Flexible packaging

Stand-up pouch stands out on the shelf

Canadian marketer of coffee, nuts and spices jumps ahead of the competition by installing a versatile pouching system for nuts and coffees. Private-label packaging beckons.

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Show spotlight seeks middle ground

MIDPAK '97 takes the stage October 21-22 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. A full conference program and a medical exhibition combine to offer packagers a range of options.

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

Components help conveying system find its bearings

Self-lubricating bearings make for smooth sailing of pasta-carrying buckets at Dakota Growers Pasta plant in Carrington, ND.

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Flexible packaging

Nature's Pleasures launches fresh-cut apple slic es

This processor may not be the first to package apple slices in an extended shelf-life MAP format. But management believes its technology gives it an edge over those who pioneered the concept.

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Flexible packaging

Stand-up pouch stands out on the shelf (sidebar)

Valve relies on capillary attraction

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Running long and going strong

Metal detectors and checkweighers 'run and run and run' at Grimmway Farms' high-volume, washdown-environment carrot processing plant.

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Modem bridges 8,000-mile gap

New Zealand's Grated Cheese Co. relies on its vendor's engineers for tech support of its new combination weigher-from 8ꯠ miles away.

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Flexibles

U.S. materials consumption to grow modestly

The consumption of U.S. packaging materials is expected to grow at a moderate rate of 3.2% annually through 2001, according to the new third edition of the Rauch Guide to the U.S.

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Flexibles

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

AlliedSignal Inc. (Morristown, NJ) plans to purchase Gomar Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Linden, NJ), a specialty plastic film company.

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Flexibles

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) has formed a joint venture with Sentinel Products Corp. (Hyannis, MA) to design, develop, manufacture, market and sell extruded polyolefin and engineered metallocene films globally.

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Flexibles

Water, motor oil in stand-up pouches

In the U.S., stand-up pouches continue to gain acceptance in a variety of applications (see stories, p. 18 and 58). Yet with few exceptions, manufacturers and consumers haven't been very enthusiastic about these packages for liquids.

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Fruit snack comes in a 'nifty' cup

Introduced in late August at 7-Eleven stores across the country was Sunfresh® FruitJelite(TM), a fruit gelatin snack in a colorful textured cup and foil lid.

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Epsilon Polyolefin Corp. (S. Plainfield, NJ) will invest $50 million in expanding its polyolefin shrink film line and modifying its headquarters to accommodate state-of-the-art technology, extrusion and converting capabilities.

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