Jim ButschliBag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)New press focuses on flexibilityConverter Graphic Packaging's Franklin, OH, plant is the first in the U.S. to use a new press that can print flexible packaging by gravure and flexography, and dry-bond laminate and apply cold-seal or hot melt wax-coat in-line. Kroger's coffee bags represent the first commercial application.July 31, 1996Conveying & accumulationPremier Plastics grows PET bottle businessCalifornia blow molder is among the first in the U.S. to use a 24-cavity injection/stretch blow-molding machine that increases 1/2-liter PET bottle output by at least 40 million per year.July 31, 1996Blisters/clamshells/skin packagingVend packs turn to new materials for new marketsDesigned initially for vending sales, a new material blend permits skin-packed frozen Mini Meals for microwave heating to expand into diverse outlets.June 30, 1996Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)Coffee packer finds Virtues in thin filmBy downgauging the film by half for foodservice coffee packs, Virtues of Coffee reduces material, energy consumption and labor costs. Structure improves machinability and even puncture-resistance, while maintaining shelf life.June 30, 1996BeverageCarton's hologram excites kidsTo enter the children's market, African Pride Products introduced its hair creme relaxer in a paperboard carton decorated with a dazzling hologram.June 30, 1996Conveying & accumulationUnloader, orienter speed Seagram's glass flask lineAutomated uncasing speeds output and reduces costs for 375-mL glass flasks. Quick-change bottle orienter aligns bottles for downstream functions.May 31, 1996Conveying & accumulationPET water bottles flow through fillingAquaPenn rinses, fills and caps PET bottles on a bloc system twice as fast as a former line, producing 1/2-L and 20-oz bottles of spring water. Improved bottle handling slashes downtime, resulting in a nearly 20% increase in efficiency.May 31, 1996Coding, Printing & LabelingNACD calls cocktail mix bottle 'Finest'Polypropylene bottle earns top award by providing functionality and contact clarity for cocktail mixes sold for on-premise use. Other easy-to-use containers also won awards, as did containers differentiated by decoration.April 30, 1996Cartoning'Floating pocket' cartoner speeds ice cream novelty outputIce cream novelty processing/packaging line helps Ingman Foods expand its product offerings in Finland.March 31, 1996Conveying & accumulationFresh seafood takes MAP tack in SwedenSwedish producer SmgenFisk packs fresh seafood under a modified atmosphere, providing consumers with an alternative to frozen and smoked varieties.March 31, 1996Previous PagePage 188 of 192Next Page
