Dispensing Systems

We offer a range of dispensing systems for all kinds of product applications. Apart from the ready options, we are happy to design new systems against specific client requests. We are keen to see dispensing systems making a big difference to client’s products and will stay at the forefront of product development in this area.

Caps and Closures

EPL manufactures special caps and closures for products other than tubes, such as closures for hair care and personal care product bottles that enable considerable ease of delivery. We provide comprehensive one-stop solutions right from concept development and product design to the final product assembly.

Our in-house injection moulding facilities supply high-quality closures at speed. Further, we expand operations globally with our customers, using infrastructure & personnel seamlessly.

EPL uses rapid prototyping (SLS) technology to provide a replica of an actual closure before we start production, allowing for consumer testing earlier in the process.

We have been innovating additional capabilities include orientation of closures, snap on closures, tamper-evident shrink sleeve bands and specialty decoration such as metallic over shells. We relish the challenge that brands pose to us, and use these challenges to spur us on.

Laminated Tubes

Laminated tubes are widely used for packaging in personal care, food, pharma and industrial applications globally. Oral Care itself contributes to almost 70% of the total production of laminated tubes, even as the demand in cosmetics is also increasing fast.

With excellent barrier properties, laminated tubes are a cost effective solution to increase a product’s shelf life. Their smooth, flexible and soft exteriors deliver excellent sealability and enable high filling line speed during the packaging process. Their features include shoulder barriers for superior flavor and moisture retention, pin-hole orifices for low viscosity products and nozzle seals with an option of hot foil stamping. EPL also produces tamper evident closures for protection of products. Tube dispensing nozzles or applicators can be further customized on request.

Laminated tubes are adaptable to a wide range of caps, and can be customized for both coloured and transparent tubes. At EPL, we use cutting-edge technologies to ensure stronger fusion between the shoulder and body. Our world class LTP printing technology ensures superior resistance to print bleed, allowing up to 6 colours plus a varnish overcoat with a choice of full or spot varnish. Our ultra-modern R&D cell is equipped with the most sophisticated equipment for testing and new product development. The state-of-the-art, in-house facilities for R&D and graphic design are made available for development & testing requirements.

Laminates

Our standard laminates are composite materials made from LLDPE that form the core barrier of the tube body. They help keep contents fresh and safe with multiple layers of foil. Laminates also help a product catch the customer’s eye from the shelf, with their various available finishes and design possibilities.

We also produce specialty laminates in our facilities in China and India. These include new web structures for aggressive products, or distinct visual elements. We offer our leading-edge R&D and graphics facilities to all our customers for development and testing. With a wide variety of web structures ranging from Aluminium Barrier Laminates (ABL) to custom coloured plastic laminates, we offer something special to every customer.

Aluminium Barrier Laminates (ABL) tubes allow superior light, air and moisture barrier along with reduced flavour absorption in a more durable tube; suitable for pastes, ointments, creams, gels & OTC pharma products.

Plastic Barrier Laminates (PBL) are particularly suitable for packaging that needs to offer strong chemical resistance whilst maintaining barrier properties. Standard laminates are offered in white or natural (clear) ,but specialty custom colours can also be developed.

In addition, EPL also produces a range of custom laminates. Some of these are designed to capture consumer attention in market – such as metallic, iridescent, holographic, soft touch or custom coloured materials. We can customize the laminate for aggressive or hard-to-hold formulations, as well as offer different barrier strengths and thicknesses in web stock to comply with various requirements (e.g.; Five-Layer Laminate Structures, Barrier Layer -either Aluminium foil or EVOH for Plastic laminate, Copolymer / Tie layer and Polyethylene).

Extruded Tubes

These seamless plastic tubes represent an exciting frontier in our industry, especially for the cosmetics industry, enabling superb aesthetics value and easy adaptability to several decorative forms. EPL has been innovating furiously on extruded tubes to several sectors, bolstered by our acquisition of Arista Tubes, a leading manufacturer in the United Kingdom.

These tubes are used to pack high-end, low-volume products across industries. Offering enhanced shelf and superior brand salience on shelf, they are an attractive and durable packaging solution for a variety of product lines. From custom coloured materials to high-end decoration techniques, EPL offers solutions that can be customized to any kind of product or market.

EPL offers options of structure, ranging from Monolayer ( LLDPE, LDPE, MDPE and HDPE) to Multilayer (co-extruded 2 layer sleeve, co-extruded 5 layer LLDPE sleeve with monolayer shoulder and co-extruded 5 layer HDPE sleeve with monolayer shoulder). Decorations can be made available in up to 8 colours offset (line & text, vignettes and illustrations), up to 6 colours silkscreen and metallic & pearlescent inks.

Labelling options include full wrap, front & back, label sets and patch labels; as well as multi-layer and tactile labels. Extruded tubes are manufactured, printed and capped in-line. Special decorations such as silk screen printing, foil blocking and labelling are secondary processes.