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Keen observers looking for newtrends in the aerosol dispensingbusiness are well rewarded at the

yearly ADF fair in Paris. This year atthe end of January and early Februarythere was a rich feast in which metalpackaging manufacturers wererecognised for new designs andtechnologies, and bothequipment suppliers andcanmakers used the event toshowcase their latestprojects.

With Gilles Baudin,packaging expertise directorat personal care giant L’Oreal,chairing the awards judgingpanel, ADF picked one of thehighest authorities in thebusiness.

So German canmakerTubex should be proud tohave been recognised for theAward it received in thePersonal Care Aerosolscategory for the can itproduced for Nivea’s bodycare mousse.

The product is an oil-in-water mousse in analuminium monobloc that isattractively decorated usingTubex’s ‘spline’ technology,which achieves a smoothtransition over the shapewhile avoiding shadowing.Careful pre-press work wassaid to have preventeddistortion of the logo.

Also receiving an award in thePersonal Care Aerosols was Bayer’sCoppertone Whipped sunscreen lotion.This uses a lipid-rich lotion that isloaded with a compressed gas propellentand inserted with a bag-on-valve toensure stability until dispensing. The

new design of aluminium monobloc canmade by CCL Container, with a sharpedge to the shoulder, also uses a semi-custom applicator that is twist-to-lockand enables 360-degree dispensing.

What should be seen as victory forthe canmaking industry was theAward in Personal Care

Aerosols for Dior’s SauvageVery Cool Spray. This hasbeen changed from using atraditional glass bottle to an

aerosol can, a first for such aprestigious market.

Using bag-on-valvetechnology and a new airpropellent system theunbreakable aluminiummonobloc can improves thebrand’s environmentalcredentials.

In the Pharmacycategory, the Award-winning Aquaphor BodyOintment representsanother move from a tubeor jar to an aluminiumaerosol can.

Beiersdorf changed theformula of its traditionalhealing ointment to suit amore-easily applied aerosolspray. Valve manufacturerLindal and three othersuppliers collaborated toproduce a spray in which

propellant and formula aremixed in the can, which enables

mid- to highly-viscous formulae to bedistributed in a way not possible withstandard bag-on-valve system.

Canmakers also were recognised inthe Aerosol Packaging Technologycategory. Unilever’s Dove Go Freshdeodorant brand won a Certificate forits lightweight aluminium can. Already

a winner in The Canmaker magazine’sCan of the Year awards in 2017, the canis made by Moravia Cans in the CzechRepublic using Mall+Herlan D&Itechnology and aluminium alloys thatenable a 20 percent weight reduction tobe made, compared with conventionalimpact-extrusion processes.

Other certificate winners were theBrut deodorant aerosol can made byTubex – which uses a water-based over-varnish supplied by InternationalPackaging Coatings that performs aswell as solvent-based versions, but withless environmental impact – and BallCorporation for its ‘tactile’ can whichuses raised inks to change the feel andvisual impact of the can.

Tubex was also successful in theIndustrial and Technical Applicationcategory with an aluminium candeveloped in collaboration with valvespecialist Lindal. This was for the KAAqua disinfecting product which is foruse in beverage dispensing systems. Thecan works as a charger to give a life of 15months.

Of peripheral interest to canmakerswas the container for Dior’s J’adore l’Or,which won an award in the femalefragrance category. The metal collar forthe bottle was made using a new electro-hydraulic forming process that makes

Aluminium cansmarch on in ParisThe Aerosol & Dispensing Forum (ADF), held in Parislast month, was the biggest ever and offered a greatopportunity for the metal packaging industry to showoff its wares. Dominique Huret reports

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the aluminium elastic enough to forminto a mould, opening up new decorationpossibilities.

Commenting on the Diorcontainer’s design, EricCabriot from LVMHFragrance BrandsInnovation said: “Thisnew technology can offer alot in design terms becauseit allows the creation ofshapes and details thatwere previouslyunachievable in metal withthe techniques traditionallyused in the fragrance andcosmetics business.”

Industry 4.0 reaches digital printingMaking a splash amongst theproduction equipmentsuppliers with the launch ofuprated digital printingsystems using Industry 4.0connectivity was Hinterkopf.

The D240.2 digital printing systemis an improved machine based on theoriginal D240 launched in 2014 for useon metal and plastics tubes.

Hinterkopf reports that three of thefirst-generation machines have beenoperating successfully around the clock

at packaging manufacture Ritter, basedin Schwabmünchen. By the middle oflast October it had produced 100 millioncartridges, since when 20 million morehave been made.

The D240.2 is said to already be abest seller, with six machines sold. Twoof these have been sold to beverage canmanufacturers in China, with onealready installed.

“The very high level of interest andthe many appointments are

proof that market leadersrealise the role of digitalprinting for addressingfuture marketchallenges,” saidAlexander Hinterkopf,managing director of thefamily-owned German-based manufacturer.

Hinterkopf ’s technicaland sales director StefanDrexler added: “The newestD240.2 comes packed with alot of technologies, leading tohigher precision. The image

resolution ranges from 600 to1,200 dpi. Compared to its predecessor,the new machine comes also with anincreased speed of about 8,000 printsper hour.”

Another key feature of the D240.2

digital printer is that by using Industry4.0 networking it is more easilyintegrated into existing productionlines, with more flexible control of anumber of such machines – regardless ofwhere the machine is located.

Alexander Hinterkopf said: “If theorder quantity increases overnight to amillion cans, a single machine getsoverwhelmed. Once the production ofthe large quantity order is completed,regular production continues seamlesslybecause there is no change-over time.”

The high level of interest is based onthe fact that digital printing providessolutions for several market demands,explains Hinterkopf.

“Marketing organisations areseeking to create individual products ina very short time,” he said. “As aconsequence, run lengths are comingdown in size. More important is the veryshort time to market. This is wheredigital printing comes into play.”

A supermarket for packagingLeading Turkey-based canmaker Sartenwas at ADF in Paris, promoting itself asa ‘supermarket of packaging’ andoffering a wide range of products.

Chief executive Zeki Saribekirrevealed that it is expanding itsoperations in mainland Europe with theaddition of a second aerosol canmanufacturing line at its Roosendaalplant in The Netherlands, 8km from theBelgian border.

“Globally, Sarten’s sales growth is 8percent a year, with 80 percent of thatcoming from metal packaging and 20percent coming from plastics,” saidSaribekir.

“With the development of the middleclass and the supermarket in Turkey,the packaging demand is on the rise, forfood, cosmetic and industrial goods.”

Speaking as president of the TurkishPackaging Manufacturers Association,Saribekir added: “Fifteen years ago, aconsumer in Turkey was spending $100per year in packaging but today hespends $220, while an averageEuropean would spend $350, a NorthAmerican $400 and a Japanese $500. Soeven if it is very competitive, the futureis bright for the packaging sector.”

AEROSOL CANS

Far left: CCL Container’s aluminiummonobloc can for Bayer’s Coppertonesunscreen lotion was a winner at the ADFAwards in Paris, along with Moravia Can’sD&I aluminium container (below) forUnilever’s Dove Go Fresh deodorant, and Tubex’s can for Brut deodorant. Left: Hinterkopf’s digital printers havebeen upgraded

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