‘Consumer Friendly’ Defines Zip-Pak® Resealable
Solutions on Display at IPPE 2015
Zip-Pak® will showcase a spectrum of consumer-friendly resealable packaging
solutions designed for the meat and poultry markets during the International
Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) 2015.
Manteno, IL, December 2014 – Zip-Pak, the global leader in flexible packaging zipper technology, will
feature its many proven resealable solutions, and introduce several emerging reclosure technologies
during IPPE 2015 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, from January 27-29, 2015,
Exhibit Location Hall B – B5952. Consumer convenience is the primary driver behind the spectrum of
Zip-Pak solutions that will be on display this year.
“We’re currently experiencing what can best be described as a ‘convenience movement’ in consumer
packaging,” commented Carrie Streiter, Zip-Pak Director of Strategic Marketing & Innovation. “For
consumers, convenience is clearly top-of-mind when making brand choices and it’s rapidly eclipsing
other brand selection factors. Across all demographic groups, people are demonstrating a clear preference
for brands with packaging that is easy to open, use, and close. Zip-Pak is ideally positioned to support
both brand owners and flexible packaging supply chain partners in the meat and poultry industries with a
broad variety of resealable technologies that align with this growing trend.”
Introducing Multi-Seal® FoldLOK with Vector™: the latest easy-open, easyclose resealable solution from Zip-Pak and Sealed Air Corporation
Zip-Pak and Sealed Air are taking direct aim at consumer convenience with Multi-Seal® FoldLOK with
Vector™, a new resealable solution designed to accommodate meat, poultry, cheese, Individually Quick
Frozen and a variety of other products. Multi-Seal® FoldLOK features a distinctively convenient reclosing
mechanism, as both of the reseal surfaces are positioned on the same side of the film. The reseal surfaces
can also be designed with Zip-Pak Vector™, a matrix-style resealing mechanism that allows consumers to
easily close the flexible pouch without exact alignment. One simply ‘folds over’ and depresses the upper
part of the pouch to create a firm seal after each use of the product.
Thanks to the fold-over resealing design, Multi-Seal® FoldLOK requires less film, and can take up to two
inches or more of material out of the standard sized pouch. The Multi-strip applicator is also compatible
with most packaging systems, and existing equipment can be configured to apply the closure system.
Multi-Seal® FoldLOK with Vector™ is a collaborative development effort between Zip-Pak and Sealed
Air Corporation.
Advanced Resealable Formats on Display
Zip-Pak will be showcasing its latest selection of proven high-performance resealable solutions at IPPE
2015 this year:
Sensus™
Sensus is the first in the Zip-Pak family of resealable closures called Sensory Feedback
Fasteners. They feature performance characteristics that appeal to a consumer’s sense of sound,
sight, smell or touch. The Sensus re-closure profile is specifically designed to create a tactile
bumping sensation and audible clicking noise when the zipper is opened or resealed. These tactile
and audible prompts provide consumers complete assurance that their flexible package has firmly
been sealed.
Slider Select™
The ergonomically designed Slider Select™ enables consumers of all ages to repeatedly and
reliably open and close a flexible package. Its leak-resistant profile delivers improved processing
and manufacturing efficiencies over a wide range of product applications. Slider Select provides a
number of advantages, including high inside-burst strength that protects the product; a slider that
glides smoothly across the zipper profile; a cost-effective, ultra-compact slider system; and
reduced mass of the zipper and the slider.
Vector™
A self-mating resealable closure, Vector represents a distinct and easy-to-use alternative to
traditional zipper profiles. It is an ideal closure for a wide range of product formats thanks to a
resealable matrix pattern that is easier to align and has superior air-seal capabilities, when
compared to other closures. Vector also delivers a more vivid tactile response, assuring
consumers of a tight seal upon opening and closing the flexible package.
Unique Flexible Packaging Solutions to Be Showcased
Zip-Pak also will be featuring exclusive resealable packaging formats designed to enhance the consumer
experience:
Pour & Lok®
Pour & Lok is a resealable packaging solution that combines easy opening with pour spout
functionality. A press-to-close, foldable zipper is pre-applied to film in the side gusset, creating a
partial opening that forms the package’s easy-to-use resealable pour spout.
ZIP360®
The ZIP360® resealable pouch creates a wider opening that allows for convenient product access
and enables consumers to easily scoop or pour package contents. The reclosure is designed to
close on itself with no end termination for full perimeter resealability. The ZIP360 flexible pouch
also accepts full-panel graphics for more visual impact at point of purchase. Compared to
traditional bag-in-box formats, ZIP360 substantially reduces the amount of materials needed to
manufacture a package.
Zipbox®
Zipbox is a hybrid packaging format that combines the consumer-preferred attributes of flexible
and rigid packaging into a novel combination of materials that is both value adding and userintuitive. Co-developed by Zip-Pak and T.H.E.M., a leader in technology transfer and packaging
solutions, Zipbox provides an ideal solution to the long-standing consumer need for easily
resealing a carton and maintaining product freshness after opening.
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About Zip-Pak
Zip-Pak, a division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW), is a global leader in resealable packaging
innovations. The company helps consumer product companies build brand preference through
convenient, brand-differentiating packaging that preserves product freshness. Zip-Pak produces zipper
applicators and technologies to serve original equipment manufacturers, converters, and packagers
worldwide. Zip-Pak has headquarters in Manteno, Illinois and operates seven world-class production
facilities strategically located around the globe. For more information about Zip-Pak’s resealable
packaging innovations, please visit www.zippak.com.
Zip-Pak is scheduling media appointments at IPPE 2015. To schedule a meeting with Zip-Pak executives
and product development personnel to learn more about the company’s resealable innovations, as well as
trends flexible packaging for the meat and poultry industries, please contact Ilena Della Ventura at
idellaventura@delianet.com or call 908-534-9044.
For additional press information, please contact:
Ilena Della Ventura
Delia Associates
T: 908-534-9044
idellaventura@delianet.com