Jim ButschliSecondary PackagingNothing's fishy about trout tagsTime/temperature monitoring tags placed in refrigerated shipments of smoked fish let Top of the Mountain Trout's restaurant customers know how long the trout will remain fresh.July 31, 1999Conveying & accumulationPrint-and-apply applies to carton converterAutomated print-and-apply labeling replaces manual case labeling and eliminates inventorying preprinted label stock. Combined labor and material savings top $100ꯠ/yr for folding carton converter Walter G. Anderson, Inc.May 31, 1999Conveying & accumulationFilling in a JiffyChelsea Milling's new dual-lane auger filling system produces 20 boxes/min more than the filler it replaced while cutting in half the amount of giveaway of Jiffy baking mix.May 31, 1999CartoningGlaxo 'Wellcomes' quick-change softwareAs Glaxo Wellcome's Zebulon, NC, facility packs a wider variety of pharmaceuticals, quick-changeover equipment becomes top priority. Software developed in-house helps the plant reduce changeover times on its solid-dose packaging lines.April 30, 1999Flexible packagingSalons sample new packRegis salons give away an unusual sample pack printed with a $1-off coupon to entice customers to purchase regular-sized hair-care products.April 30, 1999Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)Film's flexibility fits ice packsPuncture-resistant film protects Forever Ice's 'reusable' ice to withstand repeated freezing and thawing. A custom tf/f/s machine improves efficiency.April 30, 1999Flexible packagingEasy Gardener changes its packaging landscapeImproved graphics and a tighter wrap provide stronger shelf presence for rolls of Easy Gardener's landscaping products that are packaged on new wrappers and shrink tunnels.March 31, 1999Flexible packagingFlexible pack zips to marketA flexible bag with a transverse zipper provides consumers with 'pour-and-store' convenience for Birds Eye-brand frozen chicken-based meals.February 28, 1999Flexible packagingFlexible materials earn Green Globe AwardHeath Manufacturing wins a Green Globe Award from the Flexible Packaging Assn. for a bird suet cake package that uses less material than its predecessor. New equipment increases productivity while saving labor costs.February 28, 1999Filling/capping, liquid & viscousAnheuser-Busch operators monitor 'mirrored' linesPackaging equipment operators on Houston's two new bottling lines evolve from 'machine watchers' to 'process monitors.'January 31, 1999Previous PagePage 180 of 192Next Page
