News, Trends and Interesting Facts about Packaging Systems

In the packaging industry, the materials of the container play a primordial role, just as the choice of the right closure. Screw caps with liners are a proven method of closing products safely and reliably. These liners help to prevent the penetration of air, moisture or contaminants and can help to preserve the quality and freshness of the contents. Choosing the right liner can make all the difference. Which liners are available, how do they work, and which one is best suited to your product? In this blog article, we'll give you an overview of the different options and their benefits so that you can make an informed choice...

An overview of our amber glass range and its advantages Why use glass packaging? In the search for sustainable packaging material, you can’t overlook glass. It’s impressive due to its extraordinary barrier properties as well as a high resistance to aggressive filling material and heat. That’s why it’s particularly suitable for filling foodstuffs or essential oils. As well as this, glass can be very easily recycled, not least because there is a specially established recycling system for glass...

rPET-bottles: protecting the environment with recycled packaging material We won’t be able to do without plastic for a while yet, even if a lot of people aren’t happy about that fact. But fortunately there are forward-looking alternatives that allow us to use the advantages of plastic as a packaging material without polluting the environment too much. One of these is rPET. The raw material: PET We all know PET-bottles. PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate and is made from crude oil and natural gas...

Plastic buckets – the universal packaging Things to know about plastic buckets with lids Plastic buckets with lids made of polypropylene (PP) have been on the market for a number of decades. They have established themselves as one of the most popular packaging solutions across all industries. The main reasons for this are the simple and cost-effective production the low-cost transport due to nesting the universal applicability for many filling materials. Buckets are also used as packaging material in the chemical/technical sector as well as in the food sector...

Airless dispenser vs. pump dispenser: how to choose the right cosmetics packaging Pump dispensers: soap pumps or lotion pumps These pumps are very widely used for all kinds of liquid and gel-like soaps, creams or lotions that are not overly solid. The pump is simply screwed onto a PET or PE bottle. The filling material can be pumped upwards via a hose. How pump dispensers work Pumping is simple – just mechanically push down on the pump body. The pump body is then pulled up again by a stainless steel spring...

Plastic canisters made of polyethylene (PE) have long been an indispensable part of the world of packaging. Especially as packaging for liquids with volumes of 3 – 30 litres, plastic canisters made of PE (mostly HDPE) are unrivalled. Previously used canisters made of sheet steel (for fuels) and tinplate (for chemical/technical filling materials) have been almost completely eliminated and can now only be found in niche areas. The triumph of plastic canisters is mainly due to these facts: Plastic canisters are very robust and yet lightweight...

UN Dangerous Goods Marking for packaging – an overview If dangerous goods are to be packaged in transport packaging, ensuring that the packaging is suitable for the dangerous goods in question is crucial. Since transport routes are mostly international, the United Nations (UN) has issued a very comprehensive set of regulations on this. This ranges from classifying the individual substances to testing the packaging used. As the entire body of regulations is very extensive, we will focus here on the testing and marking dangerous goods packaging according to UN...

PE or PET plastic bottles – which bottle fits which purpose? The vast majority of food or cosmetic bottles on the market are made of PET or PE plastics. Since these two plastics have significantly different properties, the suitability of the bottle must be carefully considered or tested before purchasing one of them. Looking at the basic properties of the two plastics, we can work out the following differences. PE can be produced in different densities and is therefore, in simplified terms, of varying levels of softness...

This is how you can avoid making serious mistakes! Selecting the right packaging for a product is not always easy, even for professionals! A mistake can have unpleasant and expensive consequences. That’s why making the right choice and especially testing the packaging correctly is important; these steps should not be skipped under any circumstances. Customers always ask whether a certain chemical or cosmetic product is suitable for this PET bottle or that plastic jar. Unfortunately, most of the time we can’t answer this question...

Labels, labelling and printing on packaging Our service to you. Plastic bottles, jars and other packaging for cosmetics and foodstuffs don’t just protect their contents. They also have to inform the consumer about the contents and its properties and use (product labelling obligation). There are two main methods of placing this information on the packaging: either direct printing on the packaging or the label. Sleeves (printed shrink sleeves that are placed over the entire packaging) are also becoming increasingly popular...