Finding a perfect closure for your glass or plastic bottle

The identification and selection of the right palstic bottle or glass bottle is only part of the picture. Selection of a proper cap or closure is also ciritical.

When it comes to glass bottles and plastic bottles packaging solutions, there was a time when the words custom and creative were inseparable. Those days, however, are gone. Long gone. Thanks to advances in materials, technology and decorating, and with expert guidance from a knowledgeable packaging partner, your next great glass bottles and plastic bottles packaging solution starts by thinking “stock.” Stock glass bottles and stock plastic bottles to be more precise. What appears, at first, to be boring and basic can be creatively transformed into a spectacular package that builds your brand, drives sales and commands consumer preference at point of purchase. Once you start exploring the “stock options” available in materials, shapes and decorating it may be a long, long time before you think custom again.

In Part I of "Shaving time off the plastic bottle packaging development cycle", we touched on Product Compatibility and Package Design. Let's explore closures, decorating options and stock options...

Union, N.J., (December 27, 2011) After a natural disaster, one often hears business leaders optimistically talk about rebuilding and emerging stronger than before. But deep inside one wonders how doable it will be, no matter how noble the intent, or how much a person admires the determination.

In today's competitive environment, time to market is critical to your success.

When a company develops a new product or finds a way to improve an existing one, it’s a pretty safe bet that a competitor is developing something similar.  The first product on the scene, however, has a tremendous advantage over later entries, which is why reducing time to market is so critical.