caps & closures | Update IntElect keeps Incap on spec


Injection moulder Teamplast, mouldmaker Horst Hähl and machinery producer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag worked together with Hong Kong-based Incap to take its novel self-mixing dispensing closure design from prototype to production. Incap’s patented twist-off cap design


caters for the developing market for beverages enriched with sensitive vitamins, minerals or probiotics. The sensitive additives are stored in a chamber within the cap, eliminating the need for preservatives and extending the shelf life of the beverage. The user simply twists the cap to release the additive, triggering the mixing procedure to ready the product for consumption. For beverage manufacturers, the cap


offers new product and growth opportuni- ties. The liquid or dry granular additives are stored within the cap ready for mixing into the still or carbonised bottled beverage. And, because the bottom of the cap is hermetically sealed, the cap can be sold either preinstalled on the bottle or as a standalone refi ll. For consumers, the benefi t is a feeling of


personal well-being, according to Axel Hauck, co-owner and European director of


over a wide range of temperatures. With wall-thicknesses of less than one millimetre combined with a complex geometry, it is a challenging part. “Mould optimisation trials quickly


Incap. “Consumers using our product feel that they are contributing to their health and well-being. They also regard this cap as a fun novelty item, as the caps allow them to add the ingredients themselves and watch them dissolve in their beverage,” he says. Dusslingen, Germany-based Horst Hähl


developed the prototype mould for the Incap closure, while Heteren, Nether- lands-based Teamplast advised on optimisation of the manufacturing process. The cap has to withstand high pressures and maintain an effective seal


revealed that the production of Incap dispensing caps required maximum precision in terms of dimensional stability and geometry of the carrier components,” says Jürgen Mangold, managing director of Horst Hähl. “To guarantee the process safety and meet the product’s exacting precision and repeatability requirement, an all-electric IntElect machine from Sumitomo (SHI) Demag was used through- out the trials.” The caps are now being manufactured


at the Teamplast facility in the Nether- lands, which operates 30 Sumitomo (SHI) Demag injection moulding machines. Incap is currently offering caps with a 6.9ml capacity dosing chamber and a 28mm single start PCO thread. 38mm sports and 50mm supplement styles are said to be under development.  www.teamplast.nl  www.kunststoffspritzguss-werkzeugbau.de  www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu  www.incap.hk


Orthomol adopts ViCap dispensing cap


German food and dietary supplements manufacturer Orthomol has adopted the


ViCap dispensing closure technology from Vi-Cap Systems of Switzerland for its new Orthomol Quickcap


nutraceuticals line. Sold in pharmacies across Germany, the new health drink is offered in four different fl avours – Brain, Sports, Sun and Beauty. It is supplied as a cap-only system in packs of seven – a week’s supply – in- tended for use with a refi llable 400ml bottle. The ViCap closure looks


Nutraceuticals maker Orthomol is marketing ViCap’s dispensing closure as a cap-only system


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similar to a conventional 38mm sports closure. However, it includes an internal chamber that can store and dispense up to


12.5ml of liquid concentrate or up to 7g of dried powder additive into the beverage. The contents are sealed in place with an aluminium foil, allowing the cap to be used separately from the bottle to minimise waste. This is the fi rst application of the ViCap closure in a pharmaceutical product but a number of companies are using it in beverage applica- tions, including INK of Norway and PowerLook of Russia.  www.vicapsystems.eu


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