PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2011

BOTTLE MAKING 21 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 01+02/11 www.petpla.net From HDPE to PET Conversion projects, special containers and large sizes for detergent and healthcare markets from Siapi ‘one2dose’ for liquids, powders or granules Joy creates a pleasant smiling effect Aptar Beauty + Home is part of the Aptargroup family of com- panies, along with Aptar Food + Beverage and Aptar Pharma. The company creates innovative dispensing systems for busi- nesses marketing fragrances, cosmetics, personal care and household products. The “Small Joy” Snap Top, available both with and without Aptar’s Sim- pliSqueeze technology, is part of their product range for the personal care market. The snap-on closure complete with a contoured finger recess not only creates aesthetic appeal, but also facilitates opening and closing for the consumer whilst remaining secure during transit. Sized for 125 - 250ml packages, the clo- sure can also be inverted thanks to its flat lid and stable footprint. Aptar’s active hinge also ensures that the consumer can open the closure and dispense the product with just one hand. Due to the trend towards large volume pack- ages, especially in the personal care and hair care markets, Aptar is planning to launch “Large Joy” Snap Top at the beginning of 2011. www.aptar.com The technology used by Siapi in its chosen fields of PET container stretch-blow machines and specialist niche markets, is applicable not only in food and beverage, but also in new sectors. The company’s R&D depart- ment has been working with custom- ers and applying its flexible blower technology in developing several new applications for the detergent and healthcare sectors. Among the new products are three and five- litre containers for windscreen washer liquid for Chemica Gmbh, one of its German custom- ers. This project involved conver- sion from HDPE to PET, with the aim of providing a solution that maintained the function- ality provided by the previous solution while fully exploiting the advantages offered by PET, such as a lighter container with high mechanical resist- ance. In the healthcare sector, Siapi tech- nology was chosen by Larioplast for a specially-shaped container for Pasta del Capitano brand mouthwash. The two companies collabo- rated in develop- ing a bottle blown from transparent preforms and involving very unusual stretch ratios. The ability to guarantee reliability and flexibility played a fun- damental role in the choice of blower technology. www.siapi.it German company Menshen’s new ‘one2dose’ system is intended to provide highly accurate dosing of liquid, powder and granules in washing, dishwashing and deter- gents. It is designed with modern concentrates in mind and is claimed to virtually eliminate inac- curate measures, whether over or under-dosing. It is designed to be easy to use, with the simple move of upending the container for accurate measures to be dis- pensed. When the bottle is turned upside-down the defined quantity flows into a chamber. A partition wall and specially placed openings allow dispensing and dosing with a single 180° rotation. Menshen says that one2dose also adds visual enhancement to packaging at POS and on the shelf. www.menshen.com www.info-pg.com H E A L T H & B E A U T Y C A R E P A C K A G I N G A