Arnie OrloskiBlisters/clamshells/skin packagingMultinational pharmaceutical maker designs standardsNewly merged Hoechst Marion Roussel gets design help to unify the look of primary packages produced anywhere in the world. Package type and size standards are the next step.May 31, 1998HomeHow the Web 'secures' true supplier partnershipsThere are a lot of interesting stories in this issue. But perhaps the most intriguing is found in our Web Plus column (p. 86), researched and written by senior editor Dave Newcorn.April 30, 1998Conveying & accumulationWater bottling line completed by farmer (sidebar)Making doMarch 31, 1998Filling/capping, liquid & viscousWater bottling line completed by farmer (sidebar)Selecting containersMarch 31, 1998Additives, coatings & inksNew definition for 'buying in'These days, manufacturers need a whole new dictionary to understand all the latest trends preached and proselytized by the gurus of management. "Asset redeployment" or "optimalization" have come to replace "downsizing" or "re-engineering" as terms that denote a plan (ideally) that usually shifts jobs or "labor" off the balance sheet.March 31, 1998Conveying & accumulationWater bottling line completed by farmerTo bottle its spring water in volume, Wisconsin farmer uses creativity to complete an automated bottling line. Homemade feeders and some change parts help keep total costs low.March 31, 1998Flexible packagingTortilla packs always get a dateLa Siesta Foods tested a new ink-jet coder designed for food processing plants. Better reliability, easy cleaning and operation, and improved portability cut downtime for tortilla bakery.March 31, 1998Converting equipmentOlin takes air out of pool chemicals displayA new line of interlocking modular square containers was designed to meet retailers' needs. Design features, some patented, make containers consumer-friendly as well.February 28, 1998Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materialsColeman's Sheltra packs for convenienceNew clamshell packs for smoke and gas detectors went through many versions, but samples were available in time for the buying season. Now the consumer-oriented packs are filling the retail pipeline.February 28, 1998Controls & Machine ComponentsControls: Unleashing a new productivity toolFew topics in the packaging engineer's lexicon have changed as much as that of machine control. Not long ago, a controversial issue was the size of the start and stop buttons, or whether companies would pay extra for a discrete control panel that could swivel from one side of a machine to another.January 31, 1998Previous PagePage 33 of 40Next Page
