{"id":326,"date":"2019-02-15T17:39:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.hofferplastics.com\/?p=326"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:26:18","slug":"national-engineering-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofferplastics.com\/resonations-newsletter\/national-engineering-week\/","title":{"rendered":"National Engineering Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3>This February, we celebrate National Engineering Week<br \/>and American Heart Month<\/h3>\r\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/yum-butter-package-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"439\" \/>Spotlight on Engineering Innovation:<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Hoffer\u00a0Plastics Tether Lok\u2122 Closure<\/h3>\r\n<p>The Hoffer Engineering team played a key role in developing and successfully launching an innovative new closure for flexible pouch packaging.\u00a0Tether Lok\u2122 is a one piece spout and cap fitment, ready to be installed on horizontal form, fill and seal pouches.\u00a0The real benefit is for the end user:\u00a0the tethered, flip-top design\u00a0is self closing\u2014so it&#8217;s perfect for on-the-go usage for busy, active families. &#8220;It was a challenge to design and produce a closure that could deliver outstanding seal integrity while being compatible with customers&#8217; preformed pouches and equipment&#8221;, says James Harris,\u00a0Director of Engineering.\u00a0&#8220;We went through many rounds of raw material sourcing, design iterations, prototyping and in-line testing before we had it right.\u00a0We love a challenge, especially when it brings real benefits to our customers and to the end users of their products.&#8221; The tethered top eliminates the frustration of lost or misplaced caps, product spillage and waste.\u00a0It also reduces the potential for product safety and spoilage issues.\u00a0\u201cTether Lok\u2122 represents a real advancement in convenience, product quality and product safety and environmental sustainability\u201d, says Alex Hoffer, Vice President of Sales and Operations.\u00a0\u201cIn applications from baby food to functional beverages to condiments, consumers will love that they can open, enjoy, and easily re-close the product with one hand.&#8221; And with a self attached tethered cap, less plastic enters the environment. Tether Lok\u2122 is molded using a proprietary resin that offers excellent sealing properties, multiple color options, and is also environmentally friendly.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/iStock-1035980904.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>Heart Health:\u00a0A U.S. Priority<\/h2>\r\n<p>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) including stroke, remains the #1 cause of death for American men and women.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>It\u2019s linked to over 800,000 U.S. deaths annually, equaling:<\/li>\r\n<li>2,300 Americans dying every day, or one death every 38 seconds<\/li>\r\n<li>Costing over\u00a0$320 Billion in care and related expenses<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><em>Sources:\u00a0American Heart Association; ODPHP<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h3>Manage the Controllable Risks, Reduce the Disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>CVD can be controlled and dramatically reduced by addressing:\u00a0High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, diet, physical inactivity and obesity. That\u2019s easier said than done for many. Medical innovations and devices have helped those who struggle, thanks to advances in mechanical and biomedical engineering.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Engineering Healthier Hearts:\u00a0Exciting Progress<\/h3>\r\n<p>We can thank physicians and engineers for the early innovations in heart disease treatment including stents, balloon catheters, pacemakers, defibrillators. Progress has continued with implantable defrillators, drug eluting stents, and percutaneous valve replacements (done without open chest surgery). Scientists, physicians, and engineers are excited about the next breakthroughs in treatment which include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>the use of stem cells introduced directly into the heart muscle to impact response<\/li>\r\n<li>engineering novel nanomaterials that could directly target key immune cells, aid diagnostic imaging and more precise delivery of treatments.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Source: DAIC<\/p>\r\n<h2>Links and Resoruces:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Happy Valentine\u2019s Day and in honor of National Engineering Week, thank an engineer, and learn more about CVD and what you can do about it.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>American Heart Association\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.heart.org<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Biomedical Engineering Society\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bmes.org<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4>Share on Social Media:<\/h4>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This February, we celebrate National Engineering Weekand American Heart Month Spotlight on Engineering Innovation: Hoffer\u00a0Plastics Tether Lok\u2122 Closure The Hoffer Engineering team played a key role in developing and successfully launching an innovative new closure for flexible pouch packaging.\u00a0Tether Lok\u2122 is a one piece spout and cap fitment, ready to be installed on horizontal form,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resonations-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.3 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - 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