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Dairy
Suiza to acquire Continental Can
Dallas-based Suiza Foods, a mid-sized dairy and owner of blow molder Franklin Plastics in Franklin, MA, surprised industry observers by moving to acquire Continental Can Co.
January 31, 1998
Dairy: Page 90
Closures
Foam liner
The Microcell PE and EVA metallocene foams from Sentinel Products (Hyannis, MA) have been FDA-approved for use in food-contact applications. Applications for Microcell include use as a liner in closures for the water and dairy industry and as packaging for personal or medical products.
December 31, 1997
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Thermoform/fill/seal system
Hassia's (Morganville, NJ) new THM 16/28 is a low-cost tf/f/s system. It's capable of a depth of draw of 4" and operates at speeds to 200 cups/min, depending on material and product.
December 31, 1997
Dairy
Supplier news: Appointments, promotions
Huhtamaki (DeSoto, KS): Mark E. Dowey, vp, dairy sales; Michael L. Lappa, vp, Huhtamaki Intl.
December 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
New Year's promise: Further packaging advances
There's a better-than-even chance we'll see a surge in packaging advances this year. Packaging developers in a host of segments see the promise of their long labors bearing fruit in 1998.
December 31, 1997
Dairy
Outsourcing benefits point to continuing trend (sidebar)
Sara Lee plans to market, not make
December 31, 1997
Secondary Packaging
Fun's the focus
As children continue to gain influence in purchasing decisions, manufacturers are using packaging as a way to attract their attention. Bel/Kaukauna is a good example.
December 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
Stand-up pouch momentum builds worldwide
Innovative shapes and reclosable fitments and zippers were among the more noteworthy advances on display at a two-day stand-up pouch educational clinic sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Dearborn, MI).
December 31, 1997
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Materials and container development lead outsourced functions
Development of packaging materials and containers and the graphics that go on them are the functions most often outsourced, say Packaging World readers. However, packaging machinery selection, packaging line design and integration all make the Top Ten.
November 30, 1997
Converting equipment
HDPE-based Tropicana bottles project fresh, 'local dairy' image
In the first stage of a national roll-out, coextrusion blow-molded bottles for Tropicana FruitWise smoothies are finding a place in the refrigerated cases of supermarkets in Cleveland and several other markets.
November 30, 1997
Controls & Machine Components
All-Fill Inc: Piston fillers
The Series 505 heavy-duty single-nozzle piston fillers from All-Fill (Creamery, PA) are designed to fill liquids, creams, pastes, gels and other viscous products containing particulate matter up to 4/5" in dia.
October 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
'Alternative' packs milk sales
In an effort to recapture market share lost to rival beverages, milk processors are turning to more contemporary containers-with strong sales results.
October 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Shaped 'can' rewrites packaging line rules
Several unorthodoxies on the filling line make it possible for this soft, squeezable, straight-walled polypropylene container to resist paneling after hot-filling. Also new is a first-of-its-kind on-line shrink label application in a bottling plant.
October 31, 1997
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Spouted Pouch Filling & Capping System
ALLIEDFLEX expands its FLX Machinery lineup with the FLX Rotary Duo SpoutFill, a duplex rotary system designed to fill and cap pre-made spouted pouches at speeds up to 70 pouches per minute for liquid food, dairy, and grab-and-go applications.
CO2 Laser Coder for Beverages
Sanitary Tiltable Screw Conveyor
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