Author: Heike Fischer

For over two decades, IMD has dedicated itself to expanding and optimising in-line and off-line inspection systems for beverage closures. Throughout this period, technological advances have shaped the landscape. The fundamental principle, however, has endured – the operator’s precise setup of the inspection system remains pivotal in guaranteeing closure quality before

The full-service recycler, processor and manufacturer Greenpath has partnered with Tomra Recycling Sorting to install and optimise a plastic flake sorting production line designed specifically to identify and separate polyolefin caps from carbonated and non-carbonated beverage bottles. Greenpath’s vision is to create the same type of effective recycling system for bottle

The Heuft FinalView II Cap is fit for new challenges in the field of optical tethered cap inspections. A software upgrade makes it possible to roll out four individual camera shots each of asymmetrical tethered caps to a 360° view. Heuft said that this ensures gapless coverage. In addition, new lighting

An all-in-one machine from Contexo is claimed to allow for a fast and efficient assembly of tethered caps. The integration of the slitting process enables fast and reliable production. At the same time, the process allows many options when implementing new closures, says the company. The patented concept of the all-in-on

The R&D team at plastic packaging producer Retal’s dedicated innovation centre in Lithuania has spent much of the last two years creating and developing a range of tethered closures that can partner with its preforms in different neck finishes. This has resulted in several tethered-ready options that meet all the rules,

Mandatory tethered cap is a real challenge for the producers. The implementation requires to adjust their manufacturing processes. They have to work closely with the caps suppliers to redesign the cap and potentially with the capping machine manufacturers to review the filling line and adjust the cap chute. Claranor’s pulsed-light technology