Dial’s RGX softens graphics

  Can a package in the self-grooming aisles influence which product a guy buys?

Switching from manual to automatic labeling operations

 Skin care products company spruces up packaging efficiencies with new in-line pressure-sensitive label application equipment.

Packaging takes the stage for Beiersdorf

  “Packaging is the most important instrument of brand management. An attractive packaging design puts a product on stage.”

Redesign strengthens Right Guard’s essence

 New players and product forms continue to crowd the antiperspirant and deodorant aisle, and their effects are being felt by longtime brands in these two categories.

Red Zone gets 'radical' makeover

  Earlier this year, Old Spice Red Zone soft solid antiperspirant was re-introduced to the market with a high-tech look, designed and engineered by Product Ventures for manufacturer Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati.

Double wrapping improves Cardinal’s health

 Healthcare provider Cardinal Health upgrades its surgical kit operations with new shrink-wrapping equipment.

Crave packaging is revealing

 A 2.5-oz plastic spray bottle mounted inside a see-through plastic “carton” distinguishes the packaging for Crave fragrance from Calvin Klein Cosmetics, a New York, NY, div.

P&G captures high-tech assistance

 A new video troubleshooting tool gives packaging line operators at Procter & Gamble the power to solve problems faster.

Containers capture consumer convenience

 Surf wax in a deodorant-like container, an ergonomic waste container for biohazardous materials and a snowmobile lubricant in a jug designed for mittened hands are among this year’s NACD award winners.

How European culture drives packaging

 The Intl. Steel Packaging Congress 1999, held during interpack 99, illuminated ideas for European manufacturers at the turn of the century. Many points will resound also in the U.S.