Secondary Packaging

Bottle packer brings speed, reduces breakage

Luxco is enjoying the sweet sounds of silence since upgrading its packaging line to technology that almost eliminates bottle breakage while increasing packer speed.

November 4, 2011

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Beverage

QR codes add value on the supermarket shelf

More and more food and beverage manufacturers are incorporating QR codes that give consumers background information on the product right at the supermarket shelf.

November 1, 2011

Secondary Packaging

A switch to plastic at Beam

PET bottles for Beam’s spirits bring a revamped packaging line to the Frankfort, KY, plant. Unscrambler, vision inspection, and wraparound case packer are all new.

October 27, 2011

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

F/f/s for gusseted bags

Model G-14 form/fill/seal system from Fres-Co System produces stand-up gusseted pouches with four-corner seal and fold-over tin tie.

October 23, 2011

Flexible packaging

Using trial-size packaging to induce first-time purchasing

Trial-size packages are a type of downsizing that entails many options.

October 10, 2011

Recycling

Shaped PET bottle helps tout UK milkshakes

Resembling a traditional milk churn, and sporting a prominent “funky cow” label redesign, Shaken Udder “mooves” into broader distribution in the U.K.

October 6, 2011

Beverage

A packaging lesson from...a tea bag?!

Rob Jolles, Jolles Associates, Inc.  I am what you might call a methodically observant person. That means that I look for lessons in almost everything I do. I look for a lesson through the people I meet, the businesses I consult with, the seminars I deliver, and even the tea bags that arrive at my dinner table

October 5, 2011

Recycling

evian adds a splash of fashion's influence

A new limited-edition package design for evian mineral water combines the bottled water brand’s free-minded spirit with the nonconventional creativity of French fashion design house Courrèges.

October 5, 2011

Beverage

Holistic design may just be the answer

We believe holistic packaging design goes a level beyond universal design principles.

September 29, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Check weigher OEM weighs in on open architecture

Friesen’s increases its check weigher system speed by 31% and reduces downtime by 22% using controls that are PC- and EtherCAT-based.

September 29, 2011

Dairy

Process Expo-- a focus on food

Process Expo is the place to learn about trends in the food industry and see demonstrations of the latest food processing technology.

September 29, 2011

Sustainability

BPA gets into court, too

Most of the discussions about bisphenol A, or BPA, in this column have been about how regulatory officials and governments have reacted to the chemical’s presence in packaging.

September 28, 2011

Sustainability

A Jim Beam perspective

Robert Land, corporate packaging engineer at Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., talks about trends in packaging.

September 28, 2011