OSWEGO, ILL. – HQC Incorporated, a leading specialist in spouts and fitments for flexible packaging, has designed and supported the manufacturing of a new custom fitment for a spouted pouch for CSM Bakery Solutions’ DecoPro™ pre-packaged frosting.
DecoPro is a ready-to-use cake-decorating bag pre-filled with the company’s popular Brill® buttercrème icings in an easy, resealable format. The flexible package lets consumers bypass the pail-to-bag frosting method and achieve greater product-portion control.
Recognizing HQC as a specialist in spouts and fitments for flexible packaging, CSM approached the company seeking a more-efficient and -convenient fitment pouch for the frosting to be sold at certain retail stores. CSM’s expectations for the pouch fitment included double tamper evidency (two consumer-safety features), a starting design for the squeezable icing and the ability to accept piping tools for other designs.
HQC responded swiftly with an original fitment design. It then focused on proving the part would work with the package contents and different piping tools.
To help CSM determine which fitment details would work best with the product, HQC 3D-printed multiple elements and inserted them into the pouches. Once the right elements were approved, HQC built a prototype molding tool and worked further with CSM on finishing modifications.
Next, HQC welded the new fitment into the pouch at its plant so the pouch manufacturer could test it at their facility. The testing identified additional details for HQC to make in finishing the optimal part for the pouch.
CSM was now ready to supply the machinery developer with the right pouch fitment for designing equipment around it. Time-saving efficiency continued as HQC built production tools for the new fitment design while the machinery developer focused on the fully assembled prototype. The result was a superior final product ready for branding and sale.
“The CSM DecoPro project once more demonstrated how HQC guides each customer from concept and expectations to a product that performs in the market,” said HQC President Blair Pasternak. “It also showed how HQC supports product development and other contributing vendors. Plus, our custom pouch fitment/weld spout ensured CSM could patent the DecoPro product.
“Spouts and fitments are flexible packaging’s truly custom component, so most products begin with us. The part we provide has to be just right for other suppliers. It also makes us integral to each project’s following phases. That is why we are always prepared to serve our customers with solutions that position them to succeed from the start.”
HQC Incorporated specializes in plastic scoops, custom molding, CT closures and pouch fitments for the food & beverage, personal care, medical devices and flexible-packaging markets. As creative problem-solvers, HQC serves companies looking to master manufacturing challenges through swift response times, innovative designs and prompt prototype turnarounds. For more information, please call (630) 820-5550 or visit http://www.hqcinc.com.
Source: HQC Incorporated
