DESIGN AND MARKETING
Shrink and Shrink Correction features were game-changers , ensuring that the development of innovative ideas was viable and allowing the company to fully explore its creative options for Comfort ’ s new ultra-concentrated fabric conditioner .
“ We wanted to use bright color in a big way , as well as other finishing effects while leaving our options open for development on new-generation product variants further down the line . But consistency across the range had to be guaranteed ,” comments Hawkins . “ The fact that iC3D is an affordable all-in-one solution meant that we could deliver packaging that is innovative , efficient , cost-effective , and above all stands out from the competition !”
Including Fresh Sky , Fuchsia Passion , Ocean Pearl and Sunburst in the UK , Passion Gourmande , Coup de Soleil and Tourbillon de Fraîcheur in France and Fresh Sky , Fuchsia Passion , Ocean Pearl and Sunburst in The Netherlands , the designs for the Intense Comfort range were rolled out successfully – and in record time – across Europe . z
z German Packaging Institute Award for sustainable tablet packaging
Blister meets Paper – Syntegon , Huhtamaki & BillerudKorsnäs
Once again , the German Packaging Institute ( Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e . V .) has honored Syntegon with the German Packaging Award – this time in the ‘ Sustainability ’ category . A report dated 27 July 2021 says , the jury was impressed by the sustainability and good functionality of the paperbased packaging solution ‘ Blister meets Paper ,’ which should also appeal to the health and environmentally-conscious customer in terms of feel and appearance . Syntegon developed the innovative blister packaging together with the Finnish packaging material manufacturer Huhtamaki .
“ While eco-friendly and health-conscious customers can already find sustainable packaging solutions for a wide range of products , an environmentally friendly alternative for push-through packaging for tablets and capsules was not available to date . That ’ s something we wanted to change with Blister meets Paper ,” Torsten Sauer , Sustainability Project manager at Syntegon , explains . The paper-based blisters are particularly suitable for nutraceuticals . In the submitted version , each blister has seven cavities for one tablet per weekday .
z Sustainable & safe blister uses BillerudKorsnäs FibreForm paper
While paper-based packaging offers advantages in terms of sustainability , it requires additional barrier layers to adequately protect the product without compromising recyclability . In addition , the tablets and capsules have to be pushed out of the blisters without being damaged . “ This challenge addresses both the material and the geometry of the packaging ,” explains Matthias Klauser , Sustainability expert at Syntegon . “ Thanks to the combination of our TPU 1000 form , fill and seal machine for paper packaging , the 3D-formable FibreForm paper from BillerudKorsnäs , and the sealable barrier coating from Huhtamaki , we have succeeded in forming paper with the geometry required for tablets in cavities of three to four millimeters .” In the future , the paper blisters will also be available with diameters of six to ten millimeters to package larger tablets such as pain killers .
Packaging material expert Huhtamaki used the same sealable barrier coating for the blister ’ s lidding material as in the base material , and finished it with a special process to push the tablet easily through the material . The environmentally friendly material concept consisting of a thermoformable base film and a push-
The paper-based solution ‘ Blister meets Paper ’ from Syntegon and Huhtamaki won this years ’ German Packaging Award in the ‘ Sustainability ’ category Image Syntegon
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