Jim ButschliFlexiblesFlexibles to stretch beyond $19 billion in salesFPA forecasts that fresh produce, meat/poultry/seafood, pet food, medical, and snack foods will represent the top five end-use growth areas for flexible packaging materials in the next five years.August 31, 2001Controls & Machine ComponentsBlue Diamond networks codersNetworking multiple coders to a host PC saves time and provides flexibility for nut cooperative Blue Diamond Growers.August 31, 2001Flexible packagingA pedigreed pouchKal Kan launched eight 150-g (5.3-oz) varieties of Pedigree Little Champions wet dog food this spring in what appears to be the same foil-laminated pouch used for the company's Whiskas-brand cat food (see Packaging World, Aug. '99, p. 83, or packworld.com/go/whiskas). Little Champions sports an 18-month shelf life, and it carries Kal Kan's Flavor-Lock Pouch trademark.July 31, 2001Flexible packaging'Job shop' takes hands-on approach to skin packagingSemi-automatic skin packaging machine improves protection of shipments of stainless-steel components and saves money.July 31, 2001FlexiblesU.S. Sugar zips into reclosable bagsPrivate-label sugar producer converts nearly all its customers to zippered flexible bags of powdered and brown sugars. The switch helps to double sales.July 31, 2001Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)U.S. Sugar zips into reclosable bags (sidebar)Zipper application is outsourcedJuly 31, 2001Conveying & accumulationCase coders sparkle at Blue DiamondNew equipment delivers three lines of type for bulk boxes of nuts. The case coders reduce labor costs, downtime, and ink loss associated with previous units.July 31, 2001SustainabilityWeirton stretches for film/paper 'cocoon'This steel producer works closely with a distributor to protect shipments of its 36ꯠ-lb steel coils by stretch wrapping them in vapor corrosion inhibitor film.June 30, 2001Conveying & accumulationAu-ve-co fastens itself to print-and-apply labelerPrint-and-apply machine labels knocked-down folding cartons used for Au-ve-co’s automotive repair parts. The machine adds printing flexibility, meets growing volume needs, and reduces maintenance and changeover time.June 30, 2001Conveying & accumulationPepsi co-op is first to employ 'Radar'Southeast Canners improves efficiency on a can line with a newly developed computer hardware/software system that allows 24-hr/day access to production data via a secured Web site.May 31, 2001Previous PagePage 173 of 192Next Page
