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March 1997 |
Look out Boston Market!
Although the environment is no longer a hot packaging issue in the U.S., global companies must contend with European regulations that target shipping containers and other transport packaging.
AquaPenn Spring Water Co. has what it believes is the smallest polyethylene terephthalate bottle for a nonalcoholic beverage in the country. Holding just 8 oz of spring water, the Quick Quench bottle was launched in mid-January, targeted primarily at foodservice institutions.
Of 516 responses to the 1997 Packaging Productivity Trends Indicator Survey, more than four in ten (41%) report productivity improvements in 1996, compared to just 6% who say their companies experienced losses in productivity.
Ciba Crop Protection, Greensboro, NC, reduced its packaging costs by more than half after switching to a custom 25-lb premade bag for its granular ant bait product used by farmers.
Introduced in Mexico last September, Colgate's dual-pumping toothpaste dispenser is unique for several reasons, says Bob Mack, associate director of technology at Colgate Palmolive's Global Packaging Group.
What will be hot in '97?
In mid-January, New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb voluntarily recalled about 150ꯠ packages of its Ovcon® 35 birth control tablets due to a packaging snafu that might increase the risk of an unwanted pregnancy.
In a two-month period ending in mid-January, Seattle's Best Coffee produced about 100ꯠ units of Santa's Best Blend(TM) 8-oz whole bean coffee.
A Christmas holiday promotion involving a special telephone card "label" affixed to the inside of 12-packs of O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer has been called a success by Anheuser-Busch.
Consumer wants and needs will be the major drivers for successful food packaging in the future. So says Harry Rubbright, RubbrightSigma Brody (Eagan, MN), in remarks to a global packaging conference sponsored by PIRA in England.
Tested in Germany but so far only talked about here, The Coca-Cola Co.'s contour can is set to make its U.S. debut early this month in Terre Haute, IN, and in four Southwest markets.
Suited for specialty packaging, Demptos Glass (Louisville, KY) now offers a line of multi-colored gift bottles designed by Kefla-Glas of Germany. Eight colors are available in 200- and 500-mL sizes, in round, oval, square and triangular shapes.
International Paper's (Purchase, NY) new multiwall bag provides the protection of a sealed pinch-style bag plus the stacking features of a square-bottom self-opening sack.
PETG 31 is a new high-slip polyester film and sheet from Klockner Pentaplast (Gordonville, VA) with an internal denesting additive that provides easy, silicone-free removal from molds and separation of thermoformed parts.
MacMillan Bloedel (Marietta, GA) has announced that its SpaceKraft II intermediate bulk container has received UN/DOT certification for Group II hazardous solids.
LabelMagic(TM) is point-and-click Windows(TM)-based software from Cognitive Solutions (Paso Robles, CA). LabelMagic optimizes label throughput by using the printer's internal bar codes, fonts and graphics whenever possible.
Precision MicroControl (Carlsbad, CA) has designed a microprocessor-based system that provides motion and process control on vertical form/fill/seal systems.
The WS-20 Series II horizontal wrapper from Sasib (DePere, WI) uses multi-axis, computer-controlled servo drives to reach speeds to 350 products/min.
PakScan(TM) from EG&G Astrophysics Inspection Systems (Oak Ridge, TN) is a high-speed food inspection system that automatically detects for foreign materials in packaged products.
Weber Marking Systems (Arlington Heights, IL) has introduced the 35 Series cut-sheet laser printer to the industrial label printer market. This tabletop printer produces bar codes, text and graphics at 600 dpi.
McKernan Packaging Clearing House (Reno, NV) now sends a monthly Packaging Clearing House Catalog supplement to preferred customers that describes new items available since the last catalog publication date.
The D12T bulletin from Lincoln Electric (Cleveland, OH)provides guidelines on how to write a specification sheet for Inverter Duty motors. Major headings include scope, standards, mechanical construction, performance features, bidding instructions and approved suppliers.
The General Packer Model GP-1000 ST from Amplas (Green Bay, WI) automatically fills and seals preformed, stand-up, zippered or non-zippered pouches at speeds to 50/min.
Dependable Machine (Cedar Grove, NJ) has introduced the M.O.S.S. Automatic Model SC 2 high-speed hot stamping machine for plastic tubes. It can hot stamp on tubes measuring .394" to 2.56" in dia, and up to 7.0912" L, at speeds to 2귔/hr.
The LINX 6200 Series ink-jet printer from Diagraph (St. Louis, MO) offers enhancements over the 6000 Series, including the use of white, pigmented ink for coding on dark substrates.
The APT9001 from Aidlin Automation (Bradenton, FL) is a control and data acquisition system that integrates data from the entire processing and packaging line into easy-to-understand information.
The EZ-Duz-It® plus is a low-profile stretch wrapper from Infra Pak (Farmers Branch, TX). This light-duty stretch wrapper has a 3ꯠ-lb capacity, says the manufacturer.
A new pouch feeder with an integrated placement system from Hoppmann (Chantilly, VA) is designed to gently singulate numerous styles and sizes of pouches and deliver them to the placement system at speeds to 250 pouches/min.
The PLATO sensor controller from Entry Technology (Cream Ridge, NJ) can be used with sensor-based inspection systems to provide quality assurance on packaging lines.
Blazerjet(TM) SP is a mid-range, economical dot matrix laser coding system from Lasertechnics (Albuquerque, NM). A fiberglass enclosure and printhead makes it suited for industrial applications where NEMA enclosures or washdowns are not required.
Suited for dairy applications, the Cetra 1000 from Padlocker (Tamarac, FL) can be custom configured to meet the needs of a particular line. It's designed to accept bottles, cans, cartons or food trays and pack them into trays and wraparound cases at speeds to 30 cases/min, depending on application.
A new Compact Buffer from Klockner Ho/oonsel Tevopharm NA (Sarasota, FL) is one-third the size of conventional buffers, yet offers speeds up to 90 rows/min.
Model 438TBF vacuum-feed bag printer from Kiwi Coders (Wheeling, IL) automatically feeds and prints variable information on lid bags used in canning and bottling plant applications.
Model 190-ABEZ live roller conveyor from Hytrol Conveyor (Jonesboro, AR) is a general transport conveyor with the capabilities of accumulating products with zero pressure.
Automated Packaging Systems' (Streetsboro, OH) new Autobag® CD-ROM Infeed packaging system is capable of packaging over 55 single disc bags/min.
The SpeedyPacker(TM) foam-in-bag packaging system from Sealed Air (Saddle Brook, NJ) dispenses Instapak® foam into a bag to create protective cushioning.
The Omni Ci-Era(TM) 1000 and 2000 bar-code scanners from Computer Identics/I.D. Matrix (Canton, MA) employ the Omni Cix(TM) scanner to read bar-code labels or labeled items at any angle.
The DDC 2 is a new digital laser coder from Domino Amjet (Gurnee, IL) designed as an upgrade to the Domino DDC. The unit is compact, lightweight and portable so that it can be used in more than one line.
The Northfield Model 1600 is a continuous-feed inserter available from Promo Edge (Neenah, WI). It automatically bursts apart continuous-feed coupons or other inserts separated by perforations and feeds them into folding cartons or flexible packages at speeds to 600 pieces/min.
Packaging Technologies & Inspection (Tuckahoe, NY) offers its Heat-Seal Evaluation/Characterization Technology for testing seal quality. This new non-destructive technology uses ultrasonic waves to characterize and evaluate heat-sealed layers, as well as determine the thickness and elasticity of heat-sealed joints.
Avery Dennison, Engineered Films Div. (Painesville, OH) has developed Primax® NA (non-adhesive), a white opaque polyolefin film engineered to have a good printing surface.
DesiMax(TM) SLF (sorbent loaded film) from Multisorb Technologies (Buffalo, NY) uses a patent-pending technology for blending desiccants into a variety of hot melts so that moisture can be adsorbed into packaging.
FLEXcon's (Spencer, MA) p-s film products feature a no-label look that makes them suitable for glass bottle applications. The optiFLEX PP-200-HC A-32 150 Poly consists of 2-mil clear PP film and a 1.5-mil clear polyester liner.
Ludox® 3000 is a thin, transparent liquid from Michelman (Cincinnati, OH) that, when applied to recycled and mottled-white substrates, provides nonskid properties.
Pad-Kraft Quick-Load® side-loading padded shipping mailers are from Astro-Valcour (Glens Falls, NY). Side loading eliminates the pushing and manipulating often associated with stuffing mailers from the top.
National Starch and Chemical (Bridgewater, NJ) now offers its hot melt adhesives in returnable totes to simplify material handling operations and reduce waste.
Films created with additive vitamin E offer protection at least equal to that of BHT-impregnated films, according to a Michigan State University study.
Responding to Packaging 2000, our three-part series on packaging job skills, readers ascertain what will likely be necessary for packaging professionals in the new millenium.
Half of the 12 winners in this year's FPA awards competition for excellence in flexible packaging are food packages. A broad range of food categories are represented.
Almost any way you measure packaging line changeover, the answers from Packaging World readers vary widely. The major agreement is that more changes are being demanded-and less time is available for doing them. However, the strategies for hastening change
Changeover not critical to some
Meet the modifiers
Haumiller (Elgin, IL) now offers applicators and overcappers with quick changeover capabilities. Container handling and applicator change parts are now changed with hand knobs, reducing changeover time from 10 to five minutes, says the company.
Designed for smaller operations with moderate speed requirements, the Linapac case packer/unpacker from Krones (Franklin, WI) takes minimal floor space to pack containers into a case, or remove them from a case, at speeds to 8 cycles/min.
The VERSAJet LS Series is a continuous-motion form/fill/seal shrink wrapper from Automation Packaging (Tampa, FL). Its custom collation modules allow product to be grouped into any configuration desired.
Chase-Logeman (Greensboro, NC) has developed a patent-pending way to use vacuum to hold feeder bowls and tracks to vibratory base drives, eliminating the use of bolts or other mechanical clamping means.
Label-Aire's (Fullerton, CA) Model 2114ST patented tamp-blow applicator is now available with an advanced stepper design and quick-change pad and manifold assemblies.
DT Kalish's (Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) Kx 1100 tube filler and sealer uses quick-release handles for quick changeovers. Designed for pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications, it reaches speeds to 110 metal tubes/min when crimping, or 92/min, when plastic laminated tubes are being hot-air sealed.
A new decaser from A-B-C Packaging (Tarpon Springs, FL) offers quick, no-tool changeover without change parts for all but the most extreme case or bottle size changes.
The Formula 2000 Series CMC/SM has fewer parts than any other cartoner on the market, says manufacturer Klockner Bartelt Medipak (Sarasota, FL). It's designed for maintenance-free operation and easy changeover, requiring as few as ten adjustments for a three-dimensional change.
The Filamatic® Model VLD-300-CIP push-button liquid filler from National Instrument (Baltimore, MD) achieves production rates of up to 150 containers/min, with accuracies of ±1/2%, when using 10 fill stations.
The System 3000 is a new horizontal wrapper from EDL Packaging (Green Bay, WI) designed for applications where high-speed, high-clarity display wrapping is desired.
J&J Snacks needed to automate pallet wrapping in its freezer warehouse. But only a specially insulated wrapper could function at temperatures as low as
New graphics on new bags packed in a new way have dramatically improved the look of aquarium filter packs. The appearance catches on with more retailers, too.
Seattle fish processor vacuum packs salmon right on board its two ships for sale to Japanese markets. Now there's no need to thaw and refreeze, so quality is improved.
Among medical industry packages to win FPA awards this year was a thermoformed pouch that won the Green Globe Award for environmental achievement.
National drug retailer Walgreen Co. is one major chain that is experiencing significant cost savings through the use of security labels added to packages. Manufacturers are feeling increased pressure to supply product pre-labeled.
The acoustomagnetic side
Who's got the beta tape player?
Pricing and performance of flexible packaging could be affected by EPA's new regulatory programs and by voluntary changes, too.
These three FPA award winners represent different industries to be sure, but they all have one thing in common: Their use of flexible films to meet packaging challenges.
Unit dose packaging is now required for any solid dosage product containing more than 20 milligrams of iron per dosage unit, under a new FDA regulation.
Setting an important precedent, Chicago-based Quaker Oats is the first company to apply for and receive permission from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to make food-specific health claims on its packages.
A downturn in plastics recycling markets could signal trouble for packagers. Some companies have stopped buying recycled plastics, inhibiting an already underdeveloped plastics recycling infrastructure.
By the end of April, FDA must set a "reasonable deadline" for publishing a final rule on proposed health claims for dietary supplement labels, ruled a U.S.
Leuze Electronic (Owen/Teck, Germany) acquired ELESTA Optosensors AG (Bad Ragaz, Switzerland).
Uniplast Industries, Inc. (Orillia, Ontario, Canada) will acquire the Columbus, IN, plant and some extrusion equipment from PCL Packaging, Inc.
Kollmorgen Instruments Corp.'s (Waltham, MA) Macbeth Div. merged with the Gretag Color Control Systems Div. of Gretag AG (Regensdorf, Switzerland).
Barber-Coleman Co. (Loves Park, IL) will distribute Balluff, Inc.'s (Florence, KY) linear position transducers, sensors and automatic ID systems.
EVAL Co. of America (Lisle, IL) opened its third EVOH copolymer resin line at its Pasadena, TX, plant. The increase brings the annual EVAL® resin capacity to 46 million lb.
Berry Plastics Corp. (Evansville, IN) acquired PackerWare Corp. (Lawrence, KS).
Captive Plastics, Inc. (Piscataway, NJ): Christopher Evans, mgr., mktg. and business development; Louis A. Tambini, account mgr., mid-Atlantic region.
Systech (Cranbury, NJ) and BWI Inex (Clearwater, FL) entered a 10-year agreement to provide advanced inspection systems for the packaging industry, beginning with an initial delivery of 50 Systech TIPS(TM) Vision systems.
Testing Machines Inc. (Islandia, NY) relocated to a larger facility at 2910 Expressway Drive South, Islandia, NY 11722, phone 800/678-3221; fax 516/842-5220.
ISO 9001 certification: Uniplast Industries Inc.'s (Orillia, Ontario, Canada) two Orillia plants, making Uniplast the first PE film manufacturer to be registered in North America.
Sharp Ivers-Lee (Conshohocken, PA) developed the BuSpar® 15mg Patient Starter Kit for Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York, NY, which received the Pharmaceutical Package of the Year Award and the Overall Package of the Year Award for 1996 from the New Jersey Packaging Executives Club, Clifton, NJ.
Enercon Industries Corp. (Menomonee Falls, WI) donated the use of a new XL Series narrow-web corona treating system to the flexographic printing department of Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI.
Paper Converting Machine Co. Ltd. (Plymouth, UK) and Printpack Europe Ltd. (Bury, UK) discontinued the joint demonstration facilities at Printpack's Saffron Walden, UK, site, which was used to show PCMC's narrow web Vision flexographic printing press.
ARPAC (Schiller Park, IL): Donn Maggart and Jeff Kaplan, strategic accounts mgrs.
Augros, Inc. (Clark, NJ): Anthony Spinozzi, dir., Prestige product sales.
Risdon Corp. (Naugatuck, CT) will upgrade its metal forming capabilities, moving the Metal Products Div. to a larger, newer facility in the Naugatuck or Greater Waterbury, CT, areas.
Accraply, Inc. (Plymouth, MN) relocated its headquarters to 3580 Holly Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55447, phone 800/328-3997; fax 612/519-9656.
AMBEC (Owings Mills, MD): Wil Parsels, special accounts mgr.
Polyair Packaging (Chicago, IL) opened a 156ꯠ sq' manufacturing and sales facility in Youngstown, OH.
TL Systems Corp. (Minneapolis, MN): Jack Lysfjord, vp, technology and intl. sales.
Libby Perszyk Kathman (Cincinnati, OH): Jerry Kathman, president.
Bagcraft Corp. of America (Northfield, IL) bought AB Specialty Holding Co. (Hialeah, FL) from Stone Container Corp. (Chicago, IL) and also acquired the Alfred J.
Intertape Polymer Group (Montreal, Quebec, Canada): Christopher Semonelli, Eastern sales mgr.
Rexene Products (Dallas, TX) began production of its REXflex® flexible polyolefin plant in Odessa, TX.
Advanced Detection Systems (Milwaukee, WI): Frank Suranyi, sales and mktg. mgr.
Containers Northwest Corp. changed its name to CNC Containers Corp. (Tumwater, WA), which serves as the parent company over its joint-venture interest in Containers Southwest L.L.C.
National Starch and Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, NJ): Traci Jensen, mktg. mgr., food and consumer packaging.
The Cerutti Group (Casale, Italy) and Indigo N.V. (Woburn, MA) created a two-year alliance for exclusive worldwide distribution and marketing of Indigo's Omnius One-Shot Color(TM) digital printing system.
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. (N. Kingstown, RI) plans to increase its production of metallized OPP film from 20 million lb/yr to 30 million lb/yr by adding a third line at its headquarters.
Emplex Systems Inc. (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) has become the master distributor of Pacepacker Ltd. (Essex, UK) products in North America.
Bobst Group (Roseland, NJ): Philippe Michel, president, Bobst Group and Bobst Canada.
MAAC Machinery Corp. (Itasca, IL) purchased the assets of Comet Industries, Inc. (Sanford, FL).
RPMI, Inc. (Lebanon, OH): Harry M. Whitehead, dir., engineering.
ISO 9002 certification: Atlas Electric Devices Co. (Chicago, IL); The Reynolds Co. (Greenville, SC) for the manufacture of water-based, hot melt, and dry-blended adhesives, as well as specialty industrial coatings.
International Paper (Purchase, NY): Philip Carlino, mgr., recycled sales and mktg.; Brian Dufour, technical dir., new product development.
New Jersey Machine Inc. and Charles Lapierre Inc. (Lebanon, NH) opened a new office in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada.
Halifax Paper Board Co., Inc. (Richmond, VA) completed a major capital improvement project to the paper machine at its Roanoke Rapids, NC, plant.
Independent Can Co. (Belcamp, MD) added an 80ꯠ sq', $2 million distribution center to its headquarters. Full utilization is scheduled for early 1997.
KNP BT (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is discussing the sale of its worldwide flexible and protective plastic packaging activities to Pactiv Inc. (Evanston, IL).
Quantum Chemical Corp. (Cincinnati, OH): Susan M. Ganster, mktg. mgr., injection molding.
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (Arlington, VA) elected the 1997 officer team: Barry Shoulders, chairman; Fred Erler, vice chairman; Robert S.
American Dixie Group (Albany, NY) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Advanced Technology (Troy, NY) have formed a partnership for the research and commercialization of advanced manufacturing technology.
The Health and Beauty Care Div. of Carnaud Metalbox (Paris, France) merged with Risdon Corp. (Naugatuck, CT) and AMS America (Paris, France) to form Risdon/AMS (Naugatuck, CT).
Herrmann Ultrasonics (Schaumburg, IL) expanded its headquarters by 12ꯠ sq' and has allotted an additional 6ꯠ sq' for expected growth.
Captive Plastics, Inc. (Piscataway, NJ) unveiled a new logo to depict a progressive company with a commitment to worldwide growth in packaging.
Willett Intl. Ltd. (Northamptonshire, UK): Robert Willett, group deputy chairman.
Edelstein Diversified Co. Ltd. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada): Jim Roumeliotis, accounts mgr., Supastrip® Tear Tape Div.
SBG Partners (San Francisco, CA): Flavio Gomez, chairman; David Canaan, senior managing partner; Bill Feldman and Mark Bergman, managing partners.
Great Lakes Packaging Corp. (Germantown, WI): Jeff Craig, product mgr., graphics accounts; LeRoy Schramm, planning mgr., new product development.
Moss Printing (Chicago, IL): Jeffrey T. Sievert, sales.
Exxon Chemical Co. (Houston, TX) and Union Carbide Corp. (Danbury, CT) will launch a PE technology, licensing, and metallocene catalyst supply company located in Houston, TX.
SWF Machinery (Sanger, CA) acquired McDowell Intl. Packaging Systems (Orlando, FL). The company will be known as SWF McDowell and will continue to operate from the manufacturing plant in Orlando, FL.
Southland Container (Corsicana, TX) opened its 12th distribution center in Carrollton, TX.
Steel Recycling Institute (Pittsburgh, PA): Brian A. Tedeschi, dir., mktg. communications.
Lansmont Corp. (Monterey, CA) moved its corporate headquarters to Ryan Ranch Research Park, 17 Mandeville Ct., Monterey, CA 93940, phone 408/655-6600; fax 408/655-6606.
Atlantis Plastics, Inc. sold its Tulsa, OK, custom film facility to a group of private investors.
Baldor Electric (Ft. Smith, AR) has developed a new series of brushless servo drives with a keypad, eliminating the need to use a laptop computer.
Polychain® belt-driven roller conveyors from Interroll (Wilmington, NC) use nylon sprockets in conjunction with synchronous belts to provide higher torque levels than round belts, says the company.
A new print/apply labeling system from Avery Dennison, Soabar Products (Philadelphia, PA) prints and applies labels to fragile display packaging and to unusually shaped items.
Barry-Wehmiller Design Group's (St. Louis, MO) Mark II Synchro- screw infeed control system was developed to control the flow of containers at the infeed of fillers, labelers and other machinery.
Imaging Technologies (Cookeville, TN) has introduced the KD Jet Streamer(TM) 300, a high-speed knocked-down case printer suited for short runs. The system feeds unassembled case blanks one at a time to print high-resolution bar codes, text, logos and graphics on all four case sides in a single pass, at speeds to 55 cases/min.
Montebello Packaging (Oak Park, IL) has introduced the M-Deco® graphic transfer system. It enables manufacturers of products packaged in aluminum tubes to apply multi-colored, photo-quality graphics on-site in quantities as low as 100 tubes/run.
Moen Industries (Santa Fe Springs, CA) now offers a five 1-gal display configuration for the PF106-HLV H-Bliss style former. Other configurations include four 1-gal, six 1-gal, eight 64-oz, and 12 32-oz.
The LUT 3-8 luminescence sensor from SICK Optic-Electronic (Eden Prairie, MN) combines high switching frequency and a fast response time with the convenience of a semiconductor UV light source and a more compact design.
Thiele Eng.'s (Minneapolis, MN) new series of friction feeders can work consistently with most printing, labeling, and packaging equipment at speeds to 4귔" of sheet material/min.
The 460si is a new high-performance small-character continuous ink-jet printer from Willett America (Ft. Worth, TX) that can print over 2ꯠ characters/sec, depending on character font.
Advantage(TM) stretch wrap from BrownCor (Milwaukee, WI) has ready-to-use extended core ends that act as handles for fast and easy pallet wrapping. It's also available with a 3" core for use with dispensers.
The Silique Oval line of bottles from Fenton, Weber & Jones (Tonawanda, NY) is now available in a 10-oz (300-mL) PVC version. Bottles are complemented by a 2" dispensing closure.
The FDA has approved a new coating for ICI Polyester's (Wilmington, DE) Melinex® 813 polyester film, making both sides of the film compliant with FDA regulations for use in applications involving direct food contact.
Originally developed to protect bar coding on circuit boards, 1071S is a UV-curable protective topcoat from Craig Adhesives and Coatings (Newark, NJ).
FLEXcon (Spencer, MA) and Valéron Strength Films (Houston, TX) have introduced Valeron/ PS(TM) film face-stocks for p-s applications. They're suited for steel marking, drum labels and other applications that require printability and high strength in harsh outdoor environments.
The Ageless® oxygen absorber from Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (New York, NY) is now available in a card format that doubles as a backing card when used within a package.
LIR-USA (Yaphank, NY) has introduced a line of "velvet touch" bottles, tottles, tubes and jars for skin care applications. The Couturelle line employs a PP-based resin to achieve a textured feel.
ITW Angleboard's (Glenview, IL) new AngleWrap(TM) uses a unique design, which allows for a reduction in the product's leg length. New Angleboard measures 2.5" x 2.5" x .225", instead of 3" x 3" x .225", for a savings of approximately 25% on a per-piece basis, and an increase of 18" on a piece-per-pallet basis, says the manufacturer.
Reynolds Metals Flexible Packaging (Richmond, VA) now offers shrink bands and labels made with Reynolds® 2016 200-ga PVC film. The film can be reverse flexo-printed in up to eight colors.
These are a few of the many packaging-related sites on the World Wide Web. Not only do many suppliers have web sites now, but so do many trade shows, universities and associations, a few of which are listed below.
The Combo Blister® and TransClam® Programs, as well as a variety of new product lines, are highlighted in the corporate brochure from Transparent Container (Berkeley, IL).
Information sheets from Chase-Logeman (Greensboro, NC) detail the FCC line of automatic liquid filling and screw capping. The FCC line can fill and apply the screw cap in successive operations while the normally unstable container is controlled in the starwheel.
Indramat (Hoffman Estates, IL) has produced a 12-page color brochure describing the DKR digital intelligent AC vector drive and a broad range of associated applications.
Cape Pack® '96 is a Windows(TM)-based program from CAPE Systems (Plano, TX) that offers true simplicity and realism to package design and pallet loading programs, including the generation of true-to-life graphical images.
The capabilities and functions of the Starpal are detailed in a literature sheet from Gomes Technology, available through BBC Industries (Fenton, MO).
The popularity of the Super Bowl again found manufacturers romancing consumers through promotional packaging. Minneapolis-based General Mills, for example, continued its commemorative packaging for the event with what Wheaties® brand marketing manager Jay Heflin describes as "breakthrough packaging." Heflin refers to five Super Bowl Super Replay Motion Cards on specially marked boxes of Wheaties, Crispy Wheaties 'N Raisins(TM) and Honey Frosted Wheaties®.
For many packaging professionals, today's Internet experience is both irritating and irrelevant. In our view, that's because packagers have been deluded into wasting time searching for data that's not there rather than focusing on finding what is likely to be "enWebbed." Packagers who log on to the Web to find a piece of market data, for instance, "how much aluminum foil was sold in the U.S.
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