PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2019

CAPS & CLOSURES 17 PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 01+02/19 www.petpla.net 20 14 Caps with benefits: Vicap Sys- tems launches sports caps with a dosing chamber with which consumers can freshly supplement their drinks with flavours or vitamin shots (issues 4+9). In issue no. 9, we talk about DTI India: Bericap unveils its new light- weight closure, HexaLite 29/11, whose weight saving compared with a 30mm/25mm neck and closure com- bination is as much as 33%. As well as this lightweight trend, the spotlight is increasingly on inter- est groups with difficulties in opening operations. Brazilian Clever Pack is one example for capping solutions for those who suffer from reduced grip strength, developing reusable building block closures (as reported in 9/14). 2 0 15 Dispensing caps go fur- ther: an international project team from Hähl and Teamplast, Incap and Sumitomo developed caps suitable for liquid additives and granules, sellable in combination with a beverage or as an independent refill product (issue 5). 2 0 17 Developed for aseptic fill- ing of wide mouth bottles, RPC Obrist Madrid launched its 38mm closure, as we report in issue 1+2. At Interpack, United Caps pre- sented, amongst other things, its 1881 petal flower cap. Developed for Wattwiller Mineral Waters, the unusual shape of the closure allows end-users to open bottles with minimum effort. 1881 petal flower cap For the 26 mm and 29 mm neck, Bericap developed higher closures with a better grip (issue 4). In the same article, product piracy and counterfeiting are being encoun- tered with closures with a folded and slit tamper evidence band or with laser printing across the TE band and closure. In our Drinktec preview in issue 8, Bericap intro- duces an extremely light 28 mm PCO 1881 flat closure for non-car- bonated beverages. Israeli company Water.IO is turn- ing caps into smart devices, as we report in issue 8: The caps not only remind the consumers of keeping hydrated but turn the complete con- tainer in a connected device with many benefits such as re-ordering. Corvaglia presents the digital printing of caps at Drinktec, match- ing the high speed of its own mould technology (issue 9). Aptar launches sports closures for the on the go bottles market, a one-piece flip-top 28 mm PCO 1881 as well as the two-piece bi-injected closure for 29/25 mm neck finish (issue 11+12). 20 1 8 We report in issue 1+2 on Bericap’s Neo 30/17 weight optimised version for the neck finish 30/25; the SnapCap 26: a hinge cap pressed on a lightweight 26/21 neck and the 33mm neck closure for cold-aseptic or hot-filling recipes. SnapCap 26 Silgan Closures develop a plug and play system: The K-Seal ensures full plug engagement to the water cooler spike (issue 1+2). In the run-up to NPE 2018, Corva- glia announces a 188 slitted/folded clo- sure with a better grip. The closure fea- tures a 25% weight reduction compared to other 1881 closures while returning to the consumer comfort of 20 years ago! Continuous growth of aseptically processed beverages and an increase of on-the-go beverage formats are reasons for Aptar to launch a new sportscap in a wide mouth neck finish. The 38mm 1-piece closure is described in issue 5. 38mm 1-piece flip-top PP closure For issue 10 we fly downunder, visiting Coca-Cola Amatil’s plant opening of their new sports cap pro- duction line. Being made entirely of HDPE, it is easier to recycle than the traditional mix of HDPE and PP. Also for on-the-go customers, the dispensing solution Guardian Light by Aptar is presented in the same issue. In issue 12 Bericap highlights UV light barrier screw caps. The product range encompasses 33mm neck caps and light weight 38mm neck caps in all colours. UV barrier closure, developed for the dairy industry Year Total 2017 563.98 bn 2018 593.31 bn 2019 624.16 bn 2020 656.62 bn Global caps and closures market, based on beverage container units filled and an estimated annual growth of 5.2% (source: Krones Group Annual Report 2017) CSD: 1-piece cap for Late nineties Late 2Ks Today PCO1810 neck 3.1 g 2.8 g 2.5 g PCO1881 neck 2.5 g 2.0 g 26/22mm neck 1.6 g Water: 1-piece cap for 30/25mm neck 2.4 g 2.0 g 1.6 g 29/25mm neck 1.3 g 1.2 g 26/22mm neck 1 g 0.9 g 25/22mm neck 0.7 g Caps & Closures weight developments over the past 20 years for still water and and CSD (source: Sacmi) The Vicap sports cap comes with a dosing chamber