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Coding, Printing & Labeling

NutriTalk releases top ten nutrition trends for 2010

Can packaging suppliers predict growth areas based on these insights?

January 29, 2010

Cartoning

New VP of Sales & Marketing for OYSTAR Jones

OYSTAR Jones has appointed Jeff Williams Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

January 27, 2010

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Pouching machine accommodates almost any pouch size

R.A. Jones offers its adjustable Pouch King machine. Virtually any pouch size within the adjustment range can be produced, using few or no change parts.

January 25, 2010

Flexible packaging

Blister machine expands capacity for contract pharmaceutical packaging

Compass Pharma Services installs a new high-speed blister-packaging machine.

January 19, 2010

Flexible packaging

India poised for "revolution" in food packaging

Advanced packaging technologies, and a shift to using packaging as a branding tool, will drive growth through 2015, says Datamonitor report.

January 14, 2010

Flexibles

Private-label packaging-- a 'flight to value'

It’s not just the recession that’s causing the current spike in private-label sales. Retailers are growing increasingly sophisticated about positioning own-brand items.

January 8, 2010

Flexible packaging

Checkweigher delivers healthy packaging results

Used primarily for dietary supplement multipacks, a new checkweigher helps PA-based contract packer Quality Packaging Specialists meet quality demands with accuracy and at high line speeds.

January 8, 2010

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Switch from banding to bagging triples towel packaging speeds

Machine controller keeps track of towel counts, collects stats, and takes pressure off packaging operators.

January 7, 2010

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Date coding assurance system

TNA’s intelli-scan® inspects and confirms date coding on high speed VFFS packs, and is featured on tna’s robag® vertical form/fill/seal (VFFS) packaging system.

January 6, 2010

Flexibles

Liquid Planet drinks in benefits of compostable tea packaging

Organic tea company launches its full-leaf tea sachets in film overwraps made from renewable materials.

January 6, 2010

Flexibles

Sales heating up with microwave packaging

Freedonia report says this packaging format will enjoy healthy gains over the next four years. Its convenience benefits and related new technologies attract busy consumers.

December 18, 2009

Flexibles

Nestlé replaces CPET with paperboard for Stouffer's trays

A change from plastic to paperboard trays for family-size Stouffer’s entrées, as well as other packaging changes, yields a material savings for Nestle of nearly 3,000 tons annually.

December 16, 2009