Unique closure aims to reduce leaks in blowmolded bottles.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)

After three years and more than $2mn in development effort, Spreckelsen McGeough Ltd., a U.K.-based closure development and manufacturing company, has developed a patented three-in-one closure system called BAP (Bonded Aluminum Plastic), which is based on the principle of welding a snap-on injection molded spout onto an extrusion blow molded bottle after it has been filled.

Spreckelsen's technical director Peter McGeough says the BAP closure was designed to address the "mismatch" between bottle extrusion blowmolding and cap injection molding tolerances, which leads to leaks in many closures on lightweight blowmolded bottles.

According to Spreckelsen McGeough …