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GALILEO® is the registered name for a new range of closures from BERICAP that all use its new patented technology for moulding hinged closures in closed position which allows relatively high speed moulding, does not require any additional closing operation that is necessary for the traditional hinged closures and offers quite efficient tamper evidence (TE) performance.
This GALILEO® technology has been used by BERICAP to develop various closures for its light weighting program in beverages and edible oil or for renewing certain of its traditional hinged closures, with two basic versions:
- 1-piece version of CTC type : GALILEO® I, currently developed for the new BERICAP light weight 38 mm “press-on” neck finish,
- 2-pieces version : GALILEO® II, with hinged transparent PP overcap to visualize the tear-off membrane and dispensing pourer: this latter program covers closures for existing 29/21 press-on neck finish (with standard or long skirt pourer), but is particularly interesting in combination with the new light weight 26/21 neck finish introduced by BERICAP as part of its general commitment to sustainable packaging. This closure does focus mainly on the edible oil industry.
GALILEO® I 38 mm is targeted at Dairy and Beverage Industries, to bring new opportunities in packaging of fresh milk, milk based drinks and new beverages for lighter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly packaging, for new functionalities and for new aesthetics.
With its new press-on neck finish for PET at 2.6 g, GALILEO® I 38 mm at 2.85 g offers significant resin savings compared to standard 38 mm, 3-start thread, screw neck finish and corresponding screw closures that are used in the targeted markets for it:
- compared to BERICAP 38 mm, 3-start thread, screw neck finish at 4.4 g and standard 38 mm, 3-start screw closure at 3.3 g, this represents savings of 2.25 g per bottle, or almost 30% in weight,
- compared to the standard screw neck finish used in the milk and juice market in Italy at 5.6 g on average, this represents a resin saving of 3.35 g per bottle or almost 40%
For any 100 million bottles, this GALILEO® I 38 mm program would contribute to save between 225 and 345 tons of resin or between 300 000 and 500 000 € worth of PET and HDPE resins and would help to reduce the carbon footprint by up to 2 600 tons of CO2 emissions.
This range of GALILEO® closures does not only bring economy but also several other significant technical benefits:
- visible and reliable tear off tamper evident (TE) band
- safe and efficient olive seal
- efficient secondary seal after first opening
- designed for aseptic cold filling (ACF)
- wet and dry decontamination compatible
- olive seal tightness keeps aseptic conditions after filling across the distribution chain
- easiness to apply by pressing on the neck, even on simple and economical tow away capper not requiring time consuming adjustments
- reactive hinge with 180° wide opening that stays in open position after opening
Overall, this new range of closures brings the following benefits to the parties:
- for the Brand Owners : attractiveness of new design and functionality of the hinge, opening new opportunities for single serve beverages ; possibility to communicate on resin savings and lower carbon footprint of the new packaging,
- for the Bottlers economy on plastic raw material for the bottle and for the closure ; economy with press-on capping equipment ; better productivity and robustness of the capping process with lower defect level, less downtime and better cost effectiveness (especially on aseptic cold filling / ACF lines),
- for final Consumers : easiness to open (especially for senior populations), efficient and reliable tear off TE band, reactive hinge with 180° opening position,
- safety for Bottlers and Consumers : safe and efficient seal, can keep aseptic conditions for beverages, sensitive to micro-organisms ; efficient secondary seal after first opening for safety during transportation.
BERICAP’s GALILEO® I 38 mm is manufactured in France and will be soon manufactured in some other of its key manufacturing premises.
| Dorothea Diehl Manager Communication Tel. +49 (0)6139 29 02 120 Fax +49 (0)6139 29 02 188 dorothea.diehl@bericap.com | Dominique-Paul.Vallee@bericap.com |
