Rick LingleHomeA vision for customer satisfactionMachine vision systems confirm Coca-Cola Femsa’s bottle counts in shrink-wrapped bundles prior to palletizing.February 28, 2002HomeLighters on displayBrown & Williamson, Louisville, KY, heightens smokers awareness of filtered Pall Mall cigarettes through a 60-count display box of lighters that mimics a “hard box,” complete with a flip-top lid. The 6 3/8’’ x 5’’ x 8’’ box contains three plastic trays that hold 20 each of red, blue and green lighters. The trays rest upon a microflute corrugated platform that positions them at the top of the box.January 31, 2002FlexiblesInsecticide debuts in 'killer' packagingGardenTech launches 10-lb stand-up bags of Over ‘n Out in a three-piece display-ready case with a stand-out four-color design.January 31, 2002HomeInstant changeover with Del Monte's labeling duo (sidebar)Set-up for Del Monte's dynamic duoJanuary 31, 2002Fruits/VegetablesInstant changeover with Del Monte's labeling duoA pair of interconnected applicators yields automatic label roll changes using labels printed offline just-in-time. See in-plant videoJanuary 31, 2002Conveying & accumulation'Tall blonde' runs on modified lineCarolina Beer & Beverage, LLC, a regional craft brewer in Mooresville, NC, faced constraints in introducing its “Tall blonde” plastic bottle last year (see Feb. , p. 2) included costs.December 31, 2001ClosuresParkay spreads into kids' bottlesKid-friendly bottles are made of a custom HDPE/LDPE blend for squeezability and feature a portion-control dispensing closure.December 31, 2001Controls & Machine ComponentsHBA filler's range speaks volumes (sidebar)A showcase filler detailedDecember 31, 2001Filling/capping, liquid & viscousHBA filler's range speaks volumesA ‘showcase’ 18-station filler at Stanford Personal Care fills products from watery to pastes at a rate of 180/min with an accuracy of 0.3%. See in-plant videoDecember 31, 2001HomePrinter presses onward with unitizing (sidebar)Materialistic thinking=savingsDecember 31, 2001Previous PagePage 67 of 73Next PageTop StoriesReusable/ReturnablePepsiCo Kicks Off Reusable Cup Program at 49ers StadiumPepsiCo launched its first reusable cup project with an NFL franchise this preseason at the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium, with an estimated waste savings of tens of thousands of disposable single-use cups.RecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Duracell's Shifts to Paper Packaging at Packaging Recycling SummitSustainable PackagingKenvue Packs Purpose into Every PackageRecyclingPRS 2025 Captures Pivotal Moment in CircularitySponsor ContentTraceability in Packaging: From Obligation to Opportunity
