Package Design

Closures

Sales of Roskam Baking1s Rothbury Farms retail croutons and stuffing mix have increased briskly since the company changed from a

Feature Article

| May 31, 1995

Crouton pouch stands up to the competition

Stand-up reclosable pouches replace folding cartons with inner liners for Roskam Baking's line of Rothbury Farms croutons. Zippers are applied in-line on new horizontal rotary form/fill/seal machines.

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At Johnson Controls' recycling plant at Novi, MI, incoming PET bottles are debagged and fed into the company's process that prod

Feature Article

| May 31, 1995

FDA plans to speed approval for PCR use

Packagers are delighted with what they've heard about new post-consumer plastic resin rules expected this fall. Data requirements will be clearer and more specific so retesting will be minimized.

A 70-micron oriented PP sleeve label is applied to the filled and capped PET bottle prior to proceeding through a shrink tunnel

Feature Article

| May 31, 1995

Purity pervades Gleneagles' filling process

From natural springs to cleanroom filling conditions, Gleneagles ensures product purity that can be seen in glass-like PET.

Materials Product Brief

| May 31, 1995

Measuring/dispensing closure

AccuPour II(TM) is a patented two-component system from Phoenix Closures (Naperville, IL) that measures and then dispenses liquid products. Consists of a PP measuring cup and a HDPE spout.

Many retailers order small quantities to minimize inventories, as these stacked pallets of corrugated cases suggests

Feature Article

| May 31, 1995

First Brands bags labor, freight savings

New logistics software helps First Brands configure retail display pallets cost efficiently, lowering labor and freight costs by 50% and 30%, respectively.

Materials Product Brief

| May 31, 1995

Container buying catalog

A 182-page, four-color catalog includes photos, prices and descriptive information on more than 3걄 bottles, jars, vials, pumps, sprayers and drums available from Berlin Packaging (Chicago, IL).

State?s newest sealer is used on a multipurpose packaging line that runs sizes from 1-oz sampler bottles up to the 16-oz bottle

Feature Article

| May 31, 1995

How State Chemical cleans up

Cleveland-based chemical packer modernizes its filling lines with induction sealing, and with a computer program that helps put customer service first.

Materials Product Brief

| May 31, 1995

TE bulk container

The EZ Stor(TM) bulk container from Ropak (Fullerton, CA) is an 8-gal, TE container designed to carry and store a wide variety of dry products. Built-in hand grips and a hinged or nonhinged reclosable EZ Cover(TM) allow the container to be opened by means of a pull-tab and peel strip.

Materials Product Brief

| May 31, 1995

Reclosable zipper

KCL (Shelbyville, IN) has introduced the Press'N Seal® III, a reclosable zipper that can be attached to almost any flexible package for dry products to make it resealable.

Materials Product Brief

| May 31, 1995

TE tubs

Clear OPS tubs for baked goods from Wilkinson Mfg. (Ft. Calhoun, NE) use the patented DeltaPak(TM) TE closure for protection against pilferage. Overwrap or shrink bands can be eliminated and the tubs can be opened easily in a simple, one-step process.

Materials Product Brief

| May 31, 1995

PET liquor bottle

Kols Containers (Baltimore, MD) has introduced a 1-L PET liquor bottle with a 28-mm TE finish that accepts the Kerr PP closure. Has a 5 1/4" label panel area.

Materials Product Brief

| April 30, 1995

Resealable labels

Engraph's (Moorestown, NJ) resealable labels allow consumers to repeatedly reseal the extended-text label after it is opened. Can hold warnings, directions, recipes or warranties.

Materials Product Brief

| April 30, 1995

Hot-fill capper

The Model Y221 capping machine from Alcoa Closure Systems (Indianapolis, IN) is a high-speed, hot-fill plastic closure applicator. Suitable for products bottled in steam-filled, high temperature conditions, such as juice.

News

| April 30, 1995

FDA revises standards for single-serve dairy containers

It may seem like too little and too late, but the Food and Drug Administration recently issued its 1993 revision of "Standards for the Fabrication of Single Service Containers and Closures for Milk and Milk Products." Federal and state regulatory inspectors use these standards as the basis for inspecting plants manufacturing dairy packaging.

News

| April 30, 1995

Custom bottles boost promotion

Custom packaging played a key role in the success of a recent hair-care product promotion by Matrix® Essentials of Solon, OH. The firm's Vavoom(TM) and Systeme Biolage® professional salon hair-care product lines were offered in a special 250-mL promotional size.

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