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New packaging systems for foods and beverages can help extend shelf life and reduce costs at the same time. Packaging World’s news can keep you informed about the latest developments in beer and beverage packaging. Discover how advances in drink packaging equipment and materials have impacted the beer and beverage industry.
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70 ppm partition inserter

02/26/09    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  See this video clip of the SF-400 Quattro Partition Inserter from Wayne Automation, designed for the higher production speeds needed by packagers inserting up to 70 plus conventional multi-cell partitions per minute. Ideal for brewery applications.

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Ringnes taps RFID

07/09

Content Type Image  Norway’s largest brewery uses RFID to reduce bottlenecks for tracking large shipping containers and finds several unexpected benefits.

Single-serve pouch pulls off premixed, frozen margaritas

05/09

Content Type Image  Premixed margaritas can be enjoyed in flexible, fun pouch packaging that eliminates the blender.

Canned water addresses global quality issues

05/09

Content Type Image  Packaging plays a vital role in a program that aims to bring fresh water to children in desperate need in developing countries.

New Belgium taps aluminum cans for wheat beer

04/27/09

Content Type Image  Last summer this innovative brewer rolled out its Fat Tire brew in cans. Now it's Sunshine Wheat's turn.

Miller Lite launches in aluminum pint bottles

02/09

Content Type Image  Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI, is serving up Miller Lite Beer in 16-oz Alumi-Tek® aluminum pint bottles supplied by Ball Corp. (www.ball.com).

Glass container recycling Rate Climbs in U.S./California

01/09

Content Type Image New U.S. EPA data shows the glass recycling rate jumped to 28.1% in 2007, up three percentage points from 2006 (25.3%). An estimated 3.2 million tons were recovered compared to 2.9 million in 2006.

Drying up moisture difficulties

01/09

Content Type Image  Brewer installs high-speed blowers and air knives to cut capping and labeling problems.

Beer 101

01/09

Content Type Image  MillerCoors needed a way to engage the beer-buying public in-store, right at the shelf, while also educating them about the high-quality, slow-roasted, caramelized malts used to brew its George Killian’s Irish Red Lager.

Brewer taps high-end beer market with 750-mL bottles

01/09

Content Type Image . Brewer taps high-end beer market with 750-mL bottles Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY, is marketing selected beers from its repertoire in private-mold 750-mL glass bottles supplied by United Bottles & Packaging (www.unitedbottles.com), the North American distributor for the glass producer Wiegand & Soehne GmbH & Co. KG of Germany (www.wiegand-glas.de).

Hang tag promotes Killian's quality

12/15/08

Content Type Image  Tri-fold tag engages consumers at the point of purchase.

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Gentle robotic handling for beverage packaging    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  Schubert Packaging Systems TLM (Top Loading Machine) Robotic Packaging system is seen in a beverage (beer) application in two of seven available modules; the first is the grouping or collating section, the second is the cartoning section where a 2-axis robot tracks the conveyor for gentle handling. The system includes bottle inspection.

Podcast: Newest trend in wine: plastic bottles

Content Type Image FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Ball Corp.’s PET bottles are finding a receptive audience among budget-wine consumers in Canada for whom recyclability and energy savings are important.

Multipacker a flexible mid-range packaging solution

Content Type Image  On R.A. Jones' new Beverage Meridian Multipack Cartoner, mechanical and electrical components have been carefully selected to provide years of worry-free operation with minimal cost for maintenance and repairs.

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