David NewcornSustainabilityRecycled content: Is the loop broken?Part two of our exclusive look at recycled-content plastic packaging reports how some packagers justify using recycled resin, even in down markets. Plus, evidence that the "closing the loop" issue won't go away soon.June 30, 1997Conveying & accumulationCheese wrapping on the doubleState-of-the-art dual-lane 'hot pack' technology produces cheese slices hermetically sealed in film at 1길/min, with one operator. Integrated ink-jet printers code each slice for consumer convenience and quality control.June 30, 1997Cosmetics/Personal careVendor partnerships on the riseNew research from PMMI shows why more packagers are forging special relationships or partnerships with materials and machinery vendors.June 30, 1997BeverageSurvey: training gap for packaging automationPMMI's latest research reveals that packagers, awash in a sea of high-tech machinery controls, could benefit from more training and better manuals.May 31, 1997Conveying & accumulationPucks combat pack proliferation at Chesebrough-Pond'sBody wash filling line is outfitted with a puck handling system for bottles that increases throughput by 25% while virtually eliminating container size changeover.May 31, 1997Conveying & accumulationWrapping up changeoverDesign House's new shrink wrapping line handles packages in various lengths without the need for changeover.May 31, 1997SustainabilityPlastics' broken loopRecycled-content legislation has receded, environmentalists have been quiet and virgin PET is plentiful and cheap. Packagers are divided on whether to continue their commitments to use post-consumer resin in the U.S. market.May 31, 1997Conveying & accumulationUV flexo technology provides economic reliefNarrow-web UV flexo press allows folding carton converter Mebane Packaging to reduce costs, while it increases flexibility for Bristol-Myers Squibb.April 30, 1997DairyHewlett-Packard widens its packaging netHP uses a mix of Internet and intranet technology to communicate with suppliers and distribute packaging information to HP packaging people worldwide.March 31, 1997Protective/transport packagingDistribution packaging by the numbersUsing real-world shock and vibration data to design your pack can speed development, prevent damage and economize on materials. Collecting such data isn't easy, but now new ideas for sharing the burden-with the help of the Internet-are taking root in theMarch 31, 1997Previous PagePage 22 of 26Next Page
