Presto Products Company’s Fresh-Lock brand has launched two new sliding closures, aiming to make flexible packaging safer and more accessible.
Fresh-Lock’s Ergo Ultra slider is said to enhance consumer accessibility with its contoured ‘easy-grip’ design, while the Child-Guard Edge slider system is designed to bring ‘child-resistant functionality’ to small-format pouches, unlocking new opportunities for flexible packaging.
The Fresh-Lock Ergo Ultra technology combines a polyethylene slider design with a polyethylene track, said to be made with recyclable materials. The company adds that the slider supports mono-material pouch solutions, qualifies as a pouch component for the How2Recycle Store Drop-Off programme and its reduced scale size uses less material, delivering a low-profile format.
According to Fresh-Lock, the Child-Guard Edge was designed specifically for small-width pouches with high cycle counts, featuring a reduced-scale slider and track that - when paired with compatible films and appropriate conversion methods - enables brands to create a broader range of child-resistant pouches. The design seeks to extend the benefits of slider reclosability, including visual affirmation and durability, into smaller-width pouches while still delivering a convenient opening space.
In July, Amcor introduced its new polypropylene closure for household products, seeking to combine child resistance and shelf appeal with weight reduction, recyclability and optional post-consumer content. It is believed to remove 6.75 tonnes of plastic from a one million-pieces order compared to conventional 14g closure, achieving material savings while reducing CO2 emissions.
At the start of the year, Vetter revealed it is developing a new version of its V-OVS syringe closure system for sterile injectables, set to offer tamper-evidence, a new locking mechanism and updated gripping surfaces for improved opening and handling. Designed with ‘even easier’ handling characteristics and an ‘even more intuitive’ opening mechanism, its overall size has also been reduced to encompass smaller syringes.
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