Packs & caps

Packaging stages for retail bottles, foodservice buckets, pouches, and sachets

Compare filling, cap handling, sealing, labeling, and end-of-line stages by container, closure, and finished pack. Use this for launches, size extensions, and foodservice formats.

A complete container-and-closure sample confirms filling, cap-handling, and closing actions. The finish, thread, cap interior, locating surfaces, and filled stability all affect project scope.

01 · Packaging stages to compare

Wide-mouth glass jar

Wide-mouth glass jars are common for retail sauces, jams, and private-label products. A jar or Twist-Off change needs filling, cap placement, and closing reviewed as one matched set.

The finish, thread profile, roundness, and matching cap affect jar handling, cap placement, and capping. For hot filling, the empty jar also needs to be reviewed at process temperature.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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02 · Bring the full pack set

Tinplate can

A tinplate-can project does not end at filling. The empty can, end, headspace, and seaming requirement need reviewing together so filling and seaming connect properly.

A tinplate can still needs end placement and seaming after filling. Send the empty can, end, headspace, and seam requirements to check the filler discharge and seamer interface.

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Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm with a sample and drawing
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03 · Packaging stages to compare

Round PET bottle

Round PET bottles suit many standard retail formats, but similar-looking bottles can still need different handling because of stiffness, base, and finish.

Bottle stiffness, base stability, finish drawing, and label format affect conveying and capping for round PET bottles. Under hot-fill conditions, bottle deformation also needs to be observed.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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04 · Packaging stages to compare

PET spout bottle

A squeeze or inverted spout bottle defines how the customer dispenses the sauce. The equipment route has to consider the outlet, flip-top direction, silicone valve, and product left at the finish together.

For spout or inverted bottles, the outlet, flip-top direction, silicone valve, bottle recovery, and product left at the finish all matter when matching the nozzle and cap handling.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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05 · Packaging stages to compare

Flat PET bottle

Flat bottles usually carry a defined front and back for shelf presentation. If orientation, label position, and soft sidewalls are not settled first, conveying and labeling will keep changing.

The long and short axes, travel direction, front/back orientation, and soft sidewalls affect gripping and labeling. Send the bottle and label positions before anti-rotation guides are assessed.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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06 · Packaging stages to compare

Plastic bucket

When foodservice and bulk packs join the product range, the purchase is more than a weighing filler. Inner and outer lids, handle direction, full-bucket conveying, and downstream handling belong to the same route.

The rim, taper, handle direction, inner and outer lids, and full-bucket stability determine weighing fill, lid placement, pressing or screwing, and downstream conveying.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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07 · Packaging stages to compare

Spouted pouch

Spouted pouches may serve family, refill, or foodservice formats. Capacity alone cannot select the equipment before the spout, weld area, and filled stability are confirmed.

Spout diameters, weld position, pouch gripping area, cap sample, and the filled pouch's ability to stand all affect loading, filling, and capping.

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Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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08 · Packaging stages to compare

Small sachet

Sachets suit single servings, trial packs, or foodservice portions. Film, print pitch, tear notch, and seal contamination together define the form-fill-seal route.

For three-side, four-side, or multi-lane sachets, review film structure, pouch dimensions, print pitch, tear notch, dose, and seal contamination together.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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09 · Bring the full pack set

Card pack

A card pack is a structure-led project. The product concept can start early, but machine actions wait for the dieline, cavity, fill port, and real sample.

A card pack needs its dieline, cavity, fill port, seal edge, material, and print registration. Bring these details with a real sample before matching filling and sealing stages.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm with a sample and drawing
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10 · Packaging stages to compare

Squeeze tube

Tubes suit sauces and pastes intended to be squeezed. When adding this format, filling, tail sealing, eye mark, and batch-code position need one complete packaging review.

Tube diameter, length, shoulder, tail material, eye mark, and seal format determine holder positioning, tail filling, sealing, and batch-code position.

Define the launch pack
Channel, size & use case
Next step
Confirm equipment actions on samples
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Confirm filling, closing, and end-of-line equipment for your packaging project.

Sample photos, finish dimensions, seal structure, and filled condition confirm the specific filling, cap-handling, and closing stages.

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