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Pactiv: Pactiv: Innovative single-serve package/utensil
Optima Machinery Corporation
FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Snapsil has unveiled a new and innovative single-serve package that also serves as a utensil.
November 19, 2008
Pw 6121 Web Snapsil
Flexibles
Carry Tape Handles improve handling for consumers
FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Foam tape handles applied to multi-packs and bulky packages provide consumers with a safe and easy way to carry bulkier items.
November 13, 2008
Pw 6136 3 Ptis Tim Brown Carry Handle
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Placon: Sealable PET thermoform with 25% PCR
Placon
FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Placon’s line of Eco-friendly packaging includes a new sealable PET thermoform with 25% post-consumer recycled content that can be sealed to uncoated cardstock.
November 13, 2008
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Top Stories
Tide’s polypropylene caps undergo LaserSharp marking on two sides. On the left, we see an inverted bottle where Tide’s blue detergent is completely filling the dosing cap. Fill-level guidelines are visible both when detergent is in the cap as pictured, and when the cap is empty. On the upper right, we see the OXI logo on the other side of the cap. This branding/logo was also marked on the cap in the LaserSharp process.
Coding & Marking
Top 15 of 2025, #11: P&G’s Tide Laser Marks Cap for Better Dosing Clarity, Recyclability
The #11 most clicked article of 2025: A new laser-marked closure eliminates labels and inks while standing out on the shelf and giving consumers permanent, easy-to-read dosing guidance.
Assuming the format is the same as or very similar to previous commercial rollouts, it's functionally bag-in-box. In this case, the “box” portion begins as a die-cut and geometrically creased blank of printed paperboard.
Recycling
Top 15 of 2025, #12: Target Launches Paper Bottle in 1200 Stores with Own-Brand Wine
Changeover on the cartoner from 4-count to 12-count takes about 40 minutes.
Filling, Capping & Closing
Top 15 of 2025, #13: New Canning, In-house Shrink Sleeve Labeling, Distinguish Craft Brewer
Shrink sleeves being 'shot' onto awaiting bright cans, pictured here traveling into the steam tunnel.
Beer
Top 15 of 2025, #14: Brewery Builds Runway for Growth into Tight Space
Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
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Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency