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Sep 8th, 2008                                Print this article

Moldmaking: StackTeck announces Universal Closures collaboration

By Clare Goldsberry

Toolmaker StackTeck (Brampton, ON) announced that a working relationship with Universal Closures (Tewkesbury, England) has resulted in substantial new business for the company in high-cavitation cap molds. According to StackTeck President Randy Yakimishyn, “Back in 2007, we saw tremendous potential between our companies, because Universal offers pre-proven plastic closure designs, while StackTeck specializes in tooling for prototype, pilot, and production molds. Our companies work together to prototype and prove out many different cap designs for standard bottle finishes, so our mutual customers can start off ordering production molds with the shortest possible time to market.” Yakimishyn adds the result has been increased business especially in tamper-evident beverage caps, where StackTeck currently has more than 500 cavities in the production pipeline.

StackTeck and Universal started joint marketing efforts in earnest at the K 2007 show in Germany, finding that their product offerings complemented one another. Proven plastic part designs include a wide range of applications, among them: tamper-evident caps, Hinged Molded Closed design tamper-evident caps, flex-spring hinge-cap designs, and a hinged sports closure.

Universal’s President Rod Druitt said, “We’re pleased to be working with StackTeck on a large number of programs, and we find that by working together we can tackle the toughest challenges successfully—including the qualification of 1881 tamper-evident caps for carbonated soft drink applications for large-volume production.”

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