Jim ButschliConveying & accumulationE-tailer cushions itself in a perilous environmentAir-cushion-making machinery, conveyors, case tapers and printers provide operational efficiency at embattled e-tailer e-Toys’ new distribution facility in Ontario, CA.February 28, 2001Protective/transport packagingSeaShell drives away damageDisk drive manufacturer Seagate reduces damage by 60% and saves more than $4 million per year in freight and materials costs by switching to a thermoformed ‘SeaShell’ clamshell.January 31, 2001Conveying & accumulationCorrectional facility bars wasted food, materialsA specially developed film applied to reusable trays on a heat-shrink machine helps the Milwaukee County House of Correction provide inmates with a tamper-evident package that reduces wasted food and packaging materials.January 31, 2001Flexible packagingFresh pasta maker romances long shelf lifeRomance Foods pasteurizes its cooked, packaged pastas using a combination microwave/convection oven to achieve 75-day refrigerated shelf life.January 31, 2001Coding, Printing & LabelingVA hospital tests 'talking' labelVisually impaired patients at a veterans hospital are participating in a pilot program involving a radio-frequency identification labeling system that can read aloud prescription information and instructions for a medicine.December 31, 2000FlexiblesE-commerce prompts package design considerationsAt Solutions 2000, held in Chicago during Pack Expo, Packaging and the Internet was a major conference “track.” This special report focuses on package design considerations for Internet marketing.December 31, 2000Sustainable PackagingMolded pulp benefits beer, motorcycle parts shipmentsHarley-Davidson and Merchant Direct discussed how they ride the advantages of molded pulp at IMPEPA’s late-September seminar.November 30, 2000Conveying & accumulationPaired vf/f/s equipment 'brews' foodservice packsBy adding two vf/f/s machines, Mother Parker’s Tea & Coffee meets growing sales demand for small bags of ground coffee sold primarily to restaurants and hotels.November 30, 2000CartoningFiller meets tough standards at StonyfieldStonyfield Farm is so confident about the potential sales of its Yo Squeeze organic yogurt for kids that it’s purchased a second vf/f/s machine. Each machine produces 200 tubes/min, with an unusual ‘butt seal.’October 31, 2000CartoningSuiza dairy touts 'squishy' bottleA soft LDPE bottle and ‘sipper protrusion’ make it easy for kids to hold and drink single-serve milks. Suiza’s Country Fresh dairy introduces two distinct brands of milk in the containers.October 31, 2000Previous PagePage 175 of 192Next Page
