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GCS looks to replace glass with ‘safer’ plastic option

20-Jan-2016 - Last updated on 20-Jan-2016 at 11:36 GMT

Global Closure Systems (GCS) has developed a new bi-injected plastic jar packaging to replace glass packs specically for a skin care company, adhering to its specific design needs for on-shelf appeal.

The packs have been designed to improve consumer safety with shatterproof claims, while maintaining the aesthetic appeal of the product and brand recognition.

The new design is also more efficient to produce, and both the PP and the PET jars are supplied by Bender, GCS’s production plant in Frankenthal/Pfalz, Germany, which has invested in separate and complex injection-moulding and packing lines that can produce the product at high volumes and therefore more cost-effectively.

Shorter cycle times are possible as individual steps in the manufacturing process, such as mold filling and the cooling phase, are carried out simultaneously thanks to the cube-technology.