Jim ButschliFlexible packagingHDPE-bottled dairy beverages 'milk' 90-day shelf lifeCanadian dairy products marketer Natrel is the first North American user of an ultra-high-temperature processing/aseptic filling line. The process permits Natrel to launch single-serve milks and shakes with a 90-day refrigerated shelf life.January 31, 1999Flexible packagingChuy's preps pouches for saucesPlastic pouches enable Chuy's restaurants to store, cool and reheat fresh sauces for on-demand use at each outlet. Easier handling and improved food safety also benefit this Texas restaurant group.January 31, 1999Sustainability3Com adds thermoformed plastic tray to its 'network'Computer communications gear maker 3Com replaces a variety of materials with a plastic thermoformed tray that protects shipments of its network adapter cards and cuts manual packing time by half.January 31, 1999Flexible packagingRyt-way opens to reclosable pouches for pet foodsNew horizontal form/fill/seal machinery helps contract packager Ryt-way build its budding pet food business. Ryt-way's first customer is Hill's Pet Nutrition, for 1- and 2-lb stand-up pouches for dog treats.December 31, 1998SustainabilityGerman medical products maker bags new IV materialSerum-Werk Bernburg introduces IV bags for hospital use in a new structure that eliminates the need for an overwrap. New hf/f/s machines at a new plant fill medical solutions into the bags.December 31, 1998Flexible packagingRyt-way opens to reclosable pouches for pet foods (sidebar)Downstream of its pouch-filling equipment, Ryt-way has also added new robotic case packing and case erecting equipment to automate what was once a labor-intensive process.December 31, 1998Secondary PackagingNew press gains prove more than cosmeticA new sheet-fed press at All Packaging boosts the converter's efficiency, speed, uptime and print quality. Neoteric Cosmetics is the first to benefit, obtaining vibrant folding cartons for its retail cosmetics.December 31, 1998Sustainable PackagingTreated cartons drive insects buggyAlfaPet recently became the first to use a carton treated with a special coating that repels insects.November 30, 1998Conveying & accumulationEquipment brews benefits for Anheuser-BuschFrom depalletizing to shipping, nearly identical packaging equipment on two new lines boosts efficiency at the brewer's Houston, TX, plant.November 30, 1998Conveying & accumulationEquipment brews benefits for Anheuser-Busch (sidebar)Putting the wraps on A-B's linesNovember 30, 1998Previous PagePage 181 of 192Next Page
