Flexibles

Cartons sport embossed graphics

For 18-oz Wheaties® cereal during December and January, Minneapolis-based General Mills used a special carton that lives up to the product's "Breakfast of Champions!" slogan.

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

The Morrill Press, the flexible packaging div. of Sonoco Products Co., has been renamed Sonoco Flexible Pkg. (Fulton, NY).

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

LPK makes packaging predictions

Package design firm Libby Perszyk Kathman (Cincinnati, OH) has probed its crystal ball to make public its "Packaging Predictions for 1996." "As baby boomers age, items we used to hide, like adult incontinence products, laxatives and dental adhesives, will be out in the open and packaging will be bolder to reflect this new, open attitude driven by the Woodstock generation turning 50," says Jerry Kathman, vp of client services.

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

James River Corp. (Richmond, VA) is planning to sell its Flexible Packaging and CZ Inks businesses.

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

Supplier news: Achievements

ISO 9001 registration: Georgia Pacific Corp.'s (Atlanta, GA) Technology & Development Center for its quality systems; Cincinnati Milacron Marketing Co's.

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

FTC now taking input

The Flexible Packaging Assn. (FPA) plans to work actively with researchers at the New York State Waste Reduction and Management Institute to ensure they understand the source reduction benefits of flexible packaging.

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

TE design relies on perfs, not force

When medical device maker Boeringer Mannheim chose to use a thermoformed clamshell to show off its second-generation Soft Touch II lancet blood sampling device, the Indianapolis-based company wanted the package to be easy to open.

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Bemis Co., Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) will sell its Hayssen Flexible Packaging Machinery Div. to Robert Bosch Corp. (Broadview, IL); Paper Converting Machine Co.

January 31, 1996

Flexibles

Shrink wrap easy-open tab

Latter Packaging Equipment (Los Angeles, CA) has developed The Latter Tab, a patented easy-open tab for shrink-wrapped packages. The tab can be manufactured from a variety of shrink films, including polyolefins, PE and food-grade films, using the company's special add-on option, which is mounted to the Latter sealer.

December 31, 1995

Conveying & accumulation

Material handling

Omron Electronics, Inc. (Schaum-burg, IL) has issued a new six-page, full color brochure called "Material Handling and Packaging Solutions," which highlights its factory automation systems controls for a wide range of industries.

December 31, 1995

Flexibles

BOPP films

Quantum Performance Films (Streamwood, IL) has expanded its Mirage(TM) HBHE barrier film product line to include .95- and 1.36-mil thicknesses. This will help meet the need for transparent film products with good moisture vapor transmission rate properties.

December 31, 1995

Flexible packaging

Vertical f/f/s

Eagle Packaging's (Oakland, CA) new Infinity vertical form/fill/seal machine can produce a range of pouch styles, including flat-bottom bags, at speeds to 120 bags/min.

December 31, 1995

Secondary Packaging

Overwrapper brochure

Available from Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. (Hanover, PA), is a brochure describing the new OWH-800 shrink film overwrapper, which automatically overwraps and labels rolls of giftwrap paper at up to 60 rolls/min.

December 31, 1995