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Containers

Whole Foods implements new sustainable-packaging guidelines

The latest changes affect store-brand supplements and body care products. By the end of 2010, Whole Foods plans to have completed conversion of its Whole Body products to PCR packaging.

September 9, 2010

Digital Transformation

Benchmarking OEE

EMI brings packaging line performance analysis to life. Are you Best-in-Class, Average, or Laggard?

September 9, 2010

Containers

Packaging guidelines take effect for suppliers of Whole Foods Market body care, supplement products

Company leads the responsible packaging program with new recycled-content containers for store-brand products.

September 9, 2010

Flexible packaging

Parsons-Eagle Packaging Systems: Linear scale

The Parsons-Eagle Duplex E Series Linear Scale is a reliable, heavy-duty scale system that weighs free-flowing and semi-free flowing products including pet food/treats/litter, sugar, salt, ground meal, plastic pellets, granulated chemicals, etc., and is especially suitable for large pre-made bag, case and drum filling applications.

September 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

National Instruments: New interfaces provide LabVIEW connectivity

National Instruments provides products for connecting NI LabVIEW to PROFIBUS, FOUNDATION Fieldbus and DeviceNet.

September 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola and global specs

Sally Potter, senior manager in Global Quality at The Coca-Cola Co., talks about End-to-End Packaging and a new global spec system.

August 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

GPP releases global framework measurement system for sustainability

Fifty-two indicators, encompassing the environmental, economic, and social pillars of sustainability, are identified and defined, along with supporting metrics.

August 7, 2010

Beverage

Lift & dump container dumper

Material Transfer’s lift & dump container discharger provides quick and efficient discharge of materials into elevated hoppers or processing equipment.

August 7, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry watch

August 7, 2010

Flexibles

30 wine label ideas, but be careful about your message!

Wine is fast losing its stodgy image. The label is becoming a more versatile marketing tool, engaging shoppers with new types of brand ‘personality.’

July 14, 2010

Beverage

WPO--a crucial participant in the global packaging community

The World Packaging Organization was founded in 1968 on the occasion of the second Japanese International Packaging Exhibition.

July 3, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Global standardization around sustainable packaging

A movement toward globalization and harmonized standards around sustainability initiatives is coalescing within the international community, spurred on by standards-writing organizations across the world.

July 2, 2010