Research & Development

Through continual pursuit of the highest level of R&D, scientific and technological expertise both in processing raw materials and manufacturing finished products, we are prepared to invest and grow with our customers.  Our world-class R&D centers (Value Innovation Centers) are located in Neuhausen, Switzerland and Kimberly, Wisconsin USA. Both are staffed with specialists in different technology areas and offer customers state-of-the-art analytical equipment.

Through our research and development activities, we strive to interpret and consistently translate trends into innovative packaging solutions.  Working closely with our customers, we share our competences in research and development to transform ideas into products that can set them apart from the competition.  

To maintain our knowledge at the leading edge of packaging technologies, we foster a worldwide network of specialists in various fields and cultivate relationships with renowned universities and scientific institutes. This enables us to maintain a leadership position within our fields of competency and allows us to tap into a vast knowledge base.  We have developed leading proprietary technologies in the areas of printing, laminating, polymers and converting.

Our R&D capabilities includes:

• Screening, generating and implementing packaging technologies of the future
• Continuous development of technologies and information sharing with our customers and other plants
• Qualified experts and testing equipment as needed, to assist in finding short and long term solutions.

Our analytical support services include:

• Analytical chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Thermal analysis (DSC, TMA, DMA)
• Spectroscopy (IR, Surface, High Energy, UV Visible)
• Liquid and gas chromatography
• Permeability technology (oxygen, moisture, organics)
• Sensory evaluation
• Manufacturing quality control equipment and methods control & auditing
• Physical property measurement(strength properties, seal characteristics, optical properties, optical microscopy)
• Test method development
• Barrier modelling