PETpla.net Insider 08 / 2017

CAPS & CLOSURES 17 PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 08/17 www.petpla.net 1. How 3D printing will change the world “3D printing will change the way things are produced more in this cen- tury than the industrial revolution did over the last 300 years.” Rick Smith, Forbes June 2015 2. Ageing population and easy opening packaging “The ageing population is the largest and fastest growing sector of the market – but when it comes to packaging design, they are often overlooked. With 73% ($3,262bn) of Australia’s net household worth belonging to those who are aged 45+, surely it makes sense that their needs are actively considered through the design process? Failure to do that creates a barrier to purchase. Simply: if you can’t open it, you can’t eat it.” Fergal Barry, strategic partner- ships manager, Arthritis Australia Caps & Closures Pty Ltd is a leading Australian manufacturer of a comprehensive range of standard and custom-designed caps and closures for packaging, beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and more. As well as providing injection moulding services and custom built dies, they are a ‘best practice’ organisation with a culture of innovative solutions and opportunities-opening service. Caps & Closures is committed to an on-going research and development program, constantly improv- ing the quality and range of every product. This includes the development of new products that are intended to be ‘groundbreaking’ in Australia. Caps & Closures Pty Ltd support the certification of its activities in accordance with the requirements of HACCP, and ISO 9001, which constitutes a tool for helping to imple- ment its key company goals. 3. Developments in tamper evidence Packaging security is absolutely critical. It can protect against every- thing from consumer tampering to bioterrorism to product counterfeiting. Solutions may involve all phases of product production, distribution, logistics, sale, and use. No single solu- tion can be considered ‘tamper proof’, so many levels of security need to be considered to minimise risk. 4. How millennial consumers are transforming today’s packaging industry Millennials have surpassed baby boomers to become the larg- est generation in history and, as a result, they have a significant influence on the decisions made by consumer goods manufacturers. They are not only the driving force behind a changing product mix; their purchase decisions are prompting manufacturers to differentiate their brands with creative and unique packaging. 5. Materials and technologies that will change the world How can we determine which tech- nologies are likely to have the great- est potential to transform the future of the human race? What is the process to distinguish among the innovations that will have limited impact and those that will be milestones on the path of progress? www.capsandclosures.com.au