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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Bagging & Pouching
Wrapping
Conveying & accumulation
Robotic tray loaders speed cookie loading
A state-of-the-art line at Voortman Cookies in Canada uses 10 vision-guided robots to simultaneously pack cookies into five trays at 1걄 cookies/min. Saves C$450ꯠ/yr in labor costs and provides 10-minute tool-less changeover.
April 30, 1999
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Flexible packaging
Salons sample new pack
Regis salons give away an unusual sample pack printed with a $1-off coupon to entice customers to purchase regular-sized hair-care products.
April 30, 1999
Labeling
Change means quick changeover
In an effort to reduce storage of preprinted tubes, Henkel Home Improvements decided to label in-house. In addition to saving space and gaining flexibility, the company also enjoys quicker changeover.
April 30, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Film's flexibility fits ice packs
Puncture-resistant film protects Forever Ice's 'reusable' ice to withstand repeated freezing and thawing. A custom tf/f/s machine improves efficiency.
April 30, 1999
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
Convenience Food Systems: Convenience Food Systems: Versatile food packager
The Tiromat Powerpak from Convenience Food Systems (Avon, MA) makes standard flexible vacuum packages, rigid conventional gas-flushed packages and skin packs.
April 30, 1999
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Accraply, Inc A Division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc: P-s labeler
The automatic 350MW is Accraply's (Plymouth, MN) newest off-line stand-alone labeler, applying film or paper, oriented or non-oriented, partial- or full-wrap p-s labels to unfilled squeeze tubes.
April 30, 1999
Flow wrapping
GEI Intl. Inc: Flow wrapper
The new Flowtronic 120SF wrapping machine from GEI Intl. (Exton, PA) can produce up to 1ꯠ packs/min. Suitable for the confectionery industry, the machine features an Allen-Bradley PanelView(TM) 600 color display unit for tool-free adjustment of key parameters.
April 30, 1999
Flexibles
Candy package meets a tough deadline
Beverly Hills-based Taste of Nature was all set last spring to launch its new Cookie Dough Bites at Chicago's All Candy Expo in June. There was just one small problem: The company hadn't settled on a package.
March 31, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Vf/f/s machine 'Advances' frozen chicken intro
Enid, OK-based Advance Food Company is rolling out its new Easy Beginnings line of cooked and seasoned chicken breast filets and slices. Easy Beginnings are filled, distributed and sold frozen in a 24-oz resealable bag similar to the printed mock-up shown.
March 31, 1999
Flexibles
President's award winner
The winner of this year's President's Award in the annual competition sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Assn. goes to Duralam (Appleton, WI) for a line of Jobe's®-brand plant food spikes in stand-up pouches.
March 31, 1999
Flexibles
Bottle shape reflects product qualities
For its new line of Neutrogena Clean(TM) shampoos and conditioners, Los Angeles-based Neutrogena Corp. chose clean, classic bottles to suggest the concept of "clean" that underlies the new launch.
March 31, 1999
Flexibles
Jays chips in holographic lidding
Jays Foods hopes consumers "can't stop eating" its new tray-packed E-Z Dippin's(TM) single-serve chip and dip snacks. Last month, five varieties of the shelf-stable snacks were rolled out in Chicago supermarkets, convenience stores and other outlets.
March 31, 1999
Flexibles
Oscar Mayer extends Carving Board line with MAP pack
Fully cooked, refrigerated, ready-to-eat chicken breast strips have been added to the Louis Rich Carving Board line from Oscar Mayer Foods. When asked about packaging materials and suppliers, about all the Madison, WI, firm would say is that modified-atmosphere packaging is used.
March 31, 1999
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