection report supplied with every container-load shipment
Incoming verificationOur Ontario warehouseInspection against specification before stock is releasedAny lot that fails is held and investigated before release

Pre-shipment inspection is run against your approved sample and specification sheet, not against a generic standard. If you have not approved a physical sample, that is the first thing to fix — it is the reference every later check depends on.

Testing & Certification

Woven polypropylene packaging for food, agriculture, and chemical applications has to meet specific performance and safety standards. The certifications below cover the facilities where your product is made and the testing behind what we supply.

StandardWhat it coversApplies toDocument available
ISO 9001Quality management systems — documented processes and continuous improvement obligationsAll facilities we produce inFacility certificate on request
ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000Food safety management systems for food-contact packagingFlour, rice, sugar, animal feed, food-grade FIBCFacility certificate on request
ISO 21898FIBC test standard — top-lift, drop, tear-propagation, cyclic testingFIBC bulk bagsTest report for your configuration
CFIA guidelinesCanadian requirements for food-contact plasticsFood packaging supplied in CanadaMaterial declaration and compliance statement
Physical testingTensile strength, elongation at break, seam strength, top-load stackingStandard product linesThird-party laboratory test report

Two points worth being precise about. ISO 21898 is a test standard applied to a bag configuration, not a certification a company holds — so the useful document is a test report for the configuration you ordered, not a logo. And FSSC 22000 attaches to a facility, which is why we supply the facility certificate rather than claiming it as our own.

Full detail on what ships with each order is at compliance, standards and documentation.

Supply Chain

Our supply chain is built for reliability rather than lowest-cost-at-any-risk. We hold long-term relationships with a selected group of qualified manufacturers, which gives us production priority, consistent quality, and enough visibility to tell you what is actually happening with your order.

Scheduling. A custom order covers manufacturing, quality inspection, and freight. We build buffer into the schedule and confirm a realistic door-to-door window at quote stage rather than quoting a best case and revising it later.

Logistics. Containers are palletised for freight optimisation and delivered to your facility, distribution centre, or port of choice. We handle customs clearance in-house and provide the import documentation that goes with it, including Certificates of Origin and phytosanitary certificates where the destination requires them.

Cross-border. Shipments between Canada and the United States move on CUSMA-compliant documentation, with brokerage handled in-house rather than through a third-party layer. More detail at shipping and delivery.

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