Cold filling is becoming increasingly common in the cosmetic, food, and beverage industries as a rapidly growing industry trend. It is also being accepted in the pharmaceutical industry as well as others.
If you want to be ready for the future, you should be looking at aseptic cold filling. This technology makes the filling and sealing of sensitive products possible in both bacteria-free and sterile conditions. There is no need for preservatives or extra heating.
For today’s pharmaceutical company, you can look upon cold fill bottles for a number of products. Whether you have current product you’d like to change the packaging for or a proprietary product that needs an entire design, cold fill bottles can meet your needs. These bottles are ideal for:
- energy shots
- vitamin shots
- non-carbonated products
- energy drinks
- nutritional products
- drinkable yogurts
- various teas
- fruit juices and juice drinks
- drinkable probiotics
- pharmaceutical liquids
Cold filling has now become extremely popular, especially in the cold aseptic filing process. Why is this so?
Prior to introducing cold fill bottles, hot fill bottles, which are still used today, were the norm. The liquid was heated up to 90 degrees Celsius to kill any bacteria. They were then cooled once again. This process took up a great deal of energy. Another negative aspect was that the heating process affected the taste of the product.
There is a greater demand by customers for healthier pharmaceutical products, along with a higher concern on food safety. Their lifestyles are also extremely fast, and as a result, there is a growing need for bottles that contain ready-to-serve products. These products that have undergone cold filling thereby retain their nutritional value and taste.
What plastics can you use for cold fill bottles?
In the production of cold fill bottles, polyolefin plastics are used most often. The best-known plastics are high density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polypropylene (PP). These plastics are easy to mold, dye, and are also non-porous, odor-less, and non-polar. They are lightweight and offer thermal stability for the cold fill process.
For example, when a lightweight PET plastic undergoes the cold filling technology, the products inside have the highest quality along with the best nutritional value. They also taste better and fresher.
In addition, when you place your aseptic products into already aseptic cold filled bottles with aseptic caps and perform this entire process under aseptic conditions, there is far less usage of power with a better tasting product that has a greater nutritional value. With this technology, you can achieve in excess of 60,000 bottles per hour.
Benefits of cold filling bottles
Cold filling comes with it a number of benefits for your pharmaceutical company. If you have products that can be cold filled, then the benefits are many. Among them are:
- all-natural products
- an improved sterilization process
- two processes to choose from; wet and dry
- bottle cycle is shorter
- reduced heating times
- all kinds of attractive and inexpensive bottles can be used
- increased shelf life due to bright light and ohmic heating
- no need for refrigeration
- no product spoilage
- high biological safety
- natural products
- no need for additional preservatives
- very good production
- energy savings
- decreases in time requirements
- decreases in operating costs
- cost savings
- extended shelf life of the product without the need for refrigeration
- no quality degradation
- reduces of the possibility of germ contamination
- improved flexibility and designing of containers
- retained taste
Other benefits
If you choose to use the method of cold filling bottles, you can also combine your operations and improve your supply chain.
Yet another benefit for your cold fill bottles is to have the best consultant for finding the manufacturers of the proper bottles and filling technologies for your pharmaceutical products. You want someone who is on board with you who has the knowledge behind the cold fill process. That consultant will also be able to provide you with information about the best bottles for your products.
Choosing the right cold fill bottles for your products can be difficult and vital to your branding. MJS Packaging offers the best customer service and lowest prices for your product packaging. We have exclusive access to manufacturers from all around the world, so we can advise you on the best bottles, tubes, closures, caps, and other packaging needs you require.
