Two new lines handle manicure, pedicure products with ease

 OPI makes short work of increased product demand with the addition of a tube-filling line and a new monobloc filler/capper with a unique bottle-feeding system.

Ryan Schuelke named Director of Sales at Enercon

  Enercon has announced that Ryan T. Schuelke has been named Director of Sales-Induction Sealing Systems.

Schwarz powers powder packaging

 Schwarz Pharma’s replacement filling line is twice the speed and more flexible for future needs.

Custom packaging lines energize vitamin maker

  Identical tablet lines add versatility, reduce labor costs, and increase production at Inverness Medical Nutritionals’ facility in Freehold, NJ.

Company makes a ‘bee’ line for flexible honey packing

 Honey producer Golden Heritage Foods adds a full bottling line for Bee Movie-themed bottle. The versatile line accommodates container sizes from 2 oz to 1 gal.

Krafting a better bottle

 Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

Paint by the numbers: New line cuts costs, speeds filling

  Brought in-house to save the costs of copacking, a new, fully automated packaging line for Ace Paint fills paint-sample containers at 50/min with minimal operator intervention.

New sealer gets juices flowing

  Jus-Made installs a new induction sealer as it enters retail markets.

Juice company streamlines label operations

 On-demand label printing system cuts material costs, saves inventory warehousing space, and slashes label waste.

Salsas in 48-oz bottle twin-packs

 In February 2007, San Antonio Farms, San Antonio, TX, began club-store marketing of double-packs of salsas in 48-oz-volume, six-layer PP/EVOH barrier jugs with .015” wall thickness and 82-g empty-bottle weight. Shelf life of the bottled salsa is 12 months. Average retail price of the salsa twin-packs is between $5.00 and $6.00.