SIG said the cap is designed to suit consumers’ need for convenience, made from high-quality, recyclable plastic, and can be opened with minimal effort.
Hanno Bertling, global product manager for opening solutions at SIG Combibloc, said: “The convenient opening behaviour is due to the fact that the closure is applied over a laminated hole, and on first opening the consumer only has to pierce razor-thin aluminium and polymer layers. To make this technique work, holes of the correct size are first punched into the carton and these holes are then coated with aluminium and polymers”.
CombiSwift is used on cartons for milk and dairy products, non-carbonated beverages, and in the area of liquid food products.
"When handling products such as sauces and soups containing chunks of meat or vegetables, stocks with a higher free-fat content, chunky tomatoes or thicker desserts, an easy-to-use and reclosable screw cap is hugely practical,” added Bertling.
"And it gives an added benefit for food manufacturers, also: with this extra feature, the products are clearly differentiated from competing packaging on the sales shelf, and grab the interest of consumers to whom our combiSwift offers a high degree of additional convenience.”
