Five ways contract packaging is changing

08/08

Content Type Image It’s more than rising fuel and energy costs. Change reflects the consumer’s mind-set and in-store trends. Respond by balancing production complexity with simplicity.

Automated pick-and-place replaces manual operations

06/08

Content Type Image Kao ‘K.O.s’ labor cost inefficiencies, while improving production rates.

Dial’s RGX softens graphics

09/07

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

Switching from manual to automatic labeling operations

10/06

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

Packaging takes the stage for Beiersdorf

10/02/06

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

Redesign strengthens Right Guard’s essence

07/06

Content Type Image 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

05/01/04

Content Type Image 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

03/04

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

Crave packaging is revealing

11/02

Content Type Image 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

10/02

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

Feature Articles (6)

News (3)

Suppliers (4)

Polypack offers shrink wrap machines that package tubes which are traditionally difficult to handle

Content Type Image Video from Polypack with patented pick-and-place system.

Innerpacks solve distribution need for smaller count packs

Content Type Image Arpac Shrink Bundlers replace high cost chipboard sleeves or trays with shrink film. Manufacturers like the ability to send smaller count packs from Distribution Centers to local stores. See video.

Video: Robotic Pick-and-Place Shrink Wrapping Machine

Content Type Image Polypack’s patented Pick-and-Place system is capable of executing many different configurations at speeds of up to 60 bundles/minute and is perfect for odd shaped bottles.

Videos (1)

indicates a sponsored article that was submitted directly to this Web site by the supplier, and was not handled by the PW editorial staff. Packaging World may share your contact information with our sponsors, as detailed in our Privacy Policy. Packaging World will not share your information with a sponsor whose content you have not reviewed.

Please visit these related packaging, design and automation Web sites
Global Package Gallery - Gallery of package design images featuring 7,000+ high-resolution images Shelf Impact! - Strategies for successful package design and marketing Healthcare Packaging - News, trends and analysis of pharmaceutical packaging plus biologics, medical devices, and nutraceuticals Greener Package - Knowledge exchange for sustainable packaging	PackagingJobsOnline.com - Leading place for packaging jobs On The Edge - An independent blog on packaging automation and leadership featuring Keith Campbell PackagingAutomation.net - Packaging machinery automation trends Automationworld.com - Intelligence on manufacturing automation trends.