Arnie OrloskiFlexiblesAppeal inside and outNew Purina dog food bag employs vivid printing to catch dog owners’ eyes, great flavor inside to attract those owners’ canines.August 31, 2001Labels'Enfa' now says Mead Johnson globallyNearly 600 SKUs of baby nutritional products around the world are now carrying a new Enfa brand design for easy recognition.July 31, 2001Filling/capping, liquid & viscousSingle line pours out many SKUs with new optionsOne packaging line plus 10 different containers equals 60 SKUs, thanks to new end-of-the-line bundling and tray-pack equipment and film.July 31, 2001FlexiblesSony in Japan, Swedish dairy introduce 'green' packsSony debuts computer discs in an overwrap made from biodegradable, compostable resin. Swedish dairy tries 2-L bottle for milk and juice made from a resin blended with calcium carbonate.July 31, 2001FlexiblesImpressions from WestPackThe king is dead. . . What once was one of the most interesting and fun national shows deteriorated this year into what looked like urban renewal--there were so many empty spaces throughout the exhibit floor.June 30, 2001Converting equipmentA late Father's Day tributeThis is being written in the weeks before Father’s Day—another Hallmark (profit) moment. Although I’m anything but fond of these “created” holidays, this year’s event coincides with one of the more interesting interviews I’ve conducted recently.June 30, 2001Feeding/inserting/unscramblingDistributors show off creativityA total of 21 packages in seven categories were honored with awards in the annual NACD competition. Winners in the food category are products of precise engineering.June 30, 2001FlexiblesPackagers tell printers what they needGravure printers listened to packaging buyers from Brown & Williamson, Miller Brewing and Nestlé describing their needs and how their companies buy.June 30, 2001FlexiblesGravure winners solve problemsDuring the technical meeting of the Packaging & Label Gravure Assn., 11 entries were cited in the group's first packaging competition. The Best of Show and a winner in the flexible packaging category was the Kirkland Four Cheese Ravioli pouch by Nordenia USA (Jackson, MO) for Costco.May 31, 2001Conveying & accumulationBlow molder's bottle handling goes turnkeyAs more distillery customers wanted bottles packed in reshippers, Captive Plastics installed a turnkey system that erects cases, loads partitions, and inverts freshly blown bottles.May 31, 2001Previous PagePage 24 of 40Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingVideo: Nova Chemicals Unveils Flexible Film Recycling FacilityNova Chemicals opens the doors to its new Connersville, Ind., mechanical recycling facility for flexible film, which will produce 110M lb of high-quality rPE when fully operational.Bio-basedSustainable Snacking, Canine-Approved: DoggyLove Chooses Paper Over PlasticPackage DesignThe Power of ‘Chaos’ PackagingDigital TransformationGetting Real About AR PackagingSponsor ContentStainless Steel Liquid Mixers for Demanding Sanitary Applications
