Plastic Innovations on Display at Emballage

Thermoforming innovations include the first commercially launched thermoformed tamper evident solution for food packaging, from RPC Bebo Plastik.

22/09/06 The breadth of the RPC Group’s manufacturing capabilities will be showcased at Emballage 2006, including a number of new developments. All three major manufacturing processes – blow moulding, thermoforming and injection moulding – will be represented by RPC sites from across Europe.

Thermoforming innovations include the first commercially launched thermoformed tamper evident solution for food packaging, from RPC Bebo Plastik. More lightweight than any alternative injection moulded solution, the polystyrene material provides excellent impact resistance at deep-freeze temperatures.

The RPC co-ex blow moulding cluster is forging ahead with significant investment in a new multi-cavity machine at RPC Corby, which will be commissioned in early 2007. Examples of co-ex blow moulded food containers at Emballage include jars for the high temperature processing of fruit or vegetables, upside-down bottles for ketchups & sauces, and sterilised juice bottles.
 
RPC Containers Llantrisant will be exhibiting its groundbreaking use of post consumer recycled (PCR) material in PET bottles. In addition, samples from its standard range will be on display, including mouthwash bottles featuring a new single piece child resistant closure manufactured by RPC Halstead.

RPC Packaging Gent and RPC Packaging Montpont will be demonstrating how their expertise in developing technically challenging projects can benefit agrochemical, automotive and food brands. A selection of custom moulded packs highlight unusual shapes, decoration or functionality will be on display, alongside examples from the sites’ successful standard ranges.

Injection-moulded packaging from RPC Containers Blackburn and RPC Containers Market Rasen will also be exhibited.  RPC Blackburn is showing a variety of FMCG containers, including the complete Thor range of tamper-evident food pots, its PET standard range comprising wine bottles and spirit miniatures, and the non tamper-evident pot range. These will be exhibited alongside RPC Containers Oakham’s 5 litre in-mould labelled open top pail, complete with tamper-evident lid.

RPC Dairy Packaging is showing how decoration can enhance customers’ products to differentiate these from intense retail competition.  The range of options, all offering photo-quality reproduction, includes in mould labelling, labelling, high definition dry offset pre-printed lids, are all compatible with RPC Dairy Packaging’s standard range of round and non-round pots, tubs and lids.

Emballage 2006 takes place at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Park from Monday 20 to Friday 24 November 2006.  The RPC stand is in Hall 6, number G 074.