Author: Heike Fischer

In an era marked by evolving standards and sustainability imperatives, the shift towards new cap and neck formats can be a daunting challenge for producers. Balancing innovation with the need to protect investments requires a strategic approach. Sacmi asserts that a seamless, profitable, and future-proof transition is achievable through a triad

Attention to the environment, complex closures and ergonomics: the caps manufacturers are more and more raising the bar in their new developments. In this scenario, the Italian company Maca Engineering offers a complete range of automatic machines and systems for the production and assembly of aluminium and plastic caps and closures.

EU Directive 2019/904 mandates that all plastic caps must remain attached to beverage bottles with a capacity of up to 3 l after opening by July 3, 2024 at the latest. When it entered into force in 2019, the directive posed a significant challenge to the beverage industry. Bericap, a well-known manufacturer

Alpla’s no-spill beverage closure has been designed to ensure not a single drop is lost. The new solution only dispenses liquid by vacuum or mechanical pressure on the elastic mouthpiece. Conversely, the closure keeps the liquid reliably sealed from the inside at up to 2.7 bar bottle pressure. The secure valve closure

Intravis GmbH presents a new, space-saving solution for feeding closures to an inspection unit. Bunker and feeder are combined on a very small footprint with the same performance as before. Intravis has been known primarily for its vision inspection systems for the quality control of plastic packaging. In recent years, however,

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