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Biography
Glenn holds a M.Sc degree in Industrial Engineering & Management. He has worked in manufacturing companies for 20 years, in positions inside Purchasing, Marketing, Business development and Factory management. He is currently responsible for the packaging business at Nolato Medical. Before joining Nolato Medical in 2007, Glenn worked at Rexam, later on Polimoon/Promens where he was responsible for the “Food Nordic” division, with one site in Sweden and another one in Denmark. Those plants where active in thermoforming of food packaging.
Company Profile
Nolato Cerbo AB (http://www.nolato.se/index.jsp?id=446&lang=en) is specialised in the development and manufacture of primary plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical and food-supplements industry. With our leading trademark Cerbo we offer a complete standard range of both caps and containers.
The customer’s needs and expectations are in our focus throughout the whole process from product development and production to delivery and customer service. Our goal is to exceed those expectations by combining innovation, dedication and reliability, with the aim of being the customer’s preferred partner.
Nolato Cerbo possesses extensive expertise in the injection blow moulding and injection moulding technologies. By combining this knowledge with a high level of dedication and creativity we strive to develop and produce innovative and intelligent packaging solutions that are one step ahead.
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Abstract
What factors have an impact on tightness?
Of course there are several factors influencing the tightness of a primary plastic packaging and this list is not claiming to be exhaustive. However in our experience there a number of factors we consider being of high importance when trying to achieve a tight packaging system:
- Material choice
- The packaging solution/system itself
- Production process capability at packaging manufacturer
- Manufacturing technology for the container at the packaging manufacturer
- Production process and manufacturing technology at filling site
- Supply Chain
- Consumption period
What is the weak link?
The weak link is the actual interaction between the closure and the container. In the section between the closure and the container, so called tightness surface, where you risk to get the majority of the leakage. This regardless how tight the actual container and/or
closure are themselves.
Some comparative tests
We have conducted tests of both water vapour and oxygen transmission with three different set-ups of packaging types and also a solid piece of HDPE sheet corresponding to a Cerbo Solid standard container wall thickness of 0,8 mm.
Different Solutions
There are different ways to improve the tightness and enhance the micro climate inside a packaging concept and to reduce negative impact of non-tightness.
- Absorbents
- Barriers
- A liner
- A two component closure (2k
- Standard solution
- Customer adapted
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