Arnie OrloskiClosuresPour spout on rice box wins patentA paperboard pack for Kraft Canada’s Minute Rice has a tear-open pour spout that’s been well received by consumers. The converter has just been awarded a U.S. patent on the technology.April 30, 2001Flexible packagingClimbing the ladder of f/f/s technologyBeginning a decade ago, Calhoun Bend Mill started with simple packaging equipment, went through a rebuild upgrade and now has two new vf/f/s machines for bags of its food mixes.April 30, 2001Conveying & accumulation'Gray' workers add black to Bonne Bell's bottom lineAs this observer continues to move ever closer to “senior” status (already a veteran of several years with AARP), a talk with Jess Bell, vice chairman of Bonne Bell, Cleveland, OH, helps to energize both body and spirit.March 31, 2001BeverageUsed equipment buyers offer 'suggestions'Packaging machine buyers sound off about buying used or rebuilt packaging machines. Many say the process needs to resemble how they buy new equipment.March 31, 2001Flexible packagingKit Kat Bites the 'Junkyard Dog'To promote the best use of company equipment, Hershey Foods annually recognizes the team that saves the most money. Two packaging lines for Kit Kat Bites won for 2000.March 31, 2001Conveying & accumulationSkepticism surrounds rebuilt packaging equipmentSome 55% of 286 respondents to a Web survey said their companies had purchased used or rebuilt packaging equipment, or had their own packaging machines rebuilt. Here’s a look at what was replaced and the benefits they sought to gain.March 31, 2001Secondary PackagingTechnical prowess, flexible styleTwo improved package materials, one for cup lidding, one for microwave wrapping, secured Technical Innovation awards in the Flexible Packaging Assn. competition. Printing and Environmental Achievement awards also went to new technologies.March 31, 2001Secondary PackagingDiners find film packs ideal for every meal courseFrom soups and salads to poultry, foods of all types become winners at the market—and in the 2000 Flexible Packaging Assn. competition.March 31, 2001Meat/Poultry/SeafoodA marketer in packaging trade dressTo paraphrase an old packaging axiom: In marketing terms, the word “revision” is virtually synonymous with “deadline.” Ask any packaging professional—from R&D to engineering to the testing lab to purchasing to the packaging machinery maintenance department—and they’ll tell you that the “suggestions” from the marketing department can be major source of stress.February 28, 2001Blisters/clamshells/skin packagingGillette's new Venus packed with featuresBoth the product and package for Gillette for Women Venus razor achieve new levels of consumer convenience. An easy-open blister pack with an unusual collar highlights the razor, while cartridges are hermetically sealed in easy-open cups.February 28, 2001Previous PagePage 25 of 40Next Page
