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Bag inserter can increase production speed, cut operating costs

04/29/09    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  Pearson Packaging Systems' BI18 Bag Inserter opens, inserts, and cuffs plastic bags from roll stock into a wide variety of corrugated cases at speeds up to 18 cases per minute. This versatile machine is designed with features to increase production speed, cut operating costs, and reduce the machine's profile to better fit in any production line.

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Getting enough fiber

05/22/09

Content Type Image  How much fiber do your corrugated boxes need, what types, and from what sources?

Walmart Rx plan could boost unit-dose packaging

05/09

Content Type Image Walmart and other pharmacies could drive more widespread use of unit-dose packaging in the U.S., says Peter G. Mayberry, executive director of the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (www.unitdose.org).

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

04/09

Content Type Image  The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

PLA-bottled beverages couple with compact, on-site compost unit

02/24/09

Content Type Image    Naturally Iowa offers foodservice and institutional customers a composting solution for its PLA beverage bottles.

Automation completes speedy cup-packaging line

02/09

Content Type Image  Huhtamaki-America meets the challenge of its plant’s increased foodservice cup-forming capabilities by automating its case-packing and palletizing operations.

WRAP extends enviro wine program to U.S.

12/29/08

Content Type Image  U.S. wineries can save costs and the environment via a new international cross-industry project,  GlassRite Wine.

Who shops where and why...

12/08/08

Content Type Image The economy is shaping the way ALL consumers are shopping these days.

Packaging automation delivers value for tough economy

12/08/08    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  With the recession ‘official,’ CPGs stand to win more sales and market share in 2009 through packaging innovation and efficiency than comparable investments.

Pharma packaging demand to rise: report

12/08

Content Type Image Demand for pharmaceutical packaging—a strong area of growth and opportunity for contract packaging—will increase in the U.S. and Puerto Rico by 5.5% annually to $16 billion in 2012.

Putting sustainability into practice

12/08

Content Type Image Fresh milk, writing instruments, table salt, household cleaners, and guacamole—sustainable packaging initiatives are taking root in all five sectors.

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Pad packing cuts costs, materials

Content Type Image  Cleanser manufacturer SerVaas Laboratories cleans up on costs and materials savings when it swaps its shipping cases for shrink-wrapped pad packs for retail and distribution.

Packaging philosophies guide AFP through stormy economic seas

Content Type Image  By modifying used packaging machinery and combining production runs, American FlexPack cost-effectively produces single-use packs for its customers.

Video: robots for rainbow packs    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  To improve profits on variety packs, new robots automate the re-packing process.

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