November 2015

the outer shell is manufactured entirely out of paperboard, it is both fully brandable and fully recyclable. medlock ez is typically made with uncoated solid bleached sulfate sbs paperboard, but it can also be made using other paperboard types, and it can integrate various coatings and special effects on package surfaces.

a dutch company holland colors has developed a slip agent that promises to reduce scuff marks and scratches on rigid pet packaging. according to company reports its holcoslip reduces the coefficient of friction of pet during preform production. this provides easier release of the preform from the injection mold cavity to prevent scratches and drop marks from preforms falling into the octabin, the octagonal corrugated bulk box normally used to accept molded preforms. company claims that holcoslip can be used at lower dosage levels in pet resin than conventional products.

kirin co. ltd., in collaboration with white inc. developed world&rsquos first smartphonecontrolled led plastic bottle cap, called illumicap. the cap is installed with a bluetooth module and an led, which emits light downwards. this cap is designed to illuminate the whole plastic bottle, the plastic cap is provided with an dedicated mobile application that allows it to sense and react to music, thus illuminating various colors.  illumicap comes with three main features that are controlled and communicated by smartphone application.

polysorb® desiccant card is a new development of multisorb to offers lowprofile stability. a polysorb desiccant card, with its ultrathin, low profile design, is the solution to humidityrelated stability issues when the product packaging lacks sufficient space for a traditional desiccant packet. polysorb desiccant cards can be used in a wide variety of packaging applications and are ideal for use in the packaging of invitro diagnostic devices, pharmaceuticals, and other medical products. dustfree polysorb cards are easily adapted to packaging in either a freefloating or selfadhesive format.