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Intralox complex switching, diverting, and laning solution

06/24/09    Sponsored Grey Star

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Understanding advances in mixed-load palletizing

05/08/09    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  White paper from Kuka Robotics explains how newest advances in mixed-load palletizing can reduce costs, streamline the supply chain, and save labor and floor costs.

Slashing C02 permeation testing times for plastic bottles

04/24/09    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  A new white paper from MOCON describes an effective, non-destructive way of determining, in just hours after a bottle has been conditioned, the amount of CO2 permeating out of a bottle and the expected shelf-life of its contents.

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Ringnes taps RFID

07/09

Content Type Image  Norway’s largest brewery uses RFID to reduce bottlenecks for tracking large shipping containers and finds several unexpected benefits.

Glass container recycling Rate Climbs in U.S./California

01/09

Content Type Image New U.S. EPA data shows the glass recycling rate jumped to 28.1% in 2007, up three percentage points from 2006 (25.3%). An estimated 3.2 million tons were recovered compared to 2.9 million in 2006.

Packaging automation delivers value for tough economy

12/08/08    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  With the recession ‘official,’ CPGs stand to win more sales and market share in 2009 through packaging innovation and efficiency than comparable investments.

What if...a collapsing bottle could maintain carbonation in soft drinks?

12/08

Content Type Image One of the greatest drawbacks in buying large volumes of soda is that the carbonation level of the product changes throughout the lifespan of the product. !”

Bottle as art grows Mountain Dew's market share

10/08

Content Type Image Limited edition aluminum ‘bottlecan’ series expanded from six to 12 labels.

New-generation multipacks

08/08

Content Type Image Prelabeled merchandising panel carrier with zipper-release handle paves wider avenues for multiple-container marketing.

Wine lines enhanced with robotic palletizers

08/08

Content Type Image After the successful 2006 implementation of an automated material-handling system in its Daimiel plant in Castilla La Mancha, Spain, fruit-juice producer J. García Carrión made the strategic decision to enhance and expand its plant automation with an end-of-line solution.

Method goes to PCR

07/08

Content Type Image Method Products has had a strong environmental position from the day it was founded. Now it’s converted 9 SKUs to 100% PCR PET.

TerraCycle repurposes packaging for OfficeMax

07/08

Content Type Image OfficeMax to offer TerraCycle’s first-ever ‘made from waste’ school and office products.

2008 packaged goods trends—top 10 countdown...

04/17/08

Content Type Image #10—Probiotics are everywhere.

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Multipacker a flexible mid-range packaging solution

Content Type Image  On R.A. Jones' new Beverage Meridian Multipack Cartoner, mechanical and electrical components have been carefully selected to provide years of worry-free operation with minimal cost for maintenance and repairs.

Spiral conveyor for fridge packs    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  Specially designed stainles steel spiral conveyor from Ryson for the beverage and soft drink industries conveys flat fridge packs in a vertical direction.

Pack Expo 2004: RoboBar robotic bartender

Content Type Image WEB EXCLUSIVE: Motoman is introducing its RoboBar robotic bartender to acclaim of happy customers at its booth, S-1495, at Pack Expo International 2004. Machine, built with traditional packaging-related robotic components, is programmed to mix and pour alcoholic drinks to specification. Dual-armed, high-speed robot is equipped with a color LCD display screen, a touch screen programmed to accept the customers order, a magnetic card reader (optional), stainless-steel bar with safety enclosure, a cup dispenser, beer tap tower, ice maker, and a soda and juice dispensing tower. Machine can be purchased, leased, or rented. Cheers!

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