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Milk (packaging) gone green

The milk container market is exemplary of sustainable options and developments within one of the most important of all the food and beverage packaging segments.

December 3, 2008

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Reusable transport packaging comes of age

Rising packaging material and supply-chain costs, environmental pressures, and government regulations make reusable transport packaging an attractive and profitable option.

December 3, 2008

Flexible packaging

Cost pressures cloud healthcare packaging's future

Mounting financial pressures top a list of issues driving the pharmaceutical, biologic, and medical device sectors. In an exclusive interview, Freedonia senior healthcare consultant Bill Martineau discusses where packaging fits into these issues.

December 3, 2008

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Pouch provides at-home meal prep

A confluence of food and beverage product and packaging trends are represented with the introduction of new Salad Finishers™ and Potato Finishers™ from Sargento Foods, Inc., Plymouth, WI.

December 3, 2008

Sustainability

Economic concerns battle convenience for supremacy

Escalating oil costs have an impact on both packagers and consumers, driving new food and beverage packaging trends. But convenience is still top-of-mind for many.

December 3, 2008

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Biodegradable shrink film

PLAnet™, Clysar’s biodegradable shrink film, is made from 100 percent corn.

December 2, 2008

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New pouched waters for New Year

Hydropouch enhanced water beverages develops mock-up pouches for a 2009 launch.

November 30, 2008

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

Rennco's new vertical L bar bagger provides cost-effective alternative to using pre-made bags

Rennco’s new Vertic-L semi-automatic bagger provides a versatile, reliable solution for packaging a wide variety of common and unusual shaped items in bags up to 14” by 14”.  The small footprint Vertic-L, introduced at Pack Expo ’08, includes tool-less changeovers, user-friendly HMI control panel, a trim pull device, and quick machine cycling at a fraction of the cost of using premade bags. Rennco is a division of Pro Mach, Inc.

November 21, 2008

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

Simplified motion control increases the agility of pouch/pillow packaging machine

White paper from Omron describes how advances in hardware and programming make controls integration and machine changeover faster and easier.

November 20, 2008

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2009 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards: December 1 deadline for entires

The 2009 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards deadline for entries is December 1, 2008.

November 14, 2008

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Carry Tape Handles improve handling for consumers

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Foam tape handles applied to multi-packs and bulky packages provide consumers with a safe and easy way to carry bulkier items.

November 13, 2008

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

Video: Tabletop bagging system

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Automated Packaging Systems’ Autobag PS 125 Tabletop Bagger permits three levels of automation for activating the sealing mechanism, and features easy roll changeover.

November 13, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Video: Blister packaging system handles variety of applications

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Koch KBS-PL blister packaging system thermoforms blister film, cuts in longitudinal and transversal direction without any waste.

November 12, 2008