A two-in-one solution
Rocket Sports cap with Actiph Water and PolkaLite paired with SimpliCycle valve
Aptar Rocket redefines beverage packaging safety standards by offering a highly visible and non-detachable tamper evidence system to the market. The sports cap complies with upcoming sustainability regulations, including the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive proposal in Europe.
bine the Rocket sports cap with its brand speaks to the nature of both companies, where Actiph wants to match the overall consumer experience with the quality of its water. Actiph Water has a high alkaline level. Aptar Food + Beverage offers a sports cap that is cohesive with the Actiph brand and promises an overall premium experience.
In addition to its visible safety, Rocket offers a no-dust, double-wall lid design that protects the drinking area from external contaminants. A large finger recess and audible closing “click” makes opening and closing Rocket easy and reassuring for consumers. Rocket’s hinge technology offers a wide opening angle, ensuring the elimination of a lid spring-back effect. Furthermore, Rocket was designed to adhere to child safety standards (BSDA). To meet upcoming sustainability standards, the closure is tethered to the neck of the bottle. This system ensures the closure and bottle remain connected through its lifecycle, and therefore, increases the likelihood of the closure being collected and sent through the recycling stream with the bottle.
Aptar Food + Beverage leveraged the benefits of two high-performance products, PolkaLite, a lighter version of the Polka closure (-1.3 g). The award-winning SimpliCycle recyclable valve to bring to manufacturers and consumers a high level of performance, convenience and sustainability in a closure that is reliable throughout the product life cycle, stated Aptar.
PolkaLite is a recyclable closure designed to use less raw materials. It not only helps brands in complying with packaging regulations and potentially achieve eco-taxes reduction, but it also appeals to environmentally conscious consumers who are committed to using products that are recyclable. PolkaLite, when paired with SimpliCycle, is a dispensing solution that is recyclable at the end of use, without compromising on performance.
SimpliCycle, recently awarded the Best CSR & Sustainability Initiative at the World Food Innovation Awards ceremony in March 2021, is easily separated from the PET recycling stream and has the ability of being recycled with both PE and PP.
PolkaLite is designed to provide enhanced capping performance thanks to its thread profile and the durable outer shape with less con-icity. This ready-to-use solution is easy to deploy for manufacturers. By fitting different food products, even with chunks or with high level of viscosities, PolkaLite combined with SimpliCycle is easy to scale and supports manufacturer expansion in an e-commerce environment. The liner is not recyclable.
Consumers benefit from a robust hinge and upgraded finger recess for a smoother grip plus the domed body deck and lower spout to avoid self-opening, said Aptar. The SimpliCycle valve size (500) allows usage for chunks and thicker sauces, pastes and other ingredients. When used with acid-, oil- and fat-based products, the slitting of the valve remains consistent, making it ready-to-use in inverted dispensing systems, and reducing risk of leakage.
Besides easy-to-open and close, this 2-in-1 solution allows consumers to dispense precise doses of products time after time. A clean cut-off and tight valve minimises stringing, spurts and drops. In addition, a smooth and straight flow reduces the chance of leaks; altogether, providing a much more hygienic and pleasant experience.
