AeroFlexx has teamed up with Consolidated Brands, operating as ZXP Technologies, to deploy its filling equipment at the company’s blending and packaging facility in Highlands, Texas.
The arrangement will add regional manufacturing capacity for AeroFlexx’s packaging format, with production intended for automotive and industrial liquids.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
Consolidated Brands supplies customers in the US and more than 30 other countries.
Its Highlands site combines liquid blending, packaging, storage, and distribution activities.
AeroFlexx’s format uses a flexible package with an internal airframe to provide rigidity during handling.
It includes a self-sealing valve, removing the need for a separate cap or closure.
AeroFlexx CEO Andrew Meyer said: “This partnership and filling machine deployment is an important step in expanding AeroFlexx’s manufacturing footprint and bringing our packaging technology to a new market.
“ZXP Technologies brings the manufacturing scale and lubricant expertise to support commercial growth, while AeroFlexx provides a differentiated packaging format designed for performance, ease of use, and material efficiency.”
The package is operated by squeezing it, allowing liquid to be dispensed without glugging.
It is designed for one-handed use, reduced dripping, and drainage of the remaining liquid. The format uses less plastic than conventional rigid packaging.
The partnership will allow automotive and industrial liquid brands to manufacture the format through ZXP Technologies’ existing operations.
AeroFlexx said the site would support initial production and subsequent increases in volume.
Consolidated Brands CEO Jennifer Straumins said: “As the first to bring AeroFlexx packaging technology to the lubricants market, we are proud to help advance innovative packaging for the category.
“By listening closely to our customers, we recognised a clear opportunity to introduce a solution that rethinks the parameters of liquid packaging, delivering a differentiated experience that combines convenience, performance, and sustainability.”
