Conveying & accumulation

Live roller merge conveyor

From Nercon comes the Live Roller metering and merging conveyor, which uses the concept of stalling products on the conveyor until they are in the proper sequence.

October 6, 2008

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

Bag sealer/labeler

Belco Packaging Systems has purchased the manufacturing rights to the MAXX 5 bag top sealer-labeler from American Design and Packaging.

October 6, 2008

Flexibles

Recycled-material PETE films

Klöckner Pentaplast has partnered with Packaging 2.0 LLC to introduce SmartCycle™ PETE films to the company’s line of rigid film products.

October 6, 2008

Flexibles

Lessons learned: packaging machinery

700 packaging professionals share their advice about packaging machinery.

October 4, 2008

Sustainability

Smart's light still burns bright

Smart packaging thrives, with innovations that drive greater brand marketing and product communication, as well as enhance product quality and safety.

October 4, 2008

Thermoform/fill/seal

Tolmar transitions to thermoforms

Foil pouches were more costly and didn’t allow health professionals to see what’s inside the package. A clear, thermoformed tray answers the call.

October 4, 2008

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

Rotary hot-air bag sealers elevate operating efficiencies

Contract packer installs four units to accommodate high-speed, high-production demands of major paper products manufacturer.

October 4, 2008

Sustainability

Palletizing's positive turn

Packaged goods companies are changing their ways as the need to reduce waste becomes increasingly important.

October 4, 2008

Flexibles

Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

October 3, 2008

Flexibles

Nanotech and food

Nanotechnology holds great promise in the food packaging arena.

October 3, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Fishing for customers

Ronnie Wrenn waits patiently for retailers and consumers to catch on to fresh, never frozen case-ready seafood from his company, Fresher Than Fresh, which provides its products in modified-atmosphere packaged overwrapped trays (see www.packworld.com/casestudy-26065)

October 3, 2008

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

Enhanced vf/f/s

The robag® 3 vf/f/s packaging system from tna includes new kanga jaw technology for high-quality, specialty bag formats and long bag applications such as cereals and frozen foods.

October 3, 2008

Flexibles

Car-care product's gloss properties conveyed by prismatic label

Consumers have taken a shine to Meguiar’s new Ultimate Quik Detailer car-care product, launched by the Irvine, CA-based company last fall in a slick, sporty bottle with shimmering holographic label decoration.

October 3, 2008