Empakglass and ENNIONSTUDIO develop new SIGN400 Jar for Nestlé

Back in December 2021, Nestlé challenged Empak to design a new coffee jar for 400g filled coffee.

The initial guidelines were to use the same finish and closure as used on the 200g coffee jars, as well as some height constraints to reduce filling line downtime and ultimately costs.

The iterative design process was quite challenging due to the guidelines and still being able to comply with technical specifications.

The first step was to perform an IS forming simulation, to estimate the new glass distribution and thicknesses.

To be able to do so, the glass plants where this project was being produced had to be taken into consideration, in terms of glass properties, forehearth settings, type of IS machine and cooling available.

With the achieved results, the second step was to perform FEA simulations to assess the jar's performance, during the handling stages, transport and filling line up until the supermarket shelves.

Ultimately, the jar was re-designed to ensure that technical specifications for impacts, transport and storage were met.

The results were validated during a trial and the jar was found within design specification, corroborating the FEA results.

Today, the first jars were filled and sent to shelves all across Australia.

From concept to the shelf in 10 months!!!

Would you like to know more?

Contact directly the local office of Empakglass in Bulgaria or our HQ in Portugal:

Bulgaria Office:

Phone: +359 893 914 876

e-mail: office@empaksolutions.com

Portugal Office:

Phone: +351 218 079 529

e-mail: management@empakglass.com

Sincerely,

Empakglass Management Team