Current issue: May2013

A simplified design with bold graphic elements to appeal to teens and young adults is launched for Doritos chip packaging, with flexibility to adapt to regional preferences.

Frozen coffee blend kit to debut in the grocer’s freezer section in a brightly colored flex-pack featuring graphics that build on Seattle’s Best Coffee’s 40 years of coffee-making experience.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided a detailed description of proposed effective dates for Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirements on its Web site.

Pharmaceutical package winners include Novo Nordisk insulin pen, Weleda’s carton for vials, and a blister-pack carrying case.

Able to seal almost any shape or size tray, Ishida's latest generation of QX-1100 Flex tray sealers from Heat and Control are split dual-lane models that require 50% less floor space than two single lane machines, and deliver up to 15 cycles/min. with modified atmosphere packaging.

National Bulk Equipment’s ProductSaver line of wet packaged product recovery systems ensure the controlled removal from the package of free-flowing--or flow-resistant--wet contents, and the complete separation of the contents from the packaging material, reclaiming packaged wet contents for proper handling, and recovering packaging material for recycling.

Wrapping up to 40 trays/min., the 500 intermittent motion (im) leak-resistant stretch overwrapper from Ossid, a division of Pro Mach, is designed for red meat, pork, poultry, and produce packers that want a quality end-seal machine at an entry-level price.