PopPack has launched a packaging innovation that makes flexible packages easy to open, using air in a bubble to ‘pop’ open packages. The packages are based on a simple “bubble in the seal” concept that uses air as a lever to pop open packages with ease. The PopPack’s “pop-open” packages are easy and fun to pop, easy to open and use, and it’s easy to access the packages’ contents.
PopPack’s pop-open packs are now available for licensing to the packaging industry.
PopPack’s pop-open greatly reduces food and packaging waste without product spillage – so product contents are fully consumed. The range of safe and easy to reclose package designs apply to multiple flexible and semi-rigid package types. Prototypes are in continuous development by industry collaborators in Japan. PopPack’s patented technologies are patented globally, in both first world countries and high-growth markets such as China, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Brazil.
PopPack has also developed a technology called “double bubble”, which applies to pouches and sachets, allowing product controlled dispensing and package reclosing options.
Applications for PopPack packages range from cheeses, fish cakes, sliced meats, sausages, sauces, condiments, candy, chocolate, sweets, snack foods, shampoos and conditioners, liquid soaps, lotions, personal care products, household goods and other food and non-food products.
These next generation packaging solutions eliminate the need to use scissors, knives or teeth to open flexible packages. Packages are senior-friendly, child-friendly, safe, easy to open, use and reuse. For on the go use, some PopPack package designs can be opened with only one hand. The packaging technologies have been prototype-tested with specialty films using machinery readily-adaptable to existing packaging lines with minimal or no loss of line speed.
PopPack has developed relationships with packaging collaborators in Japan, including Oji Package Innovation Center (exhibiting at East Hall 3-17),J-Film, Kawashima Packaging Machinery, Mitsubishi Plastics and Tokyo Foods Machinery Company/Multivac (exhibiting at East Hall 4-04). These partners are already bringing PopPack technologies to global markets.
Business opportunities and design engineering development functions are managed by PopPack’s Japan Team of packaging consultant specialists. The primary PopPack Japan Team contact is Mr. Toshio Arita, Senior Chief Consultant. Other team specialists are package consulting engineers Mitsuhiro Sumimoto and Jira Noda, both of whom have been developing next generation packaging prototypes for PopPack’s suite of technologies. Licensing agreements for use of the PopPack technologies may be made directly with PopPack.
