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The widget can be used with many different packaging applications requiring different pack designs and a wide variety of packaging materials.
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10 liter metal container 5 litre plastic container
Closure mounted widget Base mounted widget
Multi widget with two different liquids. Click to enlarge
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Sports cap closed Sports cap closed assembly
Development of the widget was started because of demand in the soft drink-and beer industry. Negotiations are under way with multinationals who want to be able to add certain ingredients to beer or sodas. Other industries however may also benefit from the widget. Some examples:
1. Pharmaceuticals. Certain pharmaceuticals consist of a powder that must be mixed with an exact quantity of fluid, in order to produce the precise needed number of injections. In such a case a bottle may contain the necessary quantity of powder to which an exact measure of fluid can be added from a widget. Mistakes are minimised.
2. Drinks. Energy beer: via the widget certain energy peptides can be added just prior to use.
This should not be done during the standard production process, as peptides loose their functionality too fast. Dairy drinks can also become more powerful thanks to the widget.
3. Diet foods.
4. Regular food products.
5. Glues. Glues on a two component base can be automatically mixed in order to get the optimal ratio.
6. Lacquers. All 2 components lacquers, epoxy primers, polyurethane paints, epoxy resins. Eg parquet lacquers: a standard base lacquer with different colour capsules.
7. Paints. A variety of colouring widgets and one basic paint can be mixed into a variety of colours.
8. Wines. With a basic white wine in a bottle and a red wine widget one can decide whether the bottle will be drunk as a rose or white wine.
9. Plant health mixes. A variety of widgets with the optimal ingredients for a variety of plants can be added to the same basic ingredient.
10. Weed killers. The same as above, again with a variety of widgets.
11. Haircare products. Thanks to the widget a colour rinse (a mixture of Oxydant and colouring liquid), can henceforth be packed as one unit, instead as the present two bottles of which the content has to be mixed in a separate container just prior to use.
12. Cosmetics. A vitamin cure plus a basic skincare product.
13. A variety of household products.
Special syringe for automatic mixing of medication: ( click on image for enlargement)
Steps for preparation:
1. The widget body is filled with medication 1
2. The widget is then pressed and snapped into the syringe body – this will already create some pressure inside the syringe body.
3. The syringe body is then pressurized through the top valve. The pressurizing gas will pass through the widget and through the bottom valve to pressurize the syringe body containing medication 1.
4. As normal the widget will then be vented.
5. The widget is then charged with medication 2 and pressurized via the top valve6. A tamper foil is then added which can be broken with actuator rod. The syringe pack will be supplied with actuator rod in this condition ready for use.
Steps for use:
1. The actuator rod is fitted into the top of the widget – in doing this the foil is broken.
2. The syringe is then turned so that the break tab is pointing upwards and there is a headspace of gas in the syringe directly under the break tab.
3. The tab is broken allowing the syringe headspace to vent to atmosphere.
4. The widget headspace pressure then forces the medication 2 up the standpipe and into the syringe chamber thus mixing of the 2 components is achieved.
5. The needle is then fitted to the syringe
6. The actuator is then pressed to move the widget down like a piston to expel gas and make the correct medication dosage.
7. The injection is then administered to the patient.