Sleeve and seal system has bottling wrapped up
The UK-based company said its improved sleeve and seal range involves replacing the traditional label and tamper proof neck band on bottles with an all-in-one OPS, PET, PVC or PLA substrate sleeve.
Fewer resources, more options
The packaging system brings a number of advantages business development manager Kursat Uysal told FoodProductionDaily.com
The sleeve is printed on a single transparent substrate which does away with the need for two different materials as with many traditional applications, he said.
He added: “Traditional labels can only be used on flat surfaces but the sleeve and seal technique allows for 360-degree, top-to-toe decoration, vastly increasing the surface area available for brand messages.”
This can save time and may also make cost and space savings as you need just one piece of equipment and a single material supplier instead of two, said Uysal.
Sleeve and seal further enhances tamper evidence capabilities for bottled products when coupled with click-top lids. Perforations can also be applied vertically down the side of the sleeve for ease of recycling, said a company statement.
Investment
The improvement comes on the back of £2m investment by the company last year in shrink sleeve technology, including a DCM sleeving machine with hot melt adhesive application, a DCM Babycat inspection system, temperature controlled storage areas for raw materials and 8 colour MPS UV flexo press.
Uysal said: “There’s a need for businesses to get smarter when designing their packaging and explore new methods that cut out inefficient production processes that arise from using the traditional label and separate tamper-proof function. Sleeve and seal means producers can save money and time as well as adopting a modern, updated look for their brands.”
Chadwicks is part of Clondalkin Group’s flexible packaging division, which has more than 40 manufacturing sites located across Europe and North America.
