The "bag-in-bottle" technology improves the efficiency of production by 60 %

According to the jury, the main reasons for its selection were the responsible use of resources and energy optimized during production. Roland Kneer, owner and director-general of Gaplast, together with Stephan Kneer, director technical, collected the award on behalf of the company during the ceremony held at the headquarters of DuPont in Wilmington (Delaware, United States.)(UU.) on April 17.

Normally, bottles used, for example, in the cleaning of surfaces of work in the laboratories are composed of four parts, made separately, which is expensive. In the case of the inner bag made of necessary film for the "airless" system - the stock market collapses on itself, avoiding the entry of air - inserted normally hand in the bottle blow-moulded, and then subscribes to the bottle and other elements of sealing molded by injection.

On the other hand, the "bag-in-bottle" system developed by Gaplast is manufactured using a moulding for blown coextrusion, which establishes the bottle, bag and hermetic closures in a single process. In addition, technology enables an automated filling and a fixation because breakout pump "airless". Together, the energy savings achieved is of up to 50 percent, and efficiency has improved up to 60 percent. Another factor added to the success of the system has been the use of DuPont Surlyn for the domestic stock market, whose walls are only of a thickness of between 100 and 200 µm. This polymer's packaging soft and resistant to chemical agents and can be processed along with the exterior coating made of polypropylene, which follows easily during use.

Another sustainable profit of the bottle of 1.000 ml of Gaplast is his consumption reduced of material. On the one hand, the combination of optimum design and the selection of material allows a thickness of the lower walls in the bottle and in the stock exchange, whereas on the other hand, the filled entirely automated and precise of the bomb reduces the size of the bottle, because they do not need fluctuations of counterweight. Like result, there are fewer costs of material and transport, as well as an environingingmental impact reduced during the elimination of the product. It is more, the fact that the polipropileno and Surlyn proceed of the same family of polymers facilitates the recycled.

“Are very proud to receive this prize“ said Roland Kneer, the one who founded the familiar company in 1989, ”because it recognises no only the a lot of years of work invested in the development of our popular concept of “Bag-in-Bottle”, but also our dedication to the creation of sustainable solutions of agreement to the production and to the cycle of life of our products”.