Licence to Chill
Flow and seal
Inveratek has two other products that have been commercialised to date. One is a revolutionary kind of ball-valve for fluid control, considered by the company to be the most significant development in fluid control technology since 1945. ProFlow™ is a reciprocating ball-valve technology that removes the need for a bulky external activator which means it can be used in areas where space is at a premium. It can been used in areas as diverse as oil and gas exploration, process control, disposable drink containers, medical devices – in fact anywhere a conventional ball valve is used. ProFlow™ works by rotating the unit itself – very fast and with very little torque.
The other invention is VeraSeal™, a technology that replaces the usual threaded closures on plastic blow-moulded bottles. The product was designed to overcome problems faced by dairy producers when their milk bottles made from HDPE (high-density polyethylene) leak. The moulding process leaves an imperfect neck edge that does not produce a good seal and this can lead to spoilage and losses for retailers. VeraSeal™ can be manufactured using existing technology without adding significant costs to the end product.
Licensing agreements are currently being negotiated for these two new applications and as a result the company is not publicly releasing details about their design and manufacture.
In the meantime, CrushPak® may still evolve further as the team works to produce a new design that will suit a host of other applications. The company aims to keep the core design the same but there will be changes in the size of the pack.
With its combination of highly-qualified personnel, innovative products, good design and careful product protection, Inveratek is a New Zealand company going places.
The Inveratek team
Edward Scott (far left), Bradley Mitchell (second from left), Michael Kessell (second from right) and Paul Adams (far right), with two recent awards, the 3M NZ Excellence in Innovation Award received from Terry Roper of 3M (third from left) and the Benefitz Best New Start-up Business Award received from Aidan Bennett of Benefitz (third from right).
