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Machine Case Study
| May 1, 2013

Microwave-ready rice pudding

Rieber & Son of Norway are such big fans of microwave pasteurization as a means of extending refrigerated shelf life that they recently installed their third line.
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Package Case Study
| April 12, 2013

Retortable plastic trays for new pet food

Forthglade Foods of Devon, England, has launched a new range of cat and dog food products in new packaging.
Package Case Study
| April 2, 2013

PCR PET is central to OtterBox redesign

The outer carton boasts a ‘beautiful opaque yellow’ while the inner tray that holds the cell phone protector is made of up to 100% post-consumer recycled PET.
Not only is the lidding material attractively printed, the forming stock has a ‘deep blue sea’ theme, as well.
Package Case Study
| February 28, 2013

'Go-Green' thermoforms distinguish seafood launch

A high-end, value-added line of seafood products aimed at the retail market takes advantage of an unusual tray-making technology that reduces carbon footprint.
Materials Product Brief
| February 18, 2013

Recyclable MAP tray

Clearly Clean Products, LLC’s recyclable Modified Atmosphere Package tray for meat, poultry, and entrées is an FDA-compliant tray that utilizes a patented process of applying a peelable, thin printed liner to an RPET tray using the same material that is used in water bottles.
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| February 1, 2013

Medical device pack earns WorldStar Award

When patients are hemorrhaging, seconds count. A thermoformed medical device package that helps physicians cut time needed to deliver life-saving procedures wins a 2013 WorldStar Award.
Package Case Study
| November 19, 2012

Weis Markets to use 100% recyclable PET MAP trays for meat

Working with custom thermoformer, the grocery chain embarks on development of first closed-loop recyclable meat tray.
'Breakthrough' pasteurization technology for chilled ready meals
 Video | April 27, 2012

'Breakthrough' pasteurization technology for chilled ready meals

At Anuga FoodTec, Hakan Pettersson, managing director of MicVac, describes what he calls a “breakthrough innovation technology” for chilled ready meals. The MicVac process allows raw or partially pre-cooked ingredients to be microwave-pasteurized in-pack. The process is said to allow for greater product quality, color, taste, texture, vitamin content, and shelf life.
The newest entry in the UK children's cheese snack category.
Package Case Study
| March 8, 2012

Cheese snack packed in barrier thermoform

The latest entrant into the UK’s buoyant children’s cheese snack market is Chedds Cheese & Toasties from Dairy Crest.
The cooler grow tray has a 21 x 21-in. standard-size base and lid.
Package Case Study
| January 11, 2012

Thermoformed tray enables crop waste-based packaging

Design of new thermoformed ‘grow trays’ enables optimized manufacturing of coolers made from Ecovative’s mushroom-root and crop-waste packaging material.

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