New, Sleek Stick Packaging Introduced by Cloud

Des Plaines, IL, August 10, 2009 — Cloud Packaging Solutions has developed new high-speed stick packaging equipment, allowing for a new, sleek stick package design that is more cost-effective than the traditional stick pack. The new Cloud stick packaging is available in various sizes and can be customized in height to accommodate product volume, making it the perfect solution for a wide range of single-serve dry product applications. Product formats are wide-ranging and can include sugar and sweeteners, powder candy, instant drink mixes (hot and cold), vitamins and nutraceutical products, diet products and portion-perfect meal preparation.

The advantage over traditional stick packaging is realized through Cloud’s high-speed, continuous–motion horizontal form fill and seal (HFFS) stick packaging machinery. It can process up to 3,500 pouches per minute for a 2 gram fill while maintaining extreme fill accuracy and exact count collation— allowing for higher efficiencies and yields with reduced labor costs and significant film and product cost savings. In addition to being the most economical choice, the stick packaging machinery offers a reduced carbon footprint, delivering up to 20 percent savings in packaging materials compared with traditional stick packs.

The new stick packaging machine provides flexibility in package design and ensures both accurate filling and exact count accuracy of 99.9 percent. Cloud’s stick packaging can be produced in any width, including two multipurpose widths predominantly used in the stick packaging market for dry powders: a slim .875-inch pack perfect for on-the-go bottled water mixes and a larger 1.375-inch package for products requiring greater capacity for fill. Pouch heights can be customized up to 7 inches in height to accommodate the product volume.

The new design of the Cloud stick pack is distinctive in that its tear notch and angled spout are engineered for a more precise, clean and easy pour into the narrow neck of a bottle opening. In addition, the new design offers more real estate for nutritional information and product branding.

Cloud is able to custom-engineer equipment to meet a client’s specific packaging requirements. The Cloud stick packaging machine offers many advantages over traditional multi-lane machines, including tighter weight control, extreme collation accuracy and less maintenance. To learn more about Cloud’s innovations in stick packaging and contract stick packaging, contact Mike Werner at 847-390-9410 or via email at mwerner@cloudps.com.