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{{about| a Wayzata, Minnesota–based corporation|the municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, northwestern Spain|Bóveda}} |
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* ({{Start date|1997|07|01}}, as ''Humidipak Inc.''; {{Start date|2012|03}}, re-branded as ''Boveda Inc.'') |
* ({{Start date|1997|07|01}}, as ''Humidipak Inc.''; {{Start date|2012|03}}, re-branded as ''Boveda Inc.'') |
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* Sean Knutsen |
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* Timothy Swail |
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| location_city = 10237 Yellow Circle Drive [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], Minnesota |
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| area_served = Worldwide |
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* Sean Knutsen (President & CEO) |
* Sean Knutsen (President & CEO) |
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* Timothy Swail (Executive Vice President for Marketing) |
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* Robert Esse (Vice President for Packaging Technology) |
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* Jason Schmitz ([[Chief operating officer|Director of Operations]]) |
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* Charles Rutherford II ([[Development director|Director of Business Development]]) |
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| products = Boveda, humidipak, the humidor bag |
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'''Boveda Inc.''', formerly known as ''''Humidipak Inc.''', is a manufacturing [[private company|company]] based in [[Wayzata, Minnesota|Wayzata]], Minnesota, United States. It specializes in [[humidity control]] for a multitude of industries and applications. It was founded on July 1, 1997.<ref name="BBB 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbb.org/minnesota/business-reviews/humidifying-apparatus/humidipak-in-wayzata-mn-96088631 | title=Humidipak, Inc. | publisher=''[[Better Business Bureau]]'' | accessdate=January 20, 2013}}</ref> |
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The company's technologies are used by cigar companies for shipping and distributing cigars, cigar connoisseurs for storing and aging fine cigars, art museums and collectors for conserving fine art, [[food manufacturing|food manufacturers]] for extending [[shelf-life]] and improving the flavor delivered to consumers, [[musical instrument]] manufacturers and musicians for maintaining instruments over a lifetime, and by users for many other applications.<ref name="Book 1">{{cite book | title=Understanding and Measuring the Shelf-Life of Food | publisher=[[Woodhead Publishing]] | author=Robert Steele | year=2004 | pages=407 | isbn=9781855737327}}</ref><ref name="Book 2">{{cite book | title=Smart Packaging Technologies for Fast Moving Consumer Goods | publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] | author=Joseph Kerry & Paul Butler | year=2008 | pages=356 | isbn=9780470753682}}</ref><ref name="Book 3">{{cite book | title=Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging | publisher=[[CRC Press]] | author=Da-Wen Sun | year=2012 | pages=917 | isbn=9781439836040}}</ref><ref name="Planet">{{cite web | url= |
'''Boveda Inc.''', formerly known as '''Humidipak Inc.''', is a manufacturing [[private company|company]] based in [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], Minnesota, United States. It specializes in [[humidity control]] for a multitude of industries and applications. It was founded on July 1, 1997.<ref name="BBB 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbb.org/minnesota/business-reviews/humidifying-apparatus/humidipak-in-wayzata-mn-96088631 | title=Humidipak, Inc. | publisher=[[Better Business Bureau]] | accessdate=January 20, 2013}}</ref> |
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The company's technologies are used by cigar companies for shipping and distributing cigars, cigar connoisseurs for storing and aging fine cigars, art museums and collectors for conserving fine art, [[food manufacturing|food manufacturers]] for extending [[shelf-life]] and improving the flavor delivered to consumers, [[musical instrument]] manufacturers and musicians for maintaining instruments over a lifetime, to extend the shelf life of cannabis, and by users for many other applications.<ref name="Book 1">{{cite book | title=Understanding and Measuring the Shelf-Life of Food | publisher=[[Woodhead Publishing]] | author=Robert Steele | year=2004 | pages=407 | isbn=9781855737327}}</ref><ref name="Book 2">{{cite book | title=Smart Packaging Technologies for Fast Moving Consumer Goods | publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] | author=Joseph Kerry & Paul Butler | year=2008 | pages=356 | isbn=9780470753682}}</ref><ref name="Book 3">{{cite book | title=Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging | publisher=[[CRC Press]] | author=Da-Wen Sun | year=2012 | pages=917 | isbn=9781439836040}}</ref><ref name="Planet">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9bCS3xzDsI | title=Bob Taylor on Humidipak | publisher=YouTube | date=February 11, 2009 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | author=PIanetWaves}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Humidipak official logo.png|230px|thumbnail|right|The official logo of Humidipak Inc. from 1997 until it was re-branded as Boveda Inc. in 2012.]] |
[[File:Humidipak official logo.png|230px|thumbnail|right|The official logo of Humidipak Inc. from 1997 until it was re-branded as Boveda Inc. in 2012.]] |
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The technology behind Humidipak was co-engineered by Albert Saari |
The technology behind Humidipak was co-engineered by formulations chemist Albert Saari and by Robert Esse, a packaging expert, in 1996.<ref name="Google Patents 1">{{cite web | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080314772 | title=Humidity control for long term storage of articles | publisher=[[Google Patents]] | date=June 19, 2007 | access-date=January 20, 2013 | author=Albert L. Saari & Robert L. Esse}}</ref> Saari and Esse both came from [[General Mills]] Corporation. The company was then founded on July 1, 1997. The company owns patents related to two-way humidity control for packaging, including multi-purpose Humidipaks that manage moisture, [[Oxygen absorber|absorb oxygen]] and [[Mold prevention|control mold]].<ref name="BJ 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/03/01/smallb1.html?page=all | title=Climate control: Humidipak market extends from musicians to cigar manufacturers | publisher=[[American City Business Journals|Minneapolis – St. Paul Business Journal]] | date=February 29, 2004 | accessdate=January 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="About">{{cite web | url=http://bovedainc.com/about-boveda/ | title=About Boveda | publisher=Boveda Inc. | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223113143/http://bovedainc.com/about-boveda/ | archive-date=December 23, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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In 2008, [[Rocky Patel Premium Cigars]] started to manufacture a custom-printed Humidipak humidity control packet in order to make the cigars properly humidified.<ref name="CA 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/3158 | title=Rocky Patel Adds Humidipaks | publisher= |
In 2008, [[Rocky Patel Premium Cigars]] started to manufacture a custom-printed Humidipak humidity control packet in order to make the cigars properly humidified.<ref name="CA 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/3158 | title=Rocky Patel Adds Humidipaks | publisher=[[Cigar Aficionado]] | date=July 8, 2008 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | author=David Savona}}</ref> Between 2010 and 2014, Ashton Distributors Inc., was the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Humidipak and Boveda brands for the premium cigar market.<ref name="CA 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/3938 | title=Ashton Takes Over U.S. Distribution of Humidipak | publisher=[[Cigar Aficionado]] | date=July 13, 2010 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | author=David Savona}}</ref> Boveda now self-distributes. |
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''Humidipak Inc.'' was re-branded as ''Boveda Inc.'' in the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) 2012 convention.<ref name="About"/><ref name="C Am 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigarambassador.com/en/?p=3051 | title=Humidipak Changing Name to Boveda Inc. | publisher= |
''Humidipak Inc.'' was re-branded as ''Boveda Inc.'' in the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) 2012 convention.<ref name="About"/><ref name="C Am 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigarambassador.com/en/?p=3051 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215175835/http://www.cigarambassador.com/en/?p=3051 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 15, 2013 | title=Humidipak Changing Name to Boveda Inc. | publisher=Cigar Ambassador | date=March 7, 2012 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 }}</ref> |
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==Technology== |
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Boveda produces small pouches for [[humidity buffering]] of an enclosed container. The pouches consist of an aqueous [[Salt (chemistry)|salt]] solution within a sealed [[vapor barrier]] package that can absorb or release water vapor until an equilibrium humidity is reached between the solution and relative humidity of the surrounding air.<ref name="salts"> |
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Numerous companies use the Boveda technology in their product packaging to maintain a precise relative humidity throughout the supply chain. Some companies that uses Boveda technology for 2-way humidity control are [[Arturo Fuente]], [[Rocky Patel Premium Cigars]], [[Oliva]], [[Padron]], [[Swisher International]], [[Altadis]], CAO, [[Drew Estate]], [[Toraño]], Crux Cigars, EPC Cigar Co, Matilde Cigars, CLE Cigars, Nat Sherman and [[La Flor Dominicana]]. As of 2015, Boveda self-distributes their products for the premium cigar market in the United States.<ref name="CA 2"/> Internationally, Boveda has numerous distributors in Canada, South America, Southeast Asia & East Asia, Europe and South Africa. [[D'Addario]] distributes Boveda's line of Humidipak humidity control products for the music industry. |
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The air, in turn, serves as the transfer medium to moderate the water content of articles in the container, such as a wooden musical instruments, food, cigars, or cannabis. Water is transferred between the article, the pouch, and the air within the container until an [[thermodynamic equilibrium|equilibrium]] condition is reached. The relation between relative humidity of the air in the container and the moisture content of the article is complex, and can be described by a [[moisture sorption isotherm]] curve. |
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===Market applications=== |
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The initial market application for Humidipak was engineered for premium cigars and came at a time when the cigar industry was in its glory years. In less than two years, Humidipak's technology was sold in over 1,000 [[tobacconists]] across the world and many of the world's top premium cigar brands adopted the technology as standard inclusion inside of every box and package shipped from the factory. As of 2014, Boveda is carried in over 2,500 stores globally.<ref name="retailers">{{cite web | url=http://www.bovedainc.com/about-boveda/store-locator/ | title=Boveda Retail Locations | publisher=''Boveda Inc.'' | date=September 18, 2014 | accessdate=September 18, 2014 | author=Jason Schmitz}}</ref> |
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The tendency for the solution in a pouch to retain rather than release water vapor is determined by the composition of the salts in solution. A single-salt solution will reliably produce an environment of a known equilibrium humidity. For example, at 20 °C, a [[solubility|saturated]] solution of table salt in distilled water will produce a relative humidity of approximately 75% within a container. Magnesium chloride will result in an equilibrium humidity of approximately 32%.<ref name="Saturated Salt Solutions">{{Citation | vauthors=((Wexler, A.)), ((Hasegawa, S.)) | year=1954 | title=Relative humidity-temperature relationships of some saturated salt solutions in the temperature range 0 degree to 50 degrees C | publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | url=https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/jres/53/jresv53n1p19_a1b.pdf}}</ref> Such salt solutions are accurate enough to be used to [[hygrometer#Saturated_salt_calibration|calibrate hygrometers]]. Other equilibrium humidity levels can be produced through mixtures of salts. |
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Because 2-way humidity control is engineered to maintain a very specific, predetermined level of [[relative humidity]] (+/- 2% RH), the technology is being used to solve moisture related packaging problems for many different industries and applications.<ref name="Advisor">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigaradvisor.com/news/cigars/the-411-on-boveda-humidipaks | title=The 411 on Boveda Humidipaks | publisher=''Cigar Advisor'' | date=July 9, 2010 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | author=Gary Korb}}</ref> |
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The pouches are made of a material that is permeable to water vapor but not to the solution within, such as [[flashspun]] [[high-density polyethylene]] fibers ("[[Tyvek]]"). To minimize leaks in the event a pouch is damaged, the solution is thickened with an agent such as hydroxyethylcellulose, xanthan gum, or alginate, to produce a hydrocolloid. Ascorbate may be added as an antioxidant. |
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Some of these new applications are herbal medicine and medical cannabis,<ref name="MJ1">{{cite web | url=http://www.medicaljane.com/2014/03/07/boveda-optimizing-cannabis-storage-through-2-way-humidity-control/ | title=Boveda: Optimizing Cannabis Storage Through 2-Way Humidity Control | publisher=''Medical Jane'' | date=March 7, 2014 | accessdate=March 7, 2014 | author=Drake Dorm}}</ref><ref name="402-1">{{cite web | url=http://www.420magazine.com/forums/grow-supply-product-reviews/204843-boveda-humidipak.html | title=Boveda Humidipak | publisher=''420 magazine'' | date=November 12, 2013 | accessdate=September 17, 2014 | author=420 Magazine}}</ref><ref name="402 Times 1">{{cite web | url=http://the420times.com/2013/02/the-benefits-of-curing-and-storing-your-cannabis-properly/ | title=The Benefits of Curing and Storing Your Cannabis Properly | publisher=''420 Times'' | date=February 18, 2013 | accessdate=September 17, 2014 | author=420 Times}}</ref> wooden instruments, pet food, and electronics. |
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==Composition== |
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Boveda products are available in relative humidity (RH) levels ranging from 11% to 95% RH. Commercial formulas are currently available in the following RH levels: 11, 20, 32, 49, 50, 59, 62, 65, 67, 69, 72, 75, 78, 84, and 95%. |
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Public [[safety data sheet|safety data sheets]] for Boveda pouches disclose their composition. |
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==Patents== |
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Boveda Inc. applied numerous [[United States Patent and Trademark Office|US patents]] for their products and all have foreign equivalent patents on [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], Canada, [[Denmark]], [[Cyprus]], [[Finland]], France, Germany, [[Greece]], Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, [[Luxembourg]], [[Monaco]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Portugal]], Spain, [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], and the United Kingdom.<ref name="CA 3">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/Cigars-Humidipak-Solutions_9196 | title=Humidipak Solutions | publisher=''[[Cigar Aficionado]]'' | date=March 2009 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | author=Gregory Mottola}}</ref><ref name="Patent Bovac">{{cite web | url=http://bovedainc.com/about-boveda/patents/ | title=Boveda Patents for 2-way humidity control | publisher=''Boveda Inc.'' | accessdate=January 20, 2013}}</ref> |
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| 32%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS32.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Magnesium chloride]] 60–95%<br />[[Xanthan gum]] 0–0.5%<br />water 15–35% |
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| 49%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS49.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Sodium formate]] 25–45%<br />[[Glycerin]] 10–25%<br />[[Xanthan gum]] 0–0.5%<br />water 10–60% |
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| 58%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS58.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Xanthan gum]] 0–2%<br />[[Potassium acetate]] 4-20%<br />[[Potassium citrate]] 40-70%<br />water 20–50% |
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| 62%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS62.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Potassium citrate monohydrate|Potassium Citrate]] 50-90%<br />[[Xanthan gum]] 0-2%<br />water 20-50% |
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| 65%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS65.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Xanthan gum]] 0.5–1%<br />[[Glycerin]] 10–29%<br />[[Sodium chloride]] 8–13%<br />[[Ammonium chloride]] 13–33%<br />[[Citric acid]] 0.01–0.5%<br />water 50–67% |
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| 69%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS69.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Xanthan gum]] 0–2%<br />[[Sodium citrate]] 0–0.5%<br />[[Sodium chloride]] 14–40%<br />[[Ammonium chloride]] 10–35%<br />[[Citric acid]] 0–1%<br />water 40–70% |
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| 72%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS72.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Xanthan Gum]] 1–2%<br />[[Potassium Chloride]] 5–24%<br />[[Sodium Chloride]] 20–55%<br />[[Citric Acid]] 0–0.2%<br />water 10-76%<br /> |
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| 75%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS75.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Xanthan gum]] 1.0–2.0%<br />[[Sodium chloride]] 23–79%<br />water 20–75% |
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| 84%<ref>https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS84.pdf</ref> |
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| [[Xanthan gum]] 0.5–1%<br />[[Potassium chloride]] 25–90%<br />[[Potassium sorbate]] 0.1–0.4%<br />water 55–85% |
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==Marketing and distribution== |
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===Humidity Control System for Wood Products=== |
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Numerous companies use the Boveda technology in their product packaging to maintain relative humidity throughout the supply chain. As of 2015, Boveda self-distributes their products for the cigar market in the United States.<ref name="CA 2"/> Internationally, Boveda has numerous distributors in Canada, South America, Southeast Asia & East Asia, Europe and South Africa. [[D'Addario (manufacturer)|D'Addario]] distributes Boveda's line of Humidipak humidity control products for the music industry. |
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US Patent number {{patent|US|8748723}}, A humidity control device for use in maintaining the desired humidity for wood musical instrument, art objects and museum artifacts, the device including a water vapor permeable pouch and a saturated aqueous solution having a suitable humidity control point for use with these objects.<ref name="IP 2">{{cite web | url=http://ip.com/patfam/en/8748723 | title=Humidity Control System for Wood Products | publisher='' IP.com'' | accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> |
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The initial market application for Humidipak was engineered for cigars. As of 2014, Boveda is carried in over 2,500 stores globally.<ref name="retailers">{{cite web | url=http://www.bovedainc.com/about-boveda/store-locator/ | title=Boveda Retail Locations | publisher=Boveda Inc. | date=September 18, 2014 | accessdate=September 18, 2014 | author=Jason Schmitz | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929093428/http://www.bovedainc.com/about-boveda/store-locator/ | archive-date=September 29, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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US Patent number {{patent|US|5936178}}, is a humidity control device used for maintaining a desired humidity. The device includes a protective case, a water vapor permeable pouch and a thickened saturated solution, with the solution having a suitable humidity control point.<ref name="IP 2">{{cite web | url=http://ip.com/patfam/en/25357709 | title=Humidity control device | publisher='' IP.com'' | accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> |
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Because 2-way humidity control is engineered to maintain a very specific, predetermined level of [[relative humidity]] (+/- 2% RH), the technology is being used to solve moisture-related packaging problems for many different industries and applications.<ref name="Advisor">{{cite web | url=http://www.cigaradvisor.com/news/cigars/the-411-on-boveda-humidipaks | title=The 411 on Boveda Humidipaks | publisher=Cigar Advisor | date=July 9, 2010 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | author=Gary Korb}}</ref> |
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===Humidity Control Device for Gun Cases=== |
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US Patent number {{patent|US|6244432}}, is a gun case humidity control device used for maintaining a desired humidity in the gun case. The device includes a protective case, a water vapor permeable pouch and a thickened saturated solution, with the solution having a suitable humidity control point.<ref name="IP 2"/> |
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Some of these new applications are herbal medicine and medical cannabis,<ref name="402-1">{{cite web | url=http://www.420magazine.com/forums/grow-supply-product-reviews/204843-boveda-humidipak.html | title=Boveda Humidipak | publisher=420 magazine | date=November 12, 2013 | accessdate=September 17, 2014 | author=420 Magazine}}</ref><ref name="402 Times 1">{{cite web | url=http://the420times.com/2013/02/the-benefits-of-curing-and-storing-your-cannabis-properly/ | title=The Benefits of Curing and Storing Your Cannabis Properly | publisher=420 Times | date=February 18, 2013 | accessdate=September 17, 2014 | author=420 Times | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124045100/http://the420times.com/2013/02/the-benefits-of-curing-and-storing-your-cannabis-properly/ | archive-date=January 24, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> wooden instruments, pet food, and electronics. |
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===Preservation of Intermediate Moisture Foods=== |
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US Patent number {{patent|US|6921026}}, is a humidity control device used for maintaining a desired humidity in packages of food. The device includes a protective case, a water vapor permeable pouch and a thickened saturated solution, the solution having a suitable humidity control point for use within a food container. The device further employs a combination of an oxygen scavenger system to stop mold growth with anaerobic conditions and/or a mold inhibitor in the filling of the pouch or preferentially printed on the outside of the pouch.<ref name="IP 3">{{cite web | url=http://ip.com/patfam/en/6921026 | title=Preservation of intermediate moisture foods by controlling humidity and inhibition of mold growth | publisher='' IP.com'' | accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> |
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Boveda products are available in many relative humidity (RH) levels ranging from 32% to 83% RH. |
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|Boisdale Cigar Awards |
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|Smoker of the Year Awards 2023 |
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|Cigar Accessory of the Year |
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Latest revision as of 10:11, 25 September 2024
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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded |
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Founder |
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Headquarters | 10237 Yellow Circle Drive Minnetonka, Minnesota , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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Products | Boveda, humidipak, the humidor bag |
Website | bovedainc |
Boveda Inc., formerly known as Humidipak Inc., is a manufacturing company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. It specializes in humidity control for a multitude of industries and applications. It was founded on July 1, 1997.[1]
The company's technologies are used by cigar companies for shipping and distributing cigars, cigar connoisseurs for storing and aging fine cigars, art museums and collectors for conserving fine art, food manufacturers for extending shelf-life and improving the flavor delivered to consumers, musical instrument manufacturers and musicians for maintaining instruments over a lifetime, to extend the shelf life of cannabis, and by users for many other applications.[2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]The technology behind Humidipak was co-engineered by formulations chemist Albert Saari and by Robert Esse, a packaging expert, in 1996.[6] Saari and Esse both came from General Mills Corporation. The company was then founded on July 1, 1997. The company owns patents related to two-way humidity control for packaging, including multi-purpose Humidipaks that manage moisture, absorb oxygen and control mold.[7][8]
In 2008, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars started to manufacture a custom-printed Humidipak humidity control packet in order to make the cigars properly humidified.[9] Between 2010 and 2014, Ashton Distributors Inc., was the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Humidipak and Boveda brands for the premium cigar market.[10] Boveda now self-distributes.
Humidipak Inc. was re-branded as Boveda Inc. in the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) 2012 convention.[8][11]
Technology
[edit]Boveda produces small pouches for humidity buffering of an enclosed container. The pouches consist of an aqueous salt solution within a sealed vapor barrier package that can absorb or release water vapor until an equilibrium humidity is reached between the solution and relative humidity of the surrounding air.[12][13]
The air, in turn, serves as the transfer medium to moderate the water content of articles in the container, such as a wooden musical instruments, food, cigars, or cannabis. Water is transferred between the article, the pouch, and the air within the container until an equilibrium condition is reached. The relation between relative humidity of the air in the container and the moisture content of the article is complex, and can be described by a moisture sorption isotherm curve.
The tendency for the solution in a pouch to retain rather than release water vapor is determined by the composition of the salts in solution. A single-salt solution will reliably produce an environment of a known equilibrium humidity. For example, at 20 °C, a saturated solution of table salt in distilled water will produce a relative humidity of approximately 75% within a container. Magnesium chloride will result in an equilibrium humidity of approximately 32%.[14] Such salt solutions are accurate enough to be used to calibrate hygrometers. Other equilibrium humidity levels can be produced through mixtures of salts.
The pouches are made of a material that is permeable to water vapor but not to the solution within, such as flashspun high-density polyethylene fibers ("Tyvek"). To minimize leaks in the event a pouch is damaged, the solution is thickened with an agent such as hydroxyethylcellulose, xanthan gum, or alginate, to produce a hydrocolloid. Ascorbate may be added as an antioxidant.
Composition
[edit]Public safety data sheets for Boveda pouches disclose their composition.
Relative Humidity | Composition |
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32%[15] | Magnesium chloride 60–95% Xanthan gum 0–0.5% water 15–35% |
49%[16] | Sodium formate 25–45% Glycerin 10–25% Xanthan gum 0–0.5% water 10–60% |
58%[17] | Xanthan gum 0–2% Potassium acetate 4-20% Potassium citrate 40-70% water 20–50% |
62%[18] | Potassium Citrate 50-90% Xanthan gum 0-2% water 20-50% |
65%[19] | Xanthan gum 0.5–1% Glycerin 10–29% Sodium chloride 8–13% Ammonium chloride 13–33% Citric acid 0.01–0.5% water 50–67% |
69%[20] | Xanthan gum 0–2% Sodium citrate 0–0.5% Sodium chloride 14–40% Ammonium chloride 10–35% Citric acid 0–1% water 40–70% |
72%[21] | Xanthan Gum 1–2% Potassium Chloride 5–24% Sodium Chloride 20–55% Citric Acid 0–0.2% water 10-76% |
75%[22] | Xanthan gum 1.0–2.0% Sodium chloride 23–79% water 20–75% |
84%[23] | Xanthan gum 0.5–1% Potassium chloride 25–90% Potassium sorbate 0.1–0.4% water 55–85% |
Marketing and distribution
[edit]Numerous companies use the Boveda technology in their product packaging to maintain relative humidity throughout the supply chain. As of 2015, Boveda self-distributes their products for the cigar market in the United States.[10] Internationally, Boveda has numerous distributors in Canada, South America, Southeast Asia & East Asia, Europe and South Africa. D'Addario distributes Boveda's line of Humidipak humidity control products for the music industry.
Market applications
[edit]The initial market application for Humidipak was engineered for cigars. As of 2014, Boveda is carried in over 2,500 stores globally.[24]
Because 2-way humidity control is engineered to maintain a very specific, predetermined level of relative humidity (+/- 2% RH), the technology is being used to solve moisture-related packaging problems for many different industries and applications.[25]
Some of these new applications are herbal medicine and medical cannabis,[26][27] wooden instruments, pet food, and electronics.
Boveda products are available in many relative humidity (RH) levels ranging from 32% to 83% RH.
Awards
[edit]Year | Organization | Awards | Category | Nominated | Results | Source |
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2023 | Boisdale Cigar Awards | Smoker of the Year Awards 2023 | Cigar Accessory of the Year | Boveda | Won | [28] |
2022 | Business Journal | Best Places to Work 2022 | Medium company | [29] | ||
2022 | O'Cannabiz | O'Cannabiz Industry Awards Gala 2022 | Cannabis Industry Brand of the Year | Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control | Won | [30] |
2022 | Grow Up | Best Packaging Equipment | Best Packaging Equipment | Boveda | Won | [31] |
2021 | Business Journal | Best Places to Work 2021 | Medium company | 1st | [32] | |
2021 | MG Magazine | America's Top Cannabis Employers | Top Cannabis Employers | Boveda | Won | [33] |
2020 | Business Journal | Best Places to Work 2020 | Small company | 16th | [34] | |
2020 | Cigar Journal Magazine | Cigar Journal Awards | Best Cigar Accessory | Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control | Won | [35] |
2019 | Business Journal | Best Places to Work 2019 | Small company | [36] | ||
2019 | O'Cannabiz | O'Cannabiz Industry Awards Gala 2019 | People's Choice - Best Cannabis Accessory | Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control | Won | [37] |
2019 | MG Magazine | Top 50 Cannabis Employers of 2019 | [38] | |||
2018 | MG Magazine | Best Companies to Work for in Cannabis | [39] | |||
2018 | GreenState | GreenState Cannabis Awards 2018 | Excellence in Products - Accessories | Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control | Won | [40] |
2017 | Cigar Journal Magazine | Cigar Journal Awards | Best Cigar Accessory | Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control | Won | [41] |
2015 | Cigar Journal Magazine | Cigar Journal Awards | Best Cigar Accessory | Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control | Won | [42] |
2012 | Cigar Journal Magazine | Cigar Journal Awards | Best Cigar Accessory | Boveda Inc.'s Boveda Humidity Control | Won | [43] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Humidipak, Inc". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ Robert Steele (2004). Understanding and Measuring the Shelf-Life of Food. Woodhead Publishing. p. 407. ISBN 9781855737327.
- ^ Joseph Kerry & Paul Butler (2008). Smart Packaging Technologies for Fast Moving Consumer Goods. John Wiley & Sons. p. 356. ISBN 9780470753682.
- ^ Da-Wen Sun (2012). Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging. CRC Press. p. 917. ISBN 9781439836040.
- ^ PIanetWaves (February 11, 2009). "Bob Taylor on Humidipak". YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ Albert L. Saari & Robert L. Esse (June 19, 2007). "Humidity control for long term storage of articles". Google Patents. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Climate control: Humidipak market extends from musicians to cigar manufacturers". Minneapolis – St. Paul Business Journal. February 29, 2004. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "About Boveda". Boveda Inc. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ David Savona (July 8, 2008). "Rocky Patel Adds Humidipaks". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ a b David Savona (July 13, 2010). "Ashton Takes Over U.S. Distribution of Humidipak". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Humidipak Changing Name to Boveda Inc". Cigar Ambassador. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ US patent 5936178, "Humidity control device"
- ^ US patent 10201612, "Devices and methods for controlling headspace humidity and oxygen levels"
- ^ Wexler, A., Hasegawa, S. (1954), Relative humidity-temperature relationships of some saturated salt solutions in the temperature range 0 degree to 50 degrees C (PDF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS32.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS49.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS58.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS62.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS65.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS69.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS72.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS75.pdf
- ^ https://bovedainc.com/wp-content/uploads/manual_uploads/MSDS84.pdf
- ^ Jason Schmitz (September 18, 2014). "Boveda Retail Locations". Boveda Inc. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ Gary Korb (July 9, 2010). "The 411 on Boveda Humidipaks". Cigar Advisor. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ 420 Magazine (November 12, 2013). "Boveda Humidipak". 420 magazine. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Award Winners - O'Cannabiz Toronto 2022". O'Cannabiz.
- ^ Expo, Grow Up Conference and (September 14, 2022). "The 3rd Annual Grow Up Awards Announces 2022 Winners". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Best Places to Work 2021: Boveda Inc". Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.
- ^ Staff (December 1, 2021). "America's Top Cannabis Industry Employers 2021". mg Magazine – Cannabis News & Information. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Best Places to Work 2020: Boveda Inc". Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.
- ^ "Cigar Journal Awards 2020". Cigar Journal Magazine. September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Best Places to Work 2019: Boveda Inc". Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.
- ^ "Award Winners - O'Cannabiz Toronto 2019". O'Cannabiz.
- ^ "Top 50 Cannabis Employers of 2019". MG Magazine. December 4, 2019.
- ^ "50 Best Companies to Work for in Cannabis". MG Magazine. December 4, 2018.
- ^ "GreenState Cannabis Awards 2018". GreenState.
- ^ "Cigar Journal Awards 2017". Cigar Journal Magazine. September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Cigar Journal Awards 2015". Cigar Journal Magazine. September 19, 2015.
- ^ Irene Rittler (August 4, 2012). "Cigar Journal Awards 2012". Cigar Journal Magazine. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
External links
[edit]- ^ "The 3rd Annual Grow up Awards Announces 2022 Winners" (Press release). September 14, 2022.
- ^ "America's Top Cannabis Industry Employers 2021". December 2021.