Spanish still-water bottler lightweights bottle neck

As a next step in light-weighting the package, Aguas De Mondariz has converted the bottle neck to a 29/25 size, achieving about 40% weight savings.

Last year, the company converted to the Bericap HexaLite® 29/11 closure for two of its filling lines. At the beginning of 2011, Bericap successfully converted the third filling line. The HexaLite 29/11 closure is equipped with a slit and a folded safety band (flexband) for efficient TE performance, providing a good anti-counterfeiting feature, while accommodating high-speed lines. The sealing system has been designed for maximum tightness.

The Aguas De Mondariz marketing team points out that the closure offers good performance for the consumer, justifying the investment in the technology. This solution is being described in the company’s marketing campaigns, in magazines, and in newspapers.

The easy-opening functionality of the HexaLite is said to be a major improvement versus the previous closure and is being promoted on the shrink film as an on-pack promotion: “Now, a new and environmental friendly closure, easier to open.”