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In capping once the closure is fully seated on the bottle the p-s adhesive on the liner bonds with the top of the aluminum bottle. To assure a good seal CCL had to make sure that the land area at the top of the bottle was wide enough. “We had to increase the dimension of the land surface so the area would be large enough to ensure good seals of the inner seal” Martin says.
As might be expected CCL created all custom tooling to make this container with its added TE features. Because Trimspa partnered with CCL on the development of this container it has exclusive use of this bottle. Although CCL developed two sizes a 60-ct and a 90-ct bottle Trimspa is using only the 90-ct bottle for now.
The company actually has three products that use the new bottle Trimspa X32 LipoSpa and CarbSpa. A sister company Winfuel will also introduce its product in the new container. The concern over counterfeiting is evident in the products’ retail prices: a 90-ct bottle for $39.95 or three for $99.
Debossing on next run
Trimspa’s seamless aluminum bottle will be almost impossible to replicate unlike more common plastic containers or glass bottles. And Trimspa graphics including a monochrome screened photo image enhance the uniqueness of the container. In addition CCL will soon add another feature by debossing a part of the Trimspa logo on the sides of the bottles.
CCL produces the containers in an inline process Martin adds. “We begin with a slug of aluminum and at the other end we have a decorated can ready for filling and capping. We do impact extrusion of the slug into a cylinder clean it line it internally neck it in with a series of progressive dies and then decorate the bottle. In that part of the process we use dry offset lithography with a separate plate for the duotone.
“After decorating the container is conveyed to a process that adds the TE features and machines the threads into the neck prior to pack-off” Martin says. Unlike a soft-drink can CCL uses what’s known as a 1070 alloy about 99.7% pure aluminum that’s softer than the aluminum for beverage cans. “That softer aluminum means you can create a lot more shape in the necking process” he points out.
Readily recyclable
Another advantage of this container says Trimspa’s Goen is the recyclability of the aluminum bottle. “Aluminum is the most recycled material in packaging” he says. “We are very concerned about the environment and felt it was the most natural and responsible material to use.
“And we’ve found that our customers feel great about buying a product that is sensitive to the environment. More important they appreciate that we worked very hard to protect the quality of our product and designed our package with counterfeit protection in mind.”
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