Clondalkin invests for in-house product testing

The latest investment by the pre-cut lid specialist provides in-house capabilities to seal a wider range of pot sizes, as well as multipacks of four and six pack containers.

An important feature of multipacks is that consumers can break one pot of yoghurt without pulling off or damaging other lids, thus retaining product integrity and freshness. In order to test performance, it is critical to replicate the same conditions that the consumer has once they have bought the product. The new machine provides the ability to test sealed pots in the same way a consumer would handle them.

Simon Timperley, manufacturing manager at Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury, explained: ‘Multipack lids are perforated very precisely so that the group of lids remain sealed during the filling process but break easily for consumers.

‘This means that we test individual products and multipacks by sealing them, refrigerating them and using them in the same ways that consumers do at home. Adopting this approach allows us to test different materials, work with perforation configurations and refine our production techniques accordingly to provide the best performing lids on the market.’

Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury is a supplier of flexible packaging to the food, dairy, beverage, personal care and household sectors. It has developed a reputation for pre-cut lids and shrink sleeve packaging. The company has an ongoing capital expenditure strategy to improve internal testing equipment.