Sihl Artysio has announced a new partnership with V-Shapes that is designed to enhance flexible packaging offerings. Specifically, converters now have access to V-Shapes’ single-dose sachets.

V-Shapes is a supplier of vertically integrated products and services for convenient, hygienic and sustainable single-dose packaging. V-Shapes sachets are a brand-new way to safely, affordably and sustainably pack products in single dose packaging that can be opened in a single gesture using one hand, ranging from hand sanitizer to cosmetics. These recyclable, single-portion sachets can be printed in multiple languages with customized brand messaging and use instructions.

Especially when it comes to short runs, print on-demand and individualized messaging are a natural fit for Sihl Artysio films for water-based inkjet printing.

Leveraging Sihl core competencies in creating innovative products with premium coatings, Sihl Artysio’s flexible packaging material Artysio Packaging 5413 NW P&P PP DM VFFS 94 W is the best option for the flexible top layer, the company says. This includes alignment between the speed of the Memjet printheads, the amount of water contained in the ink, and the ability of Sihl substrates with special coatings to absorb water and fix pigments for high quality printing that dries immediately during the inline printing process. Sihl Artysio media are also fully compliant with direct food contact, scratch and crack resistant, and deliver the widest possible color gamut.

“Our coatings are optimized for use with aqueous inkjet inks,” says Ronny Kunze, director of global sales and business development for packaging at Sihl Group. “And this opens up opportunities for V-Shapes’ customers to completely customize their sachets with very high quality Memjet-driven inkjet printing, making this unique single-dose packaging system even more valuable.“

Sihl and V-Shapes have worked closely on sealing and barrier properties as well, suppling them with the best possible resin recipes to deliver excellent results and industrial recyclability.

“Working with Sihl as we developed our innovative vertically integrated single-dose packaging solution has been rewarding, and we have benefited from their deep knowledge of coatings, substrates, and how inkjet printing of our sachets can be optimized,“ says Christian Burattini, CEO of V-Shapes.