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Know what to look for when specifying end-of-line automation for flexible packaging. White paper from Blueprint Automation lists criteria buyers and specifiers should use when evaluating potential systems. Also explains business benefits of the single-function cell (SFC) concept.
New Lay’s Cracker Crisps and Cheetos Cracker Trax snack crackers are turning the traditional Frito-Lay snack experience on its side—literally.
From interpack: What if a vending machine could hold some 1,500 roll-fed pouches and fill beverage products from concentrate?
Known for its high-quality, specialty tea, Celestial Seasonings is perking up the coffee aisle with a debut line of organic, whole-bean coffees in richly illustrated, stand-up pouches.
Winemakers have woken up to the fact that packaging can make a difference to their offering, a fact that has been long exploited by soft drinks and food manufacturers alike.
The packaging concept for Capture Drop’n Go Deep Cleaning Carpet
Tablets, jointly developed by Milliken Chemical, a div. of Milliken
& Co., Spartanburg, SC, and North State Flexibles, LLC, has earned an FPA Gold Award in the
Environmental and Sustainability Achievement category.
A stand-up pouch provides an ideal billboard at retail to showcase
tasty, inviting food photography and consistent, colorful brand imagery
for Perdue’s Bourbon Chicken, a frozen, cooked chicken breast product.
The Hot N Handy (HNH) Rotisserie Pouch has garnered an FPA Gold Award
in the Environmental and Sustainability Achievement category for Robbie
Manufacturing, Inc..
A clever design for a pouched line of microwavable heat-and-serve
sauces and gravies helped earn CLP Packaging Solutions Highest Achievement honors in this year’s FPA
competition.
Ropak took stick pack machinery to a new level in time for the single
serve packs to become the hottest trend in consumer packaging – and
they’ve achieved some incredible throughputs -- up to 1,000 per minute.
Contract manufacturer/packager Guy & O’Neill, Inc. rolls out an ambitious plan that incorporates sustainability into wet wipe manufacturing, materials, and packaging.

Compact vertical and horizontal cartoning, case erecting & packing,
robotic pick & place – Nuspark does it all and more. And they
build customized solutions from pre-engineered packaging modules, a
perfect fit for ELAU Intelligent Servo Module technology.

The SPrint SidePouch™ bagging system is ideal for high-efficiency packaging of medical products and kits. Featuring a 60" load area of pre-opened bags, the SPrint bagger accommodates one or more operators or infeeds at speeds to 120 BPM.
A mail-order nutraceutical ocmpany packs up the loose-fill peanuts and switches to air pouches for greater productivity, less mess, and reduced costs.
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