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Caps and closures meet ever-evolving beverage trends By Lauren Sabetta Often said around the new year, the expression “out with the old, in with the new” implies getting rid of old things or ideas and starting fresh with new ones. Within the beverage...
Cheers to Happy Moose Juice
Our 2024 Free Closures Contest Winner! At Silgan Closures, we believe in supporting brands that inspire, innovate, and craft exceptional products! That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the winner of our 2024 Free Closures for a Year Contest: Happy Moose Juice! This...
Eco-Friendly Packaging Meets Endless Recyclability
In the modern marketplace, where consumers increasingly value sustainability and environmental responsibility, companies that lead the way in eco-friendly initiatives stand out and set a new standard for industry practices. Silgan Closures, a prominent figure in the...
SILGAN UNIVERSITY
How to Perform Steel Pull-up, Removal Torque, and Security Checks
At Silgan Closures, we go above and beyond to ensure we’re delivering a consistent and high-performing product. For steel closures, we perform different checks to ensure the closure is applied and will perform properly: Pull-up, Removal Torque, and Security. Before...
A Guide to Troubleshooting Metal Lug Caps
A Practical Guide to Troubleshooting the Application of Metal Lug Caps Lug caps are a type of metal cap used to seal glass bottles and jars, using a unique threading system. Rather than having a continuous thread, these caps have lugs–angled metal tabs positioned on...
Get Smart About Food and Beverage Packaging for E-Commerce
The e-commerce distribution cycle of food and beverage products is vastly different than the traditional distribution cycle for shipping directly to stores. Here, we break it down for you by using a jar of pasta sauce as an example. Traditional Distribution Cycle (4...
SUSTAINABILITY
All About The Caps On Program: Your Part in the Recycling Journey
Silgan Closures is pleased to partner with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) to support the Caps On Program. As an industry-leading producer in caps, many of them plastic, we are committed to pairing product innovation and expertise with environmental...
INNOVATION
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Caps and closures meet ever-evolving beverage trends By Lauren Sabetta Often said around the new year, the expression “out with the old, in with the new” implies getting rid of old things or ideas and starting fresh with new ones. Within the beverage...
Eco-Friendly Packaging Meets Endless Recyclability
In the modern marketplace, where consumers increasingly value sustainability and environmental responsibility, companies that lead the way in eco-friendly initiatives stand out and set a new standard for industry practices. Silgan Closures, a prominent figure in the...
Copackers, closures and quality: An emerging brand’s guide to choosing a copacker
Silgan, an industry leader in food and beverage closures, offers tips, tricks and guidelines for brands to consider when connecting with a copacker. In the ever-changing, never-boring world of new and growing businesses, one thing remains constant—decisions must be...
NEWS + CULTURE
Dairy Foods Features Silgan Closure’s Sustainability Commitment
Dairy Foods has spotlighted sustainability in dairy packaging in the most recent article on their blog: https://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/95709-go-greener-with-dairy-packaging. Silgan Closures’ Director of Marketing, AJ MIller, has been quoted in this article...
Silgan Closures Teams Up with Neshannock Township for New Plastic Picnic Tables
When Neshannock Township decided it was time to replace their aging outdoor picnic tables, they began searching for alternatives to the traditional wood tables. “We considered alternate materials like plastic and metal tables”, said Mark Bucci, Parks and Recreation...
enterade® and Origin Almond® Win Silgan Closures’ Free Closures for a Year Contest
Second Call for Entries Opens as First Contest Winners Receive Valuable Consumer Insights and Free Closures Downers Grove, IL – Silgan Closures, a global leader in closure manufacturing, today announced the winning concepts of the 2018-2019 Free Closures for a Year...
PRODUCTS
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Caps and closures meet ever-evolving beverage trends By Lauren Sabetta Often said around the new year, the expression “out with the old, in with the new” implies getting rid of old things or ideas and starting fresh with new ones. Within the beverage...
Silgan Closures 38 mm Aseptic Closure Chosen for Barley Milk Leader
Matt Reynolds of Packaging World penned an article featured on page 32 in the June edition of the print magazine telling the story of Take Two, a leading barley-milk brand, which has innovated aspeptic packaging to extend self life with the help of Silgan Closures....
Silgan’s New 2D-X2 Dual Profiling Inspection System Uses Two Lasers for Cap Sealing
The new Silgan Equipment 2D-X2 Inspection System employs dual lasers to scan the surface of the cap on a packaged beverage or food product to determine proper cap sealing. The side-by-side laser beams scan the top surface of each cap to immediately detect cap tilt and...
PUBLICATIONS
Silgan is heading to PackExpo – Sep. 23-25 in Las Vegas
Silgan is excited to once again be a part of PackExpo 2019, held September 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Silgan divisions will be on hand at Booth #6625 in the Lower South Hall (LS6225) demonstrating the latest innovations and product offerings....
CLOSURES COMMUNITY
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