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Recycling

Expert analysis

Reduce or recycle: What’s better for the environment?

May 4, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Danimals debuts 'crush cup'

Kids' collapsible yogurt cups offer spoonless, on-the-go snacking.

April 30, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bar-code labeling upgrade improves inventory control

Joy Cone Co. installs a bar-code printer/applicator.

April 30, 2009

Flexible packaging

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

April 5, 2009

Flexible packaging

Packaging philosophies guide AFP through stormy economic seas

By modifying used packaging machinery and combining production runs, American FlexPack cost-effectively produces single-use packs for its customers.

April 5, 2009

Contract Packaging

Report: secondary packaging under close review

With retailers demanding greater value, and bottom lines in need of reduced costs, secondary packaging is under the microscope, according to a November 2008 study from the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).

April 4, 2009

Beverage

In Japan, fruit juice comes in fruit-like packaging. . .

Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa has come up with a new way to sell fruit juice—make the package look just like the real thing!

April 1, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Video: robots for rainbow packs

To improve profits on variety packs, new robots automate the re-packing process.

March 19, 2009

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Integrated motor/drive and advanced pneumatics drive machine benefits

F/f/s machine occupies minimal floor space and uses servo-driven belts instead of shaft-driven chains to pull material through smoothly.

March 1, 2009

Closures

Enhanced zipper supports cheese's positioning

Consumers equate product quality with package quality.

March 1, 2009

Flexibles

Premixed cereal/milk combo is ready-to-eat

Proprietary cooking and filling technology from Kozy Shack keeps premixed cereal and milk fresh for on-the-go eating.

March 1, 2009

Tamper-evident machinery

Anti-counterfeit strategy needs interdisciplinary approach

To develop and implement successful anti-counterfeit strategies, you need more than good technology.

March 1, 2009