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Flexibles

Smart Scrub gets smart closure

Dissatisfied with the basic flip top cap found on other soft cleansers, Indianapolis-based Dowbrands selected a Swiss import for its new 20-oz Smart Scrub(TM) bath and kitchen scouring cleanser.

December 31, 1994

Sustainability

Playing Offense Looks Like Fun To Packaging Industry

"We have been fighting a defensive battle for a long time," said Richard Thornburg, director of government relations for the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), in assessing the impact of the November elections.

December 31, 1994

Flexibles

New News

"We wanted to make sure that if this package was the only communication a consumer got, the product just might sell itself." So says product manager Mark Younce of Jerome Foods in describing what the Barron, WI-based turkey processor wanted from the packaging it designed for a lien extention of The Turkey Store® products.

December 31, 1994

Flexibles

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Prent Thermoforming, (Janesville, WI) will start commercial production of a new thermoformed tray line featuring a laminated film seal early this year.

December 31, 1994

Flexibles

Inventive use of OPP

When the Price Club chain asked the Quebec Division of Toronto-based Daltons Inc. to begin supplying its line of nuts and dried fruits in a high-barrier reclosable package, Daltons agreed.

December 31, 1994

Flexibles

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

American Tape Co. (Marysville, MI) will install a multi-layer extrusion line to manufacture polyolefin based shrink film products in Richmond, KY.

December 31, 1994

Flexibles

PP bottles, PET film boast PCR content

Colgate-Palmolive's Murphy's oil soap has been in translucent blow-molded polypropylene bottles for years, and the New York-based firm had no desire to switch.

December 31, 1994

Flexible packaging

Drug makers worry over new FDA rules

Packaging costs could skyrocket for makers of drugs in two-piece capsules-if new FDA rules mandate sealing. All drug makers show concern over capsule identification and potential tamper-evident pack changes.

December 31, 1994

Flexibles

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

DuPont Co. (Wilmington, DE) will increase capacity for its "Clysar" shrink film business with a 16ꯠ-sq-ft expansion at its Clinton, IA, facility.

December 31, 1994

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Film labeler

The Model 3200ST p-s film labeler from Label-Aire (Fullerton, CA) now has an "air fill" feature that pressurizes the bottle internally to stabilize sidewalls during labeling.

November 30, 1994

Secondary Packaging

Automatic stretchwrapper

The Model 88-4000CS stretchwrapper from Intl. Packaging Machines (Naples, FL) has a warm wire film cutter that reduces fumes and wide brush wiping action to eliminate trailing end film "tails." Wraps loads weighing up to 4ꯠ lb on a 14 rpm variable-speed turntable.

November 30, 1994

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

Superior takes control in small coffee packs

Thanks to growth in specialty coffees, Superior's new plant installs a first-in-North-America vacuum/valve packager that offers a wide size range and precise controls for ground or whole bean coffees.

November 30, 1994