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Closure Customization for Maximum Shelf Impact

Closure Customization for Maximum Shelf Impact

As shelves become more and more crowded, and online buying continues to depend on visual impact, it is continually important to stand out among other packaging. Not only that, but consumers are both consciously and subconsciously influenced by your package's overall design during their purchasing process. In fact, your closure and packaging can often become their own "brand within a brand". Customizing your closure can have a direct impact on your package's success.

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Infographic: What Makes a Closure?

Infographic: What Makes a Closure?

When working on packaging design, your closure selection can make or break your product. In order to understand the true impact of your closure on your package design, it is important to first understand the basic anatomy that goes into every closure option, as well as the main factors to consider in your design. 

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Mold-Rite March Matchup: The Ultimate Caps and Closures Showdown

Mold-Rite March Matchup: The Ultimate Caps and Closures Showdown

It's that time of year again. As March begins to draw to a close, we're still in the middle of all this madness. And while you were watching basketball, we were pitting our best caps and closures against each other.

We also extended the competitive spirit by offering up a $25 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner who told us their favorite for the top closures - we drew the winner on Tuesday, April 4th. 

Check out our March Matchup bracket to find out which caps couldn't cut it, and which...

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Top 10 Uses for the 110mm Flapper Closure

Top 10 Uses for the 110mm Flapper Closure

So many uses - the one and only 110mm Flapper from MRP

The 110mm Flapper Closure has a clean, contemporary look for maximum shelf impact, and customized embossing. The flap-style slotted or pour orifice options make dispensing product easy and convenient.
Choose the 110mm Flapper for:
•    User friendly packaging
•    One hand operation
•    Clean, contemporary look for maximum shelf impact

Check out the Top Ten uses for the 110mm Flapper:

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Get Ready for Mardi Gras with MRP

Get Ready for Mardi Gras with MRP

Tuesday, February 28 will be a day of celebration and excess for many throughout the world. Whether you call it Mardi Gras, Carnival, Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, this Christian feast marks the day before Ash Wednesday. During this feast, you'll find many traditional dishes.  We've selected some of our favorites paired with products that feature MRP plastic closures that are sure to make preparation a breeze. 

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Mold-Rite helps ease your prep for the Big Game

Mold-Rite helps ease your prep for the Big Game
You've been waiting an entire season for it. The Big Game is finally here. The big screen TV is ready. The surround sound is in check. You're friends are all planning to gather together to root for their favorite team. If you're still wondering what to feed them, fear not. We've got some great recipes that are sure to spice up your party. And, all of the recipes feature spices packaged with Mold-Rite dispensing spice closures so you can be sure that they'll be easy to add to your recipes.
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Sanitizing Products are on the Rise as the Ebola Scare Continues

Sanitizing Products are on the Rise as the Ebola Scare Continues

Many companies are expecting to see sales of antibacterial and disinfecting products start to rise due to the recent outbreak of Ebola in the United States.

As many of our followers already know, Ebola has started to spread in the  U.S.; five people have recovered from the virus, one person that has died, and two hospital workers, including the nurse who visited Ohio earlier this month, are in treatment. Now today, according to an article in the New York Times, “A...

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INFOGRAPHIC: What the Elderly Really Want in Packaging

INFOGRAPHIC: What the Elderly Really Want in Packaging

Senior-friendly closures must be easy to use for today's baby boomers.

With the rise of baby boomers retiring, there has been an increasing demand for senior-friendly products. In order for a product to be considered “senior-friendly”, at least 90% of adults must be able to open the package within 5 minutes. If the product takes more than 5 minutes to open and access the goods, it is not considered to be “senior friendly” and the consumer may have a harder time opening the package.

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Innovative Caps and Closures Keep Customers Coming Back for More

Plastic Caps and Closures

When pouring or dispensing a product from a bottle, few elements of the package have as much impact on the user experience as the cap or closure. During this defining moment, well-designed caps and closures will create a controlled, even flow of the product without making a mess. To build and maintain a loyal customer base, product manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to develop new or improved bottle designs that create shelf impact and enhance user...

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VIDEO: Plastic Closure Manufacturer Shares 3 Great Packaging Pillars

Most plastic closure manufacturers are focused on developing products that create a positive consumer experience and boost shelf impact. The plastic closure design experts at MRP Solutions are no exception. They have a variety of product lines that consistently deliver consumer convenience in a visually appealing package. Each product is created with the three pillars of superior package design in mind:
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