Virospack, the Dropper Company manufacturer of packaging for cosmetics and Elisava, University School of Engineering and Design of Barcelona, join forces to encourage creativity and innovation in the packaging sector.
The signed collaboration agreement's main objective is to encourage the development of an innovative project in packaging design.
A selection of students of the Degree in Design and the Degree in Industrial Design Engineering, made by Elisava and based on academic criteria, have been chosen to elaborate a proposal of structural design of container with dropper applicator, after several briefings by the company.
With this collaboration "we intend to promote innovation, design and sustainability in the sector, while seeking to strengthen the link between the business world and the university," says Rosa Porras, Marketing and Communication Manager at Virospack. With this initiative, students from a prestigious school like Elisava are expected to present their proposals in response to the challenges posed by Virospack.
The presentations can be in digital format, renders, models and / or panels. A jury formed by members of the technical, commercial and marketing team, in addition to the CEO of Virospack, Mr. Vicenç Rodriguez, will award the best proposals with a prize to the winning project and two finalists.
At the same time, to reinforce the recognition of the best proposal, Virospack will exhibit the prototype of the award-winning design at its booth at one of the prestigious international shows this year.
According to Claire Dubus, Head of Marketing and Communications of Elisava, "for our school it is an honour to have the experience of a multinational firm that gives light to our students and delights them with a project of this magnitude.
The academic collaboration
Students of Elisava have arrived at the Virospack facilities, thus giving the starting signal to the project of collaboration between both.
In the tour by the new productive unit of the company, students and professors of Elisava were able to closely observe all the processes involved in the manufacture, assembly and decoration of droppers and bottles for cosmetic products.
The guided and explained tour by the technical and production directors of Virospack, where students visited various sections such as rubber processing, compression, injection moulding, glass, different painting processes, metallisation and final assembly, learning the complexity of each production and the high level of quality required.
The visit without a doubt was very interesting from the formative point of view, according to statements from the teaching team, "few companies have all the processes in a single plant, so the experience has been very enriching for students and teachers who have few opportunities to know the entire manufacturing chain".
