by Silgan Closures | Jul 25, 2022 | Innovation, News + Culture, Publications, Sustainability
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...
by Rich Cruz | Jun 21, 2021 | Products, Publications
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....
by Roy Robinson | May 9, 2021 | Community, Innovation, News + Culture, Sustainability
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...
by Silgan Closures | Oct 16, 2020 | Beyond the Threads blog, Silgan University
Pull-up is a secondary non-destructive test reference for closure application. It should be used as a reference guide. Removal torque and security are the main criteria for determining proper closure application. A pull-up is the measurement of the mechanical...
by Silgan Closures | Jul 15, 2020 | Innovation
New Water-Bottle Closure Features a Flow-in Liner, Pierceable Shell and Crack-Resistant Material Silgan Closures, a leader in manufacturing metal, composite and plastic closures, has launched its new one-piece 55 mm KS2 plastic closure for five-gallon and three-gallon...
by Silgan Closures | Apr 23, 2020 | Innovation
Silgan Closures was excited to learn that Packaging Technology Today released an article on their blog highlighting our new creamer closures. This polypropylene cap is part of our line of flip-top creamer closures which sports and elegant look and feel with a...
by Silgan Closures | Apr 20, 2020 | Innovation
In a feature story in Packaging Technology Today about capping and sealing, the author, Liz Cuneo, discussed some of the breakthrough innovations to protect food products. The article, New Materials and Technologies in Capping and Sealing Assist Brands in Achieving...
by Silgan Closures | Sep 20, 2019 | Beyond the Threads blog, News + Culture
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...
by Silgan Closures | Sep 19, 2019 | Beyond the Threads blog, News + Culture, Silgan University
Videos troubleshoot and offer quick solutions to frequent capping machine issues Silgan Equipment, a leading equipment supplier for the food and beverage industry, today announced the first four videos of the new Silgan YouTube Troubleshooting Channel. Each video...
by Silgan Closures | Sep 19, 2019 | Beyond the Threads blog, Products
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...