August 2018

With excellent barrier properties, laminated tubes are a cost effective solution to help increase a product’s shelf life. Their smooth, flexible and soft exteriors deliver excellent sealability and enable high filling line speed during the packaging process. Their features include shoulder barriers for superior flavor and moisture retention, pin-hole orifices for low viscosity products and nozzle seals with an option of hot foil stamping. Essel also produces tamper evident closures for protection of products. Tube dispensing nozzles or applicators can be further customized on request.

Perfect for coffee shops, wine bars and tasting rooms, the 1.5L growler to-go pouch features the same sturdy construction, recyclable materials, and high quality tap dispensers used on all AstroPaq® pouches.

AstroPaq® Flexible Wine Growler Benefits

Fills easily through wide-mouth cap—no fixture needed

Stays fresh—5x longer shelf-life once opened than in glass growlers

Saves space—flat pouches store easily and take up 1/4 the space of empty glass growlers

Costs less—$2.82 each vs. $5.00 each for glass growlers

Just as the company is committed to producing lighter, flexible packaging solutions that help food and beverage producers do more with less, Ecolean’s filling equipment is compact and efficient. The EL6 and EL3+ feature higher capacities, a reduced impact on the environment and competitive operational costs, all while maintaining the same footprint, compared to previous versions.

Aptar Pharma’s BOV technology can be considered cost effective and environmentally safe. It provides full protection of the content, and, most important for the final user, is easy to use and highly convenient. This offers new opportunities for pharmaceutical packaging for water-based products in line with new legislation. Along with these guidelines there is a push for a permanent increase of effectiveness, demanding protection of sensitive ingredients, avoidance of any contamination, and better hygiene.