Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label this one a winner

A package redesign for Canadian Mist blended Canadian whisky earned manufacturer Brown Forman Beverages Worldwide a 1996 Pyramid Award for excellence in labeling from the Films Div.

January 31, 1997

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Flexibles

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Klockner Pentaplast of America, Inc. (Gordonsville, VA) began a $30 million expansion that will double its annual rigid film and sheet capacity to 100 million lb.

January 31, 1997

Flexibles

FPA TAPS MARKETING GURUS

Dr. Martha Rogers and Don Peppers, authors of the hot business book The One-to-One Future, will headline the Flexible Packaging Assn.'s Annual Meeting March 5-7 at The Westin Mission Hills Resorts, Rancho Mirage, CA.

January 31, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Reclosable label puts Andy Capp's into party size

Whether the motivation was to sell through club stores or just to offer a larger pack, GoodMark Foods, Raleigh, NC, has begun to use reclosable labels in a big way.

January 31, 1997

Flexibles

PRINTPACK TO COMMERCIALIZE JEBCO TECHNOLOGY?

Printpack Inc. (Atlanta, GA) has begun efforts to commercialize the Jebco flat-bottom pouch technology that was displayed rather prominently at Pack Expo 94.

January 31, 1997

Flexibles

P-S TAPE SALES TO REACH $5.4 BILLION

According to a new study from The Freedonia Group (Cleveland, OH), U.S. sales of pressure-sensitive tapes are forecast to expand 6% annually through the year 2ꯠ, reaching $5.4 billion by that year.

January 31, 1997

Flexibles

Pearlescent label stock

MACtac (Stow, OH) has introduced a new p-s pearlescent white film label stock called Polyfilm(TM) 2, designed to give an upscale look to personal care products.

December 31, 1996

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

Stepper motor labeler

The AD-2550 stepper motor applicator from Columbia Labeling Machinery (Danielson, CT) replaces the clutch/brake system of the AD-2500. The 2550's compact 15" design integrates with most vertical form/fill/seal machines, horizontal overwrappers and baggers.

December 31, 1996

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Blister-pack thermoform/fill/seal system

The Ministar-VAL from Hoong-A America (LaPalma, CA) is a pneu-matically driven thermoform/fill/seal system designed for pharmaceutical applications. It can produce PVC/aluminum or ampule blister packs at speeds to 40 cycles/min.

December 31, 1996

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Case-ready packaging options

Cryovac (Duncan, SC) has developed a brochure outlining an innovative range of case-ready packaging options to help packagers offer a greater variety of pre-packaged, premium-quality foods.

December 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Shrink bander sets a quicker pace

Replacing a p-s labeler with a shrink bander nearly triples production speeds for vials of "super glue" used to attach artificial fingernails. Additional benefits include longer shelf life and stronger sales appeal.

December 31, 1996

Tamper-evident machinery

Atrium earns an 'A' for bottle sealing

Induction sealing was so effective at three other plants that food supplement maker Atrium added a fourth machine at its new plant in Wautoma, WI. A fifth machine is expected shortly.

December 31, 1996

Flexible packaging

Retailers' influence strengthens over packaging

ECR, pre-built displays and J-I-T delivery are just three reasons why many retailers are now calling the shots on both primary and secondary packaging. Three of the largest manufacturers help converters understand how they respond.

December 31, 1996