On Display: Sample Packaging
Small Packages, Big Value
Foil-Laminate Design
A new single-product package is designed to hold liquids. The Stick Pack is a foil-laminate tube-like packette available in sizes from 1 to 30 ml. The package features a channel to direct product flow. For a high-impact look, the packette’s foil laminate can be decorated using flexographic printing. The supplier also does contract filling. Unette Corp., Wharton, NJ.
Mini Lipstick
A contract manufacturer and packager of cosmetics and personal care products has introduced Mini Lips, a miniature lipstick package. Ideal for sample and promotional packaging, the Mini Lips container is designed to be travel friendly. The supplier can turnkey produce the entire Mini Lips package, performing everything from formula development and manufacturing to final packaging. It can also fill the packages with a brand’s own formula. DMI, Wharton, NJ.
Sophisticated Lotion Sampler
A new sampler designed to hold lotion has been added to a supplier’s Sofistic’s sample packaging range. The mini dispenser features a Rexam SP543 pump and a 2-ml polypropylene bottle. The SP543 pump, which the supplier says has been one of the smallest pumps on the market for the past 10 years, has been reengineered for this package specifically to dispense lotion products. The pump can be easily snapped onto the bottle after filling. The dispenser comes with a cap preassembled on the pump. A range of decorating options is available, including silk-screening, hot-stamping, color matching, and flag-style labels. Rexam Dispensing Systems, Purchase, NY.
Turnkey Service
A contract manufacturer and packager provides turnkey services, including product development, package design, material sourcing, filling, final pack-out, and assembly. It can manufacture and fill products such as powders, liquids, tablets, capsules, and solids. Package styles include reclosable and single-dose pouches, blisters, tubes, bottles, and canisters. Secondary packaging, such as shrink wrapping, overwrapping, and blister packaging, is also available. Sonic Packaging Industries Inc., Westwood, NJ.
Sample Pouches
A flexible packaging supplier offers 10-color award-winning flexographic printing capabilities. Packages can be provided in styles such as packets and sachets, magazine inserts, hangtag packets, coupon samples, and direct-mail pieces. The firm’s packaging film provides high-barrier adhesion to ensure difficult-to-contain cosmetic and personal care products remain in a package. Glenroy Inc., Menomonee Falls, WI.
Twist-Tip Vial
A company’s one-piece Twist-Tip plastic vial serves as a tamper-evident, single-use sample package. Available in sizes from 0.2 to 15 ml, the Twist-Tip vial features a cylindrical squeeze-bulb. A flat base on the larger vials allows the package to stand upright like a small bottle. The package accommodates a range of gels, liquids, creams, and lotions. Standard resins include polypropylene or a medium-density polyethylene blend. Decorating options include small-character ink-jet printing or full-wrap pressure-sensitive labeling. In addition, the vial can be created using color-matched pigments. Custom bulb shapes are also possible. Unicep Packaging Inc., Sandpoint, ID.
Tiny Tubes
Unit-dose tubes are designed with an easy-to-tear tip. Product is dispensed through an orifice that opens when a user squeezes a tube and closes to protect the product once the user stops squeezing. Unit Pack tubes are manufactured with Saran Wrap film and are available in clear, white, or black. Various styles are available, in sizes ranging from 0.5 to 90 cc. Unit Pack Company, Inc., Cedar Grove, NJ.