WorldStar 2007 Burgopak And Bosch Sigpack Systems Awarded

Beringen, Switzerland - Bosch Sigpack Systems, a Bosch Packaging Technology company received the prestigious Packaging Award WorldStar 2007 from the World Packaging Organization for its packaging concept Burgopak. A total of 30 products from companies worldwide have been awarded in the yearly competition for innovation, design and functionality.

The new packaging style Burgopak with patented sliding mechanism was selected as having one of the best pharmaceutical packaging formats. Besides pharmaceutical products, such as blister packs, the Burgopak is suitable for packaging chewing gums, hard candy or consumer goods in various format sizes, including CDs, DVDs or SIM cards.

"We are very proud about this award," says Andreas Graf, system integration manager at Bosch Sigpack Systems. "In fierce competition for consumer attention the Burgopak differentiates against competitive products thanks to its unique and user-friendly slide mechanism."

"The WorldStar 2007 reflects the positive feedback from the market for Burgopak," says Burgo Watson, the concept's inventor and fellow partner in the London-based design agency with the same name. "Until now we produced more than 15 million packages manually. We are looking forward to the introduction in the UK market of the first continuous Burgopak packaging machine in the first term of 2008."

With Burgopak, Bosch Sigpack Systems extends its range of holistic packaging concepts and system solutions. The packaging specialist supports manufactures in the pharmaceutical, food, confectionery and consumer goods industry in product differentiation and strengthening of brand image.

In addition, the Bosch Sigpack Sytems was also nominated for "Best-of-the-Best President's Award" competition category. The winners will be announced on May 21, 2008 in Accra, Ghana.

SOURCE: Bosch Packaging Technology