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STRENGTHEN THE PACKAGING

The term “sustainability” is now highlighted in every
corner, not just in the production area but along the
supply chain. Everyone knows plastic is the opposite of
sustainability or eco-friendly, but we can’t argue that there
are no replacement materials with low cost and have
the same durability as plastic, especially for secondary
packaging, which is targeted on logistics and carried
away, even in the end-line processes like case packing or
crate-making for bottles, in which plastic and cardboard
are the only solutions.

The Innovative Secondary Packaging

Which Concerned over First Priority

The most popular method is using a shrink pad, a heat- But that’s not all: the bottles being used are made from rPET, and the entire
formed plastic sheet that is placed and shrunk to keep the pack can be 100 percent recycled. Thanks to efficient logistics, moreover, ten
product packages together for easy handling. For this reason, percent more containers can be fitted onto the pallet, which correspondingly
a shrink pad will always be thrown out like trash when it has reduces the CO consumption for transporting them.
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done its job. In addition, people neglect and elide this
secondary packaging problem until we realize that every plastic The Variety of Innovation
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in any process matters. Whereas the term of ‘the pack strapping technology ’originally denoted only
Back in 2011, the famous beverage packaging specialist the strapping for non-returnable packs, the famous beverage packaging
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at the plant in Rosenheim resolved to save material on the specialist has meanwhile expanded the concept for all those who want to do
secondary packaging. The result was the efficient beverage without plastics entirely for their secondary packaging. For another innovative
packing system , which produces the pack strapping example, the plastic rings for can packs rank among the packages that are
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technology for a non-returnable package that is merely coming under intensified scrutiny, especially in regions near the coast, because
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strapped by two strips of plastic. This form of secondary if they are not properly disposed of and end up in the sea, this entails not least
packaging signifies a true innovation since the shrink-film a hazard for the animals living there. The beverage cardboard clip holder here
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hitherto customary could be dispensed with. constitutes an eco-friendly, sustainable alternative. It is a cardboard package
Today, the then-visionary solution is more relevant than containing neither plastics nor adhesives, which is produced from renewable
ever: rising levels of eco-awareness and the concomitant raw materials and can be easily recycled after use. It is fitted underneath the
political and social debates on sustainability and resource can seam, thus keeping the pack stable. This attractive solution not only for
consumption mean that producers of consumer goods are the environment, but for consumers as well because the pac features recessed
also embracing this issue. The Lithuanian water producer grips with which it can be conveniently grasped and carried. If you want to
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has responded to the latest developments by scrutinising its remove a can, you simply pull it vertically out of the packaging – it’s not necessary
use of plastics in the value-added chain. The contract bottler to tear open the cardboard.
has set itself to create the country’s lightest water package To ensure an eye-catching presence on the supermarket shelves, moreover,
– and in terms of secondary packaging, has opted for the pack the pack offers space for design options. With the associated machine
strapping technology concept from the famous beverage technology, for instance, it’s possible to selectively orientate the cans e.g., in
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packaging specialist . order to ensure prominent placement of the brand logo or to form a coherent
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motif from several different can designs. For the sustainable packaging concept,
Background of “The Best Secondary the famous beverage packaging specialist is of course, also offering the
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Packaging” associated machine technology. This latter is the packaging machine company
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Although the first packs with the innovative strapping were which as a multi-talented allrounder among packaging machines copes
only market-launched in early 2020, The Lithuanian water effortlessly with this type of pack as well.
producer had already harvested a prize for it at the end of As you can see, the secondary packaging also matters to nature and wildlife
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last year: in Dubai, it won the Global Water Award in the “Best as the primary packaging does. It also shows us that sustainability and eco-
Technology Innovation” category. The pack marketed by The friendliness are the leading global issues all manufacturers should concentrate
Lithuanian water producer under the specific name requires on. Nevertheless, the way to impress the customer with by its usage is the
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90 percent less plastic than a comparable shrink-pack. During basis of packaging that should develop correlatively.
production, moreover, energy savings of 40 percent can be
achieved.
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