Overview

Today’s consumers want their household chemicals and cleaners to be powerful, efficient and built for specific tasks. What they don’t want is the unreliability and hassle of a leaky container.

This presents a challenge for household chemicals manufacturers: The more aggressive chemical formulations become, the more they need to breathe. Without the appropriate vents, containers of chemicals and cleaners — like bleach, detergent and stain removers — could collapse, bulge or leak when exposed to changes in altitude or temperature. Consumers could purchase leaky products, creating dissatisfaction and problems for brand image. Additionally, labels could be ruined. Pallets could collapse. Expenses for manufacturers could pile up.

GORE Packaging Vents minimize these risks. They provide superior airflow while preventing liquid from escaping containers, which allows formulations to breathe without the risk of leaks.

GORE PACKAGING VENTS PROTECT HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS & CHEMICALS

Our portfolio of vents for household cleaners packaging provide a range of solutions for all types of containers and caps.  From vented caps for bottles to plastic bottle cap seal liners, our vents are engineered to reliably protect the integrity of containers with highly-concentrated formulations or highly-active/aggressive ingredients:

  • Bleaches and bleach formulations 
  • Oxygenated formulations
  • Calcium- or scale-removers

Two ways GORE Packaging Vents protect package integrity

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Why Vent?

VENTING ENABLES SUCCESSFUL LEAK-TEST PROCEDURES FOR PLASTIC BOTTLES

Vented cap liners and vented packaging caps protect chemical formulations and their containers all along the supply chain, because they:

  • Reliably balance the pressure differences that can cause containers to deform, leak or even burst.
  • Prevent leaks that can damage packaging, labeling, and the brand’s reputation.
  • Minimize the likelihood of costly returns, or time-consuming spills or clean-ups, due to leaky packaging.

GORE® Packaging Vents reliably protect all types of household chemical packaging from the manufacturing line to the end-user’s household. They continuously equalize pressures within the container, minimizing the risk of leaks and maintaining the integrity of containers and their contents. 

GORE VENTS SOLVE THREE CONTAINER PROBLEMS BEFORE TROUBLE OCCURS

All three problems create pressure differences between the container’s interior and exterior. Unless those differences are balanced out, they will escalate until the container deforms, or leaks, or even bursts.

Because GORE Packaging Vents continuously balance interior and exterior pressures, they solve all three types of packaging problems for household cleaners and household chemicals:

Problem 1: Active Ingredients that Release or Consume Gases

Unvented container bloating due to off-gassing and collapsing due to oxygen scavenging.

Without venting, pressure build-ups can cause a container to bloat, leak or burst, while under-pressures can cause container collapse.

Active ingredients in chemical packaging applications can off-gas (release gases within the container), or they can scavenge (consume) free oxygen within the container.

  • Off-gassing will build up pressure within the container.
  • Oxygen scavenging will create under-pressure within the container

Problem 2: Changes in the External Environment

Animation of an unvented container deformed by increasing or decreasing temperatures or altitudes.

Sudden or extreme changes in the external environment will accelerate the deformation.

During distribution or storage, industrial chemical or cleaner packaging is exposed to changes in the external environment. These changes (increasing or decreasing temperatures or altitudes) create pressure imbalances that can cause unvented or inadequately-vented containers to bloat or collapse.

Problem 3: Containers Designed to Dispense Liquids

animation of an unvented dispenser container deformed by under-pressure.

Without venting that continuously re-balances the internal and external pressures, the dispensing container may collapse.

Unless it is properly vented, industrial fluid packaging that provides a dispensing function is always vulnerable to collapse. That’s because the act of dispensing automatically creates an under-pressure within the container, and that under-pressure recurs with each use.

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Applications

GORE VENTING SOLUTIONS FOR HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS

For today’s more highly-concentrated household chemical formulations, venting is increasingly required.  Retail environments offer customers plenty of choices, so they don’t hesitate to reject deformed, leaky or label-damaged packages. Reliable venting is the key to successful packaging and satisfied customers.

GORE® Packaging Vents can prevent the kind of label or container damage that makes shoppers reject a household cleaner instead of buying it.

Applications that typically vent for pressure equalization:

  • Carpet cleaners
  • Laundry stain removers
  • Pipe clog removers
  • Surface cleaners containing bleach and chlorine
  • Anti-calc-cleaners
  • Single-dose packaging for household cleaners

Explore the entire GORE Packaging Vents portfolio:

> Gore venting solutions for hazardous industrial chemicals and cleaners
> Gore venting solutions for lawn and agricultural packaging 
 

While other packaging vents may specialize in one of these features, our vents offer a high-performance, tailored, proven solution — and peace of mind.

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Why Gore?

We’re the preferred partner for leading household chemical suppliers and cap and container manufacturers.  They know they can count on us for: 

GROUNDBREAKING MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY
  • We continue to develop new and proprietary membrane technologies, even as we evolve and improve existing ones.
  • Our membrane structures and properties can also be customized for specific customer needs or applications.
  • We design and manufacture every vent we sell, and — unlike competitors — also every membrane that goes into them.
  • Customers worldwide rely on our robust global supply chain for ready access to the products and support resources they need.
The roll-off optimized GORE Membrane enables rapid airflow recovery after contact with high-viscosity or low surface-tension household chemicals.

The roll-off optimized GORE Membrane enables rapid airflow recovery after contact with high-viscosity or low surface-tension household chemicals.

PACKAGING APPLICATION EXPERTISE
  • >25 years of partnering with leading chemical and cap & container manufacturers on applications including industrial chemicals and cleaners, agrochemicals, and institutional and household cleaners.
  • Technical expertise in the properties and behavior of off-gassing/oxygen-scavenging chemicals, and in the ways fluid viscosity and surface tension affect venting.
  • Development of proprietary testing methods such as Residual Airflow and LEP, which enable us to quantify our vents’ response to real-world challenges.
Scientist looking through microscope

Gore’s global supply chain ensures our customers will be able to access needed products as well as our sales and engineering support.

UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
  • GORE Packaging Vents pass rigorous approval tests for dangerous goods, and meet DOT and ADR standards.
  • You’re assured of consistent product quality because our in-line manufacturing tests verify the structural and membrane integrity of each individual vent.
  • Three Series of Plug-In Vents enable 100% traceability, because each vent has an individual laser-marked tracking code. All other vents offer lot-level traceability.
Gore’s worldwide manufacturing, sales and engineering support resources are readily available to customers.

Individual laser-marking is just one example of Gore’s commitment to excellence in both product quality and service.

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Product Portfolio

At the heart of every GORE Packaging Vent is the GORE Membrane, a breathable barrier that prevents container leaks and deformations. Our portfolio includes Gore Plug-In Vents and Gore Liners, in a variety of sizes and performance options designed to ensure the integrity of your container and the chemical or cleaner formulation within it. 

GORE PLUG-IN VENTS

Gore’s selection of Plug-In Vents are engineered for use with almost any formulation: from household chemicals and institutional cleaners to hazardous chemicals, agrochemicals, biostimulant products or organic fertilizers.

They readily withstand harsh chemicals and rugged use: They comply with U.N. Orange Book test standards, including the Stacking Test and Drop Test, as well as Dangerous Goods regulations like ADR and DOT.

  • Available for household cleaner container sizes from 0.2–5.0 liters.
  • Suitable for varied container configurations: cartridges, bottles, trigger sprayers and dispensers, as well as specialty applications involving under-pressure or vacuum management.
  • Easy press-fit or snap-fit integration into container closures
D18, D17, D15

D38 / D17 / D15:
Our most robust, reliable vents for the most aggressive or concentrated household chemicals including “dangerous goods” packaging. Optimized for ADR Drop Test Specifications. Individually laser-marked for 100% traceability.
D15 Converse

D15 Converse:
For cartridges or other packaging that requires exterior vent integration, such as single-dose packaging for household cleaners. Ideal for dosing / dispensing applications.
D10, D6

D10:
A small-footprint vent that delivers high-performance, for greater savings, sustainability and safety in applications like dispensers for institutional or household cleaners.
D3

D3:
Equalizes pressure ONLY from the outside to the inside. Ideal for specialty applications including the smallest cartridges/dispensers that don’t off-gas, but need pressure-balancing for product flow.

For complete details, please download our new GORE Packaging Vents Portfolio Data Sheet.

 

GORE LINERS

Gore Foam Liners and Gore Pulp Induction Liners easily convert non-vented containers into vented containers — without modifying the existing cap or closure!  

  • Designed for cap-thread venting or hole-in-cap venting
  • Available in single- or multi-up rolls in a range of widths 
  • Cut parts can also be provided
New Foam Liner

Gore Foam Liners
Gore Foam Liners reliably vent hazardous chemicals, agrochemicals, liquid fertilizers, institutional cleaners and household chemicals.

  • Easy drop-in replacements for all single-point or unvented liners.
  • Choose Standard Series, or High Roll-Off Series for more challenging chemistries.
  • Full-surface membrane increases liquid repellency and residual airflow. 
  • For all flat-cap designs in applications from consumer chemicals to DOT and ADR-regulated packaging.
     
Pulp Induction Liner Gore Pulp Induction Liners

Gore Pulp Induction Liners provide reliable venting and tamper-evidence for agrochemicals including organic biostimulants.

  • For agrochemical bottles (up to 5 l). 
  • Choose Standard Series, or High Flow Series for more extreme chemistries or greater flow.
  • Weldable installation ensures tamper-evidence. 
  • Membrane construction provides needed breathability for gas-scavenging chemicals and off-gassing liquids.
     

 

For complete details, please download our new GORE Packaging Vents Portfolio Data Sheet.

 

Resources

GORE® Packaging Vents: Reliable Protection for Extreme Challenges and Everyday Applications

GORE® Packaging Vents: Reliable Protection for Extreme Challenges and Everyday Applications

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GORE Packaging Vents Portfolio Data Sheet

GORE® Packaging Vents: For Chemicals and Cleaners

Data Sheets, 1.78 MB

Why Choose GORE® Packaging Vents?

Why Choose GORE® Packaging Vents?

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