Jim ButschliFlexible packagingRising machinery shipments show promisePackaging machinery shipments in the United States reached $4.889 billion last year, an $82 million (or 1.7%) increase from 2002, according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute’s 10th Annual Shipments and Outlook Study.November 30, 2004FlexiblesSweet 'N Easy debuts at Pack ExpoAt a Pack Expo International 2004 press conference, DuPont Packaging Solutions (DPS) introduced its own Sweet ‘N Easy-brand grape tomatoes in a single-serve container thermoformed of polyester.November 30, 2004BeerPBC first to introduce quick-chilling 12-pack carrierPACK EXPO : Pittsburgh Brewing Company (PBC) is the first U.S. beverage producer to market its brands in a new 2x6 handled beverage carrier from ITW Hi-Cone.November 30, 2004FlexiblesHomeland security kits reach marketMore than 40ꯠ Ready Kit and Ready Kit Plus products made it to market to coincide with Department of Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge’s speech announcing DHS’s first National Preparedness Month, which began September 9.October 31, 2004ClosuresKwik Trip's cap conversionConvenience store chain Kwik Trip, Inc., processes and packages all its Nature’s Touch-brand milks, juices, juice drinks, and bottled waters at its dairy facility in LaCrosse, WI.October 31, 2004ClosuresKaro corn syrups pour into PETKaro corn syrup debuted in 1902 in “friction-top tins,” then was filled into glass bottles for decades. This summer, Karo corn syrup made a bold step into monolayer PET bottles, supplied by Amcor PET Packaging.October 31, 2004Flexible packagingClemson links students to 'real-world' packagingCo-ops with packaging companies, on-site materials research, and ongoing communication with faculty and business professionals help Clemson packaging students ‘hit the ground running.’October 31, 2004HomeFDA's seven anti-counterfeiting recommendationsThe battle against counterfeit drugs rages on throughout the pharmaceutical distribution chain.October 31, 2004Coding, Printing & LabelingClinical trial tips from Bristol-Myers SquibbWhat’s new, what’s now, and what’s happening in Clinical Trials Materials (CTM) was the subject of an October 25 educational session held at the 2004 ISPE Annual Meeting in San Antonio featuring Bristol-Myers Squibb.October 31, 2004HomeTop five value improvements in recycled paperboardAt the 2004 100% Recycled Paperboard Packaging Roundtable in New York City in June, packagers, folding carton converters, and paperboard manufacturers identified the top five value improvements in recycled paperboard during the last decade:September 30, 2004Previous PagePage 159 of 192Next Page
