Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Shipper strategies for a global marketplace

How do packagers handle shippers that must be suitable for markets around the world? 3M says standardize on labels, while Hewlett-Packard likes packaging postponement.

May 31, 1998

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Conveying & accumulation

Hershey 'opens' up for digital motion control

Standardizing on SERCOS for digital motion control in packaging equipment permits Hershey to reduce construction, installation, start-up and maintenance costs.

May 31, 1998

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Hershey 'opens' up for digital motion control (sidebar)

What SERCOS is and isn't

May 31, 1998

Sustainability

Packagers ponder global opportunities for flexibles

Packaging executives from Procter & Gamble, Nabisco and Phoenix Packaging Resources discuss flexible packaging priorities and challenges in markets around the globe.

May 31, 1998

Flexible packaging

A bread-winning package

An unusual method of in-bag pasteurization extends bread shelf life to six months, offering this Canadian bakery expanded distribution opportunities. Unique stand-up bag attracts attention.

May 31, 1998

Flexibles

Breakfast, mate?

Ready-to-eat, single-serve combination packs pair cereal with milk (and spoon) in the refrigerated case. The 'eat-from' packs show that innovation is alive and well on both sides of the Atlantic.

May 31, 1998

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Future shock (sidebar)

Controlling the future of packaging

May 31, 1998

Flexibles

Supplier news: Achievements

Kraft Foods, Inc. announced that the Flexible Packaging Div. of Sonoco (Fulton, NY) and Curwood, Inc. (Oshkosh, WI) have been selected as winners of the Kraft Foods Rick Stuedemann Award for Supplier Excellence.

May 31, 1998

Flexibles

Supplier news: International agreements

Hoechst (Greer, SC) announced plans to sell to Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) its equity interest in the two companies' Diafoil joint venture to produce polyester films.

May 31, 1998

Flexibles

Hand-held cutter

The Handcutter 35 from Sonobond Ultrasonics (West Chester, PA) is designed specifically for the continuous one-step cutting and sealing of thin plastic films and synthetic materials such as polyester, nylon, thermoplastic urethane and PP.

April 30, 1998

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

Reclosable bag system

Snap-Sac(TM) reclosable bag system from Arthur D. Little Enterprises (Cambridge, MA) is said to provide a viable alternative to zipper locks at similar costs, or as an added feature to bags without a reclosable feature.

April 30, 1998

Flexibles

Case lidding/sealing

SWF Machinery (Sanger, CA) has introduced the SWF Dyna-Pak H4800 Lid-Matic. It lids and seals filled cases at speeds to 30/min in one continuous motion.

April 30, 1998

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

Burnett cooks with foamed PP/EVOH tray

California marketer of precooked beef and pork takes the home meal replacement concept to a new level thanks to its foamed PP tray with EVOH barrier.

April 30, 1998