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Package Case Study
| March 10, 2011

Pet food pack par excellence

Gold for Printing Achievement went to Nordenia USA for a 2.7-kg (5.95 lb) package of Nestlé Purina ONE Dog pet food sold in the Canadian marketplace.
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Package Case Study
| March 10, 2011

Film for bulk liquids earns Gold for Packaging Excellence

Liquiflex® Advance™ films for bulk liquids is designed to replace metal foodservice cans or traditional bulk liquid films. The 13-layer Liquiflex film generates 96% less waste than cans and up to 30% less waste than other films, and includes redundant nylon and ethylene vinyl alcohol layers for strength and resistance. It is manufactured by Curwood Inc., a Bemis company.
Supplier News
| March 9, 2011

PAC Machinery Group appoints new Western Regional Sales Manager

The PAC Machinery Group (PMG) has announced that Lawrence Warren has been named Western Regional Sales Manager.  
Machine Product Brief
| January 14, 2011

Preform cooling system improves PET container production

A unique preform cooling system from W. Amsler Equipment Inc., uses increased air flow in the oven to deliver major productivity improvements for manufacturers of PET containers.
Interphex
News
| January 6, 2011

Interphex 2011 New York programs announced

Educational program to feature biopharmaceutical manufacturing topics. Meanwhile, ISPE will again sponsor the March 29-31 event in New York.
Machine Product Brief
| January 3, 2011

Continuous motion case packer

The PakMore™ continuous motion case packer from Standard-Knapp provides fast and smooth packaging of bottles using zero-gap infeed for balanced lines and jam-free operation.
Supplier News
| December 29, 2010

Alpha Packaging acquires Progressive Plastics

The acquisition by Alpha Packaging of Progressive Plastics, adds more than 160 stock items to Alpha’s product offerings and greatly expands Alpha’s 2-stage PET molding capabilities.  This is Alpha’s largest acquisition to date.
Feature Article
| November 27, 2010

Progress on two fronts

Less than a year after the Food Safety Alliance for Packaging was formed as a division of the IoPP, it’s encouraging to see that there is progress to report where FSAP’s goals are concerned.
Sterling Anthony, CPP
Feature Article
| November 21, 2010

Foiled plans might or might not be good

Aluminum foil has long held its own as a barrier material, but there are competitors.
Sustainable labeling from Graphic Packaging International
 Video | November 16, 2010

Sustainable labeling from Graphic Packaging International

Heat transfer decorating system for plastic containers delivers brilliant and durable image quality, low applied cost -- and it's 100% recyclable.
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