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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Mueller plant brimming with technology
From laser scanning of cheese blocks to multi-axis servo-controlled case and tray packers, this dairy plant makes automated packaging systems a top priority.
April 4, 2007
Dairy: Page 40
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Proposed rules on gluten finish the thought on food allergens law
Under its proposed rule, FDA defines ‘gluten’ as proteins that occur naturally in a ‘prohibited grain’ and that may cause adverse health effects in those with celiac disease.”
April 3, 2007
Closures
Single-serves with curves
Reid's Dairy milk launches in 250-mL cartons with screw caps and curved top and side panels.
April 3, 2007
Contract Packaging
Peracetic sterilant accepted for low-acid aseptics at Kan-Pak LLC
FMC's Clarity™ gains FDA acceptance for use by copacker Kan-Pak LLC.
March 29, 2007
Controls & Machine Components
Cup filler
The Jackopack 4-cup filling machine from Tek Makina fills dairy products such as yogurt drinks and crème fraiche in quantities from 50g to 500g at constant speeds of 92 cups/min.
March 9, 2007
Conveying & accumulation
Data flows from ERP to packaging machines
Just five operators run two lines that span three floors and churn out 600 bottles/min. An automated order system plays a pivotal role in streamlining changeover.
March 9, 2007
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
CAN-based concepts run food slicing machine
A CAN network links I/O, a checkweigher, and an optical weigher over a distance of 164’.
March 9, 2007
Flexibles
Adding flexibility to case-packing & palletizing
Dean Foods fine-tunes packing and handling efficiencies for popular ‘Milk Chug’ products by installing versatile, easy-changeover case load/palletize equipment.
March 8, 2007
Secondary Packaging
Daisy Brand grows with RFID
The company automates its RFID processes using a print-and-apply applicator to tag all of its pallets with smart labels.
March 8, 2007
Tamper-evident machinery
Flexible filler doubles pack speeds
Dual-head auger filling system with integrated checkweigher easily adapts to different powder density, humidity, and temperature conditions.
March 8, 2007
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Frozen treat package mimics energy drink can
Hershey’s Ice Cream, Harrisburg, PA, has co-branded with Hammond, IN-based Swanel Beverages Inc., the manufacturer of an energy drink called Banzai, to create Banzai Energy Ice. The 4 oz treat is packaged in a squeeze-up tube made of solid bleached sulfate from Solo Cup Co. (www.solocup.com). Hershey fills the tubes using a Flex E Fill Rotary Filler from Solo Cup Co. and heat seals them with a thin foil lid, also from Solo Cup.
March 8, 2007
Flexibles
Sustainability News Digest
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March 8, 2007
Containers
Frozen treat tube mimics energy drink can
Hershey's Ice Cream cobrands with Banzai energy drink manufacturer Swanel Beverages Inc. to create Banzai Energy Ice in a 4-oz squeeze tube.
February 16, 2007
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