Case Studies

Package Case Study
| February 12, 2013

Shaped candy boxes get chocolates back on gifting radar

Cadbury introduces brightly decorated boxes shaped in flower and heart designs for its chocolate pralines, positioning them perfectly for gift giving.
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Controls Case Study
| February 12, 2013

Controls trends to look for in 2013

As in 2011 and 2012, director of business development John Kowal of B&R brings us a look at trends in packaging machinery control and automation. This time around, he also recommends a few action items.
Package Case Study
| February 11, 2013

Diet Double-Cola's turn for a refresh

Ionic cola brand gets new can and carton graphics that reflect its personality—‘ a little out of the ordinary, friendly, handcrafted, and different from other big-name colas.’
Package Case Study
| February 11, 2013

Herbal tea redesign reflects passion for plants

Traditional Medicinals refreshes the graphics for its more than 50 herbal tea formulations with color coding for wellness needs, bold plant graphics, and friendlier copy.
Package Case Study
| February 10, 2013

Two-part PS container allows for 'amplified' yogurt experience

New Chobani Flip line features flavored yogurt paired with mix-ins, in a ‘flippable,’ two-part container decorated with bright colors and authentic ingredient imagery.
Package Case Study
| February 7, 2013

Coors launches on-can recycling awareness initiative

A portion of select Coors Light and Coors Banquet packages sold now through March 31 will help fund a contribution of up to $250,000 from Coors Recycles to Recyclebank.
Package Case Study
| February 7, 2013

PET bottle with rigid liner shows promise for multiple applications

New package for the dispensing and delivery of sensitive chemicals offers shatter-resistance, a light weight, and full product evacuation; technology is available for license.
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Machine Case Study
| February 6, 2013

Streamlined shrink wrapping of breakfast sandwiches

Tennessee country pork sausage processor’s redesigned, upgraded system doubles throughput, maximizes line uptime, and provides long-term ROI.
The APC910 controller on this CLS Series inspection system can take data from 32 inspection stations with no need for a handshake among PLCs to aggregate the data.
OEM Application Note
| February 1, 2013

New controls package includes Intel’s latest processor

When data from as many as 32 machine vision inspection stations can all flow directly into a single controller, users get much clearer analytics.
Package Case Study
| February 1, 2013

Aptar Pharma dose indicator selected for new asthma combination therapy

Aptar Pharma, developer and manufacturer of nasal and pulmonary drug delivery devices, has developed a customized Dose Indicator for Flutiform®, a SkyePharma product licensed to Mundipharma Intl. Corp. Ltd. in Europe.
A closeup of the robotic end effector and its vacuum pickup cups.
Machine Case Study
| February 1, 2013

Cartoning made simple

What used to take six operators now requires just one as Schiff Nutrition automates its cartoning operation. At 400 nutrition bars/min, the speed is pretty impressive, too.
The ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is packaged in easy-open 3.25-oz film/foil pouches.
Machine Case Study
| February 1, 2013

Automatic leaflet feeder adds vitality to case-packing operation

Mana Nutrition receives valuable packaging equipment gift that aids in efforts to feed hungry children.
Machine Case Study
| February 1, 2013

Staples deploys on-demand, custom case making

Staples rolls out on-demand case-making system that produces a custom case size for every order. At its Oak Creek, WI, facility, two machines convert 151 box sizes at 300/hr.
IMPROVED FRESHNESS & SALES. Bean sprouts packaged in the oxygen barrier film bags have yielded prolonged product freshness and increased sales.
Package Case Study
| January 29, 2013

Freshness extension for fresh produce

Laser film perforation technology helps control oxygen transmission rates in bean sprout bags, protecting product color and odor.
The key to the Oven Perfect film specifications is that the thermoform plus lid stock become the best possible cooking vessel for the meat cut inside.
Package Case Study
| January 28, 2013

Smithfield division launches pork in thermoformed cook-in packs

Backed by an aggressive ad campaign featuring a James Brown Motown classic, Farmland Foods’ Oven Perfect packaging has convenience written all over it.
Conveyor components used in the Pepsi retrofit.
Machine Case Study
| January 23, 2013

Pepsi invests $35,000 to generate an added $300,000 annually

On a 2-L PET line at a Pepsi plant in Cheverly, MD, an optimized conveyor connection between case packer and palletizer is helping to generate about $300,000 more in revenue per year.

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