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Flexible packaging
Flexible packaging plays an important part in pharmaceutical, medical, food and beverage packaging. A variety of innovative packaging supplies, designs and materials are key components in flexible packaging. Advances in applications and technologies continue to create new packaging products. Find news about flexible packaging technologies and how this may be the packaging solution you need in Packaging World Magazine.
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Twin-packed Silks

07/09

Content Type Image  Perio's dual-pack shave cream for women combines value and convenience.

Industry watch

06/09

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Motor delivers big benefits on bagging machine

06/09

Content Type Image Electric motors on this bagging machine for manual loading of meat, cheese, or medical devices were not a good fit, so an air motor gets the nod.

MAP expands German foodservice provider’s map

06/09

Content Type Image Bauer Funken’s two modified atmosphere packaging systems pack salads, sandwiches, and other foods for the German market.

Tracking elusive OEE in pharmaceutical packaging

06/09

Content Type Image Pharmaceutical manufacturers lag behind food and other industries when it comes to overall equipment effectiveness on their packaging lines.

Cartons unveil masks during ‘swine flu’ outbreak

06/09

Content Type Image   The H1N1 ‘swine flu’ outbreak offers a healthy outlook for American firm’s manufacturing/packaging operations.

Cafe Yumm! Sauce rebrands through 'green' packaging

06/09

Content Type Image  Lightweighting drove Beau Delicious! Intl. to change from glass jars to sleeved APET containers.

Talking at length with an eco-revolutionary

06/09

Content Type Image  A Q&A with Albe Zakes, eco-revolutionary and vp media relations for TerraCycle, which turns old packaging into new products.

Celsius expands with on-the-go packets

05/23/09

Content Type Image  A convenient, portable powdered version joins the company's calorie-burning drinks.

Biopolymer packs protect organic herbs and spices

05/11/09

Content Type Image  Sonnentor in Austria selects compostable, cellulose-based material.

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Marking and coding trends at NPE revealed

Content Type Image Mark Beauregard (left) and Dean Hornsby represented Matthews Marking Products at the NPE 2009 International Plastics Exposition the week of June 22 in Chicago.

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.

Air cushion system helps Blind Center of Nevada see benefits

Content Type Image  Machine produces air cushions that replace EPS 'peanuts' in protecting reconditioned electronic items, saving space and pleasing customers.

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