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Closures

Articles about plastic, metal, or glass tops or lids used to close or shut a container holding a product, including child-resistant and senior-friendly characteristics.

Cap delivers liquid vitamins to bottled spring water

VBlast vitamins and spring water is introducing health-oriented consumers to vitamins with a new twist - a newly designed closure that dispenses a liquid vitamin blend into pure mountain spring water with a simple turn of the cap....

Closures | January 24, 2012

Guthy-Renker selects airless system for skin crème

Direct sales company uses 15- and 30-mL pumps for new Meaningful Beauty Cindy Crawford Anti-Aging Crème Serum....

Nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals (health and beauty) | January 19, 2012

Hand sanitizer packaging designed with environment in mind

Hand-sanitizer dispensing system employs refill packs made from recyclable PET that uses 30% less material than HDPE; pumps are removable for recycling....

Sustainability/environmental | December 14, 2011

Continuous-thread caps

Closures | November 28, 2011

Dispensing system allows pain relief delivery from any angle

Medical device maker Gebauer Company's topical skin refrigerant container is easy to use; new actuator technology benefits healthcare practitioners and patients....

Structural and graphics package design | November 23, 2011

Child-resistant closure

Closures | November 16, 2011

Closure with scoop-retention mechanism

Closures | November 4, 2011

Boots Champneys skincare products gain luxury look

Three packs developed for creams and facial masks sold at Boots stores in the U.K....

Rigid containers/bottles | September 1, 2011

Demographic developments and packaging

As grandparents play a larger role in raising children, child-resistant/senior-friendly packaging will gain importance....

Patient Compliance | August 26, 2011

All-plastic lotion pumps

For cosmetics, personal care products, sunscreens, and more, the All-Plastic Lotion Pumps offer visual style, smooth dispensing, top-lifting force, and high load resistance. Available in 24-410 and 28-410 closure sizes, are waterproof constructed, leak-free, and easily recyclable. O.Berk Co....

Closures | August 12, 2011

O.Berk Company Introduces Unishell® Steel Closures

Sleek and stylish, O.Berk’s Unishell® steel closures are an ideal choice for beauty, personal care and health care products, candles and aromatherapy items and food products, including coffees and teas....

Closures | July 27, 2011

Rx medication safety container

Closures | May 31, 2011

Vitamin, nutraceutical product closure

Closures | May 31, 2011

Foamer dispenser cylinders

Rigid containers/bottles | May 20, 2011

Liquid dosing system

Rigid containers/bottles | May 3, 2011

Live at Interphex: Dispense lid

Closures | March 31, 2011

Custom bottle, closure shape Dial’s entry into lotions

The category is crowded, with a lot of ‘me-too’ packaging. The gentle curves on Dial NutriSkin’s bottle and closure provide both findability and functional benefits....

Nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals (health and beauty) | March 28, 2011

Linerless closure

Closures | March 16, 2011

Video: Live from Pharmapack Paris

Video: TEKNIPLEX gauges interest in transparent foil lids with push-through capabilities for blisters....

Closures | February 23, 2011

Pump limits counterfeiting

Closures | February 21, 2011

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