Targeting the jams and condiments sector, Zeller Plastik has launched Rio, a new standard lightweight 55mm headstand valve dispensing closure, already in use by Premier Foods Group on its Hartley’s Squeezy Jam line.
The UK arm of the Germany-based company – part of the Global Closure Systems group of brands – says the Rio closure’s versatile design is more than 25% lighter than its current standard, and utilizes a large diameter valve for “clean, convenient and effective dispensing”.
Two standard valve options are available: a two-slit version for preserves and a three-slit version for sauces and chutneys with fruit or vegetable particles. The closure can also be supplied without a valve.
Drainage features are provided for manufacturers using water jets in their post-filling operation to cool hot-fill products.
Induction heat seals provide an “excellent” hermetic seal, and Zeller offers three-tab peelable or ‘Lift ‘n’ Peel’ options.
Zeller says the Hartley’s brand has broadened its appeal to a younger demographic group since the introduction of the Hartley’s Squeezy Jam product formulation and packaging format in 2009.
UCP & Zeller Plastik UK in Norwich specialise in three basic technologies, child resistant, dispensing and tamper-evident systems and, in some instances, products that combine these technologies for pharmaceutical, personal care, household and industrial, food and beverage products.
Zeller Plastik's new Rio lightweight 55mm headstand valve dispensing closure
