Custom Closures come in 63, 89, 110, and 120 mm sizes.
Press Release Summary:
TaperStack(TM) caps feature stacking shelf located within each closure that enables caps to nest together, forming stacked logs that protect closures' shape during shipping and warehousing. They help improve consistency of proper seating on jars and packaging sustainability through source reduction, and reduce incidence of cross threading during capping operations. Offered with various rib finishes and liner innerseals, closures can be decorated with custom embossing, debossing, or printing.
Original Press Release:
Innovative Molding Introduces TaperStack(TM) Closures
May 1, 2007 - Innovative Molding introduces its patented TaperStack(TM) closures in 63mm, 89mm, 110mm and 120mm sizes. The unique TaperStack caps feature a stacking shelf located within each closure, which enables the caps to nest together, forming stacked logs that protect the closures' shape during shipping and warehousing. This design allows Innovative Molding to reduce the gram weight of its closures by more than 20 percent while maintaining the highest structural integrity.
TaperStack closures increase the production efficiencies of automated capping operations by improving the consistency of proper seating on jars. This is achieved by preserving the concentric shape of the caps via the nested stack. Additionally, the unique tapered edge of the caps reduces the incidence of cross threading during capping operations.
TaperStack closures improve packaging sustainability through source reduction and by improving case utilization. In comparison to traditional tumble packed closures, TaperStack caps allow 40 to 60 percent more closures per case and per pallet. This results in 40 to 60 percent less packing materials, significantly less freight costs and fewer trips to the warehouse during capping operations.
As the lightest weight large caps on the market, TaperStack caps reduce environmental impact while offering all the benefits of heavier closures. In a nested stack, the weakest part of the lid (the bottom edge of the skirt) is firmly supported by the strongest part (the top of the adjacent lid). Thus, the nested stack maintains closure appearance and provides rigidity, which preserves the concentric shape of the closure to eliminate warping.
"The tapered edge allows the cap to settle more easily on the container - they slip down straight rather than catching a thread - eliminating cross-threading," noted Scott Silberman, Maintenance Manager for CytoSport. "Previous caps that were ring-nested and not TaperStacked had a tendency to stick together in twos or threes. When going through an automated machine, they would break and you'd have plastic debris in the bottom of the hopper and broken caps going onto the bottles which needed a costly employee to separate out."
"Innovative Molding has worked with us to improve our efficiencies and make our capping operations better - from trying to improve our existing machinery to building new machinery, they've helped us to enhance our capping operation and reduce our labor costs," noted Scott Silberman. "I would recommend TaperStack caps to anyone who has got a challenging product where cap cost is a concern and cross-threading has been a problem in the past."
TaperStack closures are available with various rib finishes and liner innerseals. To maximize the closure's branding potential, Innovative Molding can decorate the closures with custom embossing, debossing or printing. TaperStack closures are ideal for liquid and dry products, including products that are hot filled and ambient filled, packed in glass and plastic containers. TaperStack helps achieve a long shelf life for shelf stable and refrigerated products.
About Innovative Molding
With over 25 years of experience in the packaging industry, Innovative Molding is a technology leader in the design, lining and manufacturing of plastic closures from 28mm to 120mm. From its operations in Sebastopol, California and Russelville, Arkansas, Innovative Molding serves its growing customer base throughout North America and Latin America. Innovative Molding holds numerous patents on closures, container finishes, molds and tooling. The company maintains an engineering department that designs and manufactures its own tooling, support equipment and custom manufacturing processes to maximize product quality and operating efficiencies.
Reader Inquiries:
Rodger Moody, Vice President of Sales
Innovative Molding
6775 McKinley Ave
Sebastopol, CA 95472 USA
Tel: 707 829 2666
Fax: 707 829 5212
Email: rmoody@Innovativemolding.com
URL: www.innovativemolding.com
