Plastic packaging producer Sanner says it is setting “new standards” in effervescent tablet packaging with the launch of its FOSG 27 flip-top closure at the CphI Worldwide pharma industry event in Madrid this month (October).
The new, hinged FOSG 27 flip-top closure can be easily opened and closed with one hand, thanks to an ergonomically designed thumb tab that ensures less effort is required.
“Senior citizens and people with impaired motor skills often struggle to open market-standard lids on effervescent tablet packaging,” says Dr Sabine Moter, head of innovation and product management at Germany-based Sanner.
“Our new flip top closure solves this problem – and introduces a new generation of effervescent tablet packaging that is more user-friendly.”
Integrating a desiccant directly into the cap, thereby ensuring the effervescent tablets stay dry, the FOSG 27 closure also stays attached to the tube, promoting “intuitive resealing” of the packaging.
A clearly visible tamper-evident strip shows at a glance whether the packaging has been opened.
“This increases product safety and strengthens consumer confidence,” says Dr Moter. “It also creates an opportunity to optimally position a brand-name product at the point of sale and make it stand out from the competition.”
Fourth generation family-owned Sanner – which specializes in high-quality plastic packaging and components for pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products and claims to be the world’s leading manufacturer of desiccant caps – says the FOSG 27 flip-top closure fits standard round tubes with a diameter of 29mm, and can be processed on existing filling lines.
