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Rehrig Pacific’s Bottle Armor™ Solves “Leaker” Problem for HOD Business (March, 2007)
LOS ANGELES, CA -- March 17, 2007 - Rehrig Pacific introduces Bottle Armor - a simple and reliable innovation solving water bottler's "leaker" problem. Revolutionizing the home and office delivery (HOD) business, Bottle Armor provides water bottle transit safety that can translate into millions of dollars in savings for bottlers each year.
Historically, large format water bottles were individually packaged in wooden crates and manually loaded onto trucks for delivery. Today's high-speed filling lines demand robotic loading of multi-bottle racks to achieve required through-put speeds to meet growing customer demand.
While times have changed, the challenge of bottles degrading while in transit has not. Even as metal racks are being replaced by somewhat more forgiving plastic racks, bottlers still face the all too common problem of "micro holes" which occur when bottles are allowed to bounce up and down in the racks. These "micro holes" create the environment responsible for "leakers," which ultimately result in wet carpets, damaged flooring, and unhappy customers, not to mention the lost product and equipment damage.
Bottle Armor's primary value is its ability to hold and cushion the bottles in place during transit, eliminating the primary environment that causes bottle failure. Bottle Armor utilizes compressed air and inflatable rubber bladders to block and brace 3 and 5-gallon water bottles, simply and reliably.
According to Andrew Wiseman, Director of New Product Development, "Bottle Armor is uniquely positioned to increase bottler's earnings by drastically reducing their bottle mortality, while increasing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction and retention. Rack and truck maintenance costs are greatly reduced as a result of securing the bottles. Most importantly, Bottle Armor also contributes to creating a safer working environment for employees, especially the route drivers."
Will Rehrig, President, commented that "Rehrig's Food & Beverage business group will be prepared to start supplying the industry in time for their upcoming buying season. Bottle Armor represents a significant international opportunity as well. Currently, Rehrig is reviewing the water markets in Asia, Latin America and Europe for direct sales and licensees."
Please contact Rehrig Pacific for compelling test data to help you evaluate if this technology is right for you. Remember, "Bottles that don't bounce... don't break!"
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