Beverage

ISTA announces global method for insulated shipping containers

7E and Standard 20 provide a “set of tools” pertaining to thermal profiles of insulated shipping containers during distribution, and to laboratory test environments.

September 27, 2010

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Sustainability

A million-plus reasons to value the pharmaceutical cold chain

More than 500 attendees and nearly 60 exhibitors energize the 8th Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals Global Forum in Philadelphia.

September 22, 2010

Labels

Barbara Drillings named new marketing communications manager for The RB Dwyer Group

The RB Dwyer Group a full service converter, manufacturer and printer of heat shrink sleeve labels, tamper evident bands and performs, has hired Barbara Drillings as new marketing communications manager.

September 21, 2010

Beverage

Philadelphia welcomes global forum for pharmaceutical cold chain

Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals Global Forum, from Sept. 20-23, focuses on distributing safe medicines internationally, with speakers from the U.S. FDA, end-user manufacturers, and industry associations.

September 20, 2010

Flexibles

OFF THE SHELF: Gatorade's G Series appeals to the collector

Editor Pat Reynolds talks about how Gatorade's G Series uses innovative packaging that appeals to the collector that resides in all of us.

September 17, 2010

Beverage

Slashing C02 permeation testing times for plastic bottles

A new white paper from MOCON describes an effective, non-destructive way of determining, in just hours after a bottle has been conditioned, the amount of CO2 permeating out of a bottle and the expected shelf-life of its contents.

September 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Automation suppliers target processing and packaging

Need a reminder of how increasingly intertwined processing and packaging have become?

September 13, 2010

Containers

The Processing Zone is sold out

At Pack Expo International 2010, this special exhibit area in Lakeside Center will include more than 150 companies exhibiting in more than 70,000 square feet.

September 13, 2010

Beverage

How to make manufacturing a key strategic asset

For the past five years or so, some of the brighter minds in the supply chain arena have dreamt about the dawn of a manufacturing environment where make-to-inventory would be replaced by make-to-order.

September 13, 2010

Dairy

Spanish language version of PROCESS EXPO website launched by the FPSA

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) has announced the launch of a Spanish language version of the PROCESS EXPO website as the first part of a comprehensive program to inform Latin American food processing professionals about the benefits of participating in PROCESS EXPO, taking place November 1-4, 2011 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

September 13, 2010

Recycling

KFC's sustainable sides container is 'sogood'

“The best packaging idea at KFC since the bucket,” according to KFC Corp.’s Greener Package Awards entry form, its new Reusable KFC Sides Container was a winner in the Food & Pharmaceutical Packaging Category.

September 12, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Industry watch

September 9, 2010

Flexibles

Guess what? They're not buying your product because of your packaging

Package safety has joined product safety in consumer importance. Many CPG companies view that as a negative, but they should instead embrace it as a brand-value opportunity.

September 9, 2010