David NewcornConveying & accumulationHershey 'opens' up for digital motion controlStandardizing on SERCOS for digital motion control in packaging equipment permits Hershey to reduce construction, installation, start-up and maintenance costs.May 31, 1998Flow wrappingHershey 'opens' up for digital motion control (sidebar)What SERCOS is and isn'tMay 31, 1998Flow wrappingFuture shock (sidebar)Controlling the future of packagingMay 31, 1998Conveying & accumulationP-s label press mixes it upAmway has been using the narrow-web press since March '97 to print p-s labels for bottles of laundry products, kitchen cleaners and car care products.April 30, 1998Detergents/cleanersAmway presses narrow-web flexo for cosmetics qualityUV flexo press produces high-quality folding cartons for Amway cosmetics. The new 10-station narrow-web press eliminates outside printing costs and slashes lead time from 12 weeks to two.April 30, 1998FlexiblesUsing extranets for better materials managementSeeing potential in the Web for more than just distributing "brochureware," some companies in the packaging community have begun to use Web-based "extranets" to streamline the supplier-customer work flow.April 30, 1998Conveying & accumulationCorner-wrap labeling without the wrapA pair of easy-to-use adjacent-panel labelers each relies on one applicator arm to apply two separate labels, reducing material costs compared to corner wrap labels.April 30, 1998FlexiblesRecycling on the webThere are now several sites cropping up on the web where packagers and package manufacturers alike can either source or recycle scrap packaging materials.March 31, 1998BeverageShaped cans south of the border"I have seen shaped cans from Europe and I have never seen anything like this." That's what Lawrence Boro, marketing manager for privately held Grupo Jumex, Xalostoc, near Mexico City, Mexico, says about the company's newest shaped steel three-piece can.February 28, 1998Controls & Machine ComponentsPackaging machines speak up (sidebar)Network facilitates data acquisitionJanuary 31, 1998Previous PagePage 18 of 26Next PageTop StoriesSustainable PackagingGlobal Plastics Treaty Talks End Without ConsensusNegotiators in Geneva wrapped up INC-5.2 without consensus on a global plastics treaty, leaving industry, NGOs, and governments urging compromise but pointing to progress that could guide the next round of talks.Sustainable PackagingFrom Registration to Reporting: EPR Gets RealReusable/ReturnableEvian, L'Occitane en Provence, and ReBloom Care design Refillable PackagingContract packagingWhat CPGs Want from Co-Packers NowSponsor ContentThe Small CPG Brand’s Guide to Co-Manufacturing and Co-Packing
