Innovation & Technology

LINDAL Group is a fully integrated product development service provider offering customers an extensive range of product design, development, engineering, manufacturing and supply services. Our extensive capabilities mean we can support customers from the ideation and concept creation stage of new product development, through to the innovation and development cycle and into high volume manufacture and supply.

Global Innovation Centre

LINDAL Group’s Global Innovation Centre (GIC) is an ISO 9001 accredited one-stop shop for new product development. The GIC is focused on developing breakthrough products and disruptive technologies, bringing sustainable and competitive advantages to Lindal Group and its customers. Products created by the GIC fall into two main categories. Firstly, new stock items which Lindal offers across its customer and market segment portfolio and secondly, bespoke customer specific developments where Lindal has entered into a collaborative agreement with a specific customer.
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The LINDAL 3D Aerosol Configurator allows customers to select any of LINDAL’s standard actuators and overcaps with the most commonly used aerosol cans.
LINDAL Group provides its customers with an end-to-end product innovation process; from concept creation through to full-scale, high-volume manufacture and supply.
A key feature of LINDAL Group’s capabilities are the laboratory services we have to offer. Here, products can be tested for all aspects of aerosol performance including functionality, formulation compatibility and long-term stability testing.
Our in-house manufacturing technology company Leonhard Fischer is experienced in all aspects of design, development and manufacture of injection mould tools and high speed assembly and automation equipment.

Lindal 3D Aerosol Configurator

The LINDAL 3D Aerosol Configurator allows customers to select any of LINDAL’s standard actuators and overcaps with the most commonly used aerosol cans.
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Customer reviews

"Our team was really impressed with how intuitive the 3D configurator is. We can quickly and easily create various aerosol models in just a few clicks"

Marius Gross
Marius GrossR&D director (formulation & packaging) at Elysée Cosmetics
"This tool could be a significant milestone; the use of informatic technology in our industry could support sustainability by limiting the requirement for physical samples."
Federica Naso
Federica NasoHead of Sustainability and Innovation, Cosmosol
"I am not aware of other live tools like this for aerosols and see it as a definite step forward. It’s great to be able to introduce the concept of what an aerosol would look like to new brands."
Adrian McCretton
Adrian McCrettonChief Scientist at kdc/one-Swallowfield

Case study for new actuator design

LINDAL Group can draw on many different examples of how it is has worked collaboratively with its many valued customers. In one instance, a customer was looking for a new actuator design to rejuvenate a product which had been launched several years earlier.

Our designers and engineers met with the customers’ technical and marketing teams to discuss the design brief and agree the project priorities. Time was of the essence for the customer, so we rapidly mobilised the team to create prototypes and after a preferred design candidate was selected by the customer, samples from low-cavity tooling were produced for market testing and consumer feedback. The consumer trials were very positive and as a result, we were instructed to move forward with high volume industrialisation.

The product was successfully launched less than 18 months following the project start date, on time and in line with capital cost and unit price commitments agreed with the customer. This is a typical example of how the LINDAL team often works with creativity, speed and accuracy for our customers.
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Product design, development & innovation

LINDAL Group provides its customers with an end-to-end product innovation process; from concept creation through to full-scale, high-volume manufacture and supply.

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Concept creation

  • Determining customer and user requirement goals
  • Facilitating brainstorming sessions with clients, drawings, CAD renderings, solid model preparation and other visualisation techniques
  • Conducting feasibility studies
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Proof of Principle

  • Creating concept “mock-ups”
  • Engineering and laboratory based testing of design candidates
  • Material selection for function, compatibility, stability and security of supply
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Rapid prototyping

  • Utilising a range of techniques including;
  • SLA
  • 3D Printing
  • Component machining
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Design for manufacture

  • DFx or Design for Function (performance, manufacture, cost etc.) studies
  • Product and Process Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (PFMEA)
  • Other risk management tools to ensure successful new product introduction
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Low cavity production tooling

  • Single to four-cavity hardened steal tooling
  • Representative product supply for testing and validation
  • Single and bi-injection tooling
  • Design transfer to industrialisation

Mini Engine Platform

LINDAL’s Mini Engine Platform offers a sustainable, flexible and smart way to get new post consumer recycled actuators to market quickly
  • 100% PCR body
  • Patent pending technology
  • Customizable design & size
  • Reduced development time
  • Limited capital investment
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Product & Formulation Testing

A key feature of LINDAL Group’s new product development capabilities are the laboratory services we have to offer.

Here, products can be tested for all aspects of aerosol performance including functionality, formulation compatibility and long-term stability testing. We operate both wet and dry laboratory capabilities where new products can be filled and tested using customer product or other reference formulations to determine performance and fitness for purpose.
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Laboratory services

A key feature of LINDAL Group’s capabilities are the laboratory services we have to offer. Here, products can be tested for all aspects of aerosol performance including functionality, formulation compatibility and long-term stability testing

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Can filling and product testing

  • In-house low volume filling capability
  • Full product testing
  • Expertise to help customers optimise filling line set up and establish optimal process conditions
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Stability and compatibility testing with customer formulations

  • An essential requirement for all aerosol technologies is to ensure long term stability and compatibility of formulations with aerosol packaging components
  • LINDAL defines and runs test protocols on behalf of customers
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Product performance testing

  • Aerosol spray characterisation; Including particle size analysis, discharge and flow rates, pack life uniformity and consistency…
  • Actuator and Valve functionality and performance testing. This includes top load and force to activate, stress testing and product robustness assessment…
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Product and process specification

  • Assistance provided with product process and specifications writing
  • Regulatory submissions and drug master file support
  • Material selection and alternative supplier qualification

CX80 Polska Case study

We are pleased to say that our high viscous product experts have already seen the new capabilities pay dividends for one of our customers, CX80 Polska. The brand is a leading manufacturer of silicones, professional adhesives, greases and specialised lubricants.

Having identified potential areas for development, they sought to create a modern, secure and fully functioning packaging solution for its silicone products. The objectives were twofold: make the product highly convenient and position the brand as a valuable alternative for similar products.

CX80 turned to LINDAL for support and after testing our LinRoc® barrier pack system, ideal for high viscous products and with a 96-98% evacuation rate, they was happy to go ahead. During the implementation process, we worked closely with the CX80 team, providing comprehensive training during the stability testing period and hands-on technical support during the selection of appropriate specifications.

CX80 Polska set out to become the first company in Poland to offer LinRoc for multiple applications. Not only did they achieve this ambition but the process also proved a success thanks to the ongoing support from the LINDAL team, a collective understanding of the innovation, and the overall trust between the teams.

Dariusz Nadera, owner of CX80 said: “LINDAL accompanied CX80 Polska throughout the whole process as a partner, facilitating in-depth training sessions, providing services and a ‘hands-on’ attitude. Whenever critical situations appeared we could always rely on LINDAL’s technical knowhow and expertise to provide the best solution.”
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In-house manufacturing technology

A key aspect of LINDAL Group’s manufacturing strategy is the competitive advantage we bring for our customers by leveraging the expertise of our in-house manufacturing technology company, Leonhard Fischer.
Fischer is involved at the earliest possible stage of the product development cycle to ensure valuable insights in “design for manufacture” are integrated into the product design process, whether it is for our own products or for customer specific designs.
Looking ahead, Fischer is preparing Lindal for industry 4.0 with the integration of intelligent connected technology into all the equipment they produce.
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Tooling & equipment

Our in-house manufacturing technology company Leonhard Fischer is experienced in all aspects of design, development and manufacture of injection mould tools and high speed assembly and automation equipment

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Tooling

  • Low to high tool cavitation
  • High precision small components
  • High volume capabilities
  • Mono/bi injection
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Automation

  • Fully integrated moulding and assembly cells
  • Standalone technologies
  • Robotic handling
  • Full IPQC check stations
  • Vision systems
  • Industry 4.0 prepared
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Service & maintenance

  • Planned Preventative Maintenance
  • Spares and service agreements
  • Internet connected real time line support & data logging
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Manufacturing equipment

In-house integrated moulding and assembly cell solution

Our customer, a leading global player in the personal care market was looking for a partner that could take its product concept from the design stage though to high-volume manufacture. The Lindal team worked closely with the customer’s design team and provided design change recommendations prior to “freezing” the product design.

Our team at Fischer then created an integrated moulding and assembly cell solution with full in-line checking and individual cavity separation and traceability.

The industrialisation process was fully project managed by Lindal across more than five manufacturing locations around the world, creating a truly “global product” platform for the customer. This is a very reliable and successful model that has subsequently been repeated for several of our other customers.
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Leonhard Fischer

In-house manufacturing technology

A key aspect of LINDAL Group’s manufacturing strategy is
the competitive advantage we bring for our customers by
leveraging the expertise of our in-house manufacturing
technology company, Leonhard Fischer.

Fischer is involved at the earliest possible stage of the
product development cycle to ensure valuable insights in
“design for manufacture” are integrated into the product
design process, whether it is for our own products or for
customer specific designs.

Looking ahead, Fischer is preparing Lindal for industry 4.0
with the integration of intelligent connected technology
into all the equipment they produce.

 

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Tooling & equipment

Our in-house manufacturing technology company Leonhard Fischer is experienced in all aspects of design, development and manufacture of injection mould tools and high speed assembly and automation equipment.

1. Toolingtesting
  • Low to high tool cavitation
  • High precision small components
  • High volume capabilities
  • Mono/bi injection
2. Automation
  • Fully integrated moulding and assembly cells
  • Standalone technologies
  • Robotic handling
  • Full IPQC check stations
  • Vision systems
  • Industry 4.0 prepared
3. Service & maintenance
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance
  • Spares and service agreements
  • Internet connected real time line support & data logging

Manufacturing equipment

In-house integrated moulding and assembly cell solution

Our customer, a leading global player in the personal care market was looking for a partner that could take its product concept from the design stage though to high-volume manufacture. The Lindal team worked closely with the customer’s design team and provided design change recommendations prior to “freezing” the product design.

Our team at Fischer then created an integrated moulding and assembly cell solution with full in-line checking and individual cavity separation and traceability.

The industrialisation process was fully project managed by Lindal across more than five manufacturing locations around the world, creating a truly “global product” platform for the customer. This is a very reliable and successful model that has subsequently been repeated for several of our other customers.


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