On Display--Caps and Closures
Aluminum Cap
An aluminum cap was produced in the shape of a battery for Puma’s I’m Going fragrance. The cap was manufactured in a customized magenta color for the women’s fragrance and in deep blue for the men’s. Both caps feature the Puma logo and the product’s name. Seidel GmbH + Co., Marburg, Germany.
Metal Closures
A supplier produces a line of metal closures for bottles and jars. Prairie closures can be provided in many sizes and finishes, such as shiny silver, shiny gold, matte silver, and matte gold. They are kept in stock at the supplier’s New Jersey and California facilities. The supplier offers matching metal, plastic, and glass jars and bottles. Closures are available in standard jar-neck sizes. Cospack America Corp., Edison, NJ.
Flip-Top Covers
Flip-top jar covers allow users to access product in a jar without removing the lid. The covers fit a supplier’s 4- and 8-oz low-profile PET jars. The biinjection-molded single-piece PP covers employ a crab-claw sealing system. Covers can be manufactured to order in custom colors to match a product or label. The covers can be used for cream, lotions, and solid products. PVC jar discs can be used to seal the product during shipping. O. Berk Co., Union, NJ.
Thermoset Plastics
A supplier continues to expand its line of heavyweight Urea and phenolic caps and closures. Stock tooling is used to produce bottle and jar caps in diameters ranging from 13 to 132 mm. Styles include nail enamel, straight-sided, extra tall, crown, and domed caps. Metallic sprays, colored matte finishes, in-mold matte finishes, screen printing, embossing, debossing, and labeling can be used for decorating. For Urea plastic caps, custom color-matching is offered. Colt’s Plastics Co., Dayville, CT.
Compression Molding
Compression-molded closures can be supplied in many sizes and shapes. Stock colors for all sizes include silver, gold, white, and black. Custom colors can also be accommodated. Finishes can be either shiny or matte and can be customized through silk-screening or hot-stamping. ABA Packaging Corp., Holtsville, NY.
Perfume Cap
A cap for Paco Rabanne’s Black XS fragrance was made from overmolded, biinjected copolyester to create a smooth, glossy, deep-black outer layer. The cap snaps onto the bottle’s thin metal collar. Alcan Packaging Beauty, New York City.