Performance Packaging Launches Innovative Cap for Flexible Pouches
Performance Packaging of Nevada, a leading supplier of flexible and folding carton packaging the world over, introduces the SipP™ cap, a new design for flexible spouted pouches used for such products as health & energy, fruit purees, organic products, and baby food as well as products such as non-food and medical applications.
Performance Packaging listened to its customers and general consumers while reviewing available caps in the market to determine areas of potential improvements in safety and features.
The SipP™ cap provides several improvements: (1) the introduction of horizontal and vertical air-ducts to allow critical air-flow in case of accidental lodging of the cap in the mouth or throat, (2) a more visible tamper-evident band when the product is opened and (3) the tamper-evident band remains on the cap, and not left on the spout where it could potentially come off.
“Consumer convenience is the driving trend for packaging,” explained Rob Reinders, president of Performance Packaging of Nevada. “However, of paramount importance is consumer safety, especially for infants and children. This drove us to design a better cap that has air passages and the convenience of easy-to-grip ridges. We are confident the SipP™ cap is a vast improvement over the leading caps in the market.”
In addition to hot, cold or ambient filling, the SipP™ cap can also be used for frozen or retort applications and has been successfully tested on major pouch-filling line machinery produced by such companies as Toyo Jidoki Co., Gualapack, Yuedong and Velotus.
Source: Performance Packaging