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June 4, 2009

Beverage: Page 176

Beverage

Economic adulteration for a new era

Call me a regulatory geek if you must, but I enjoy mulling the different varieties of adulteration. Today we mull two in particular.

June 4, 2009

Sustainability

Inspired leadership and the power of innovation

Now is not the time to innovate. Innovation involves risk, and doing anything even remotely risky is unwise in times of economic uncertainty.

June 4, 2009

Flexibles

Talking at length with an eco-revolutionary

A Q&A with Albe Zakes, eco-revolutionary and vp media relations for TerraCycle, which turns old packaging into new products.

June 3, 2009

Beverage

AriZona, Poland Spring, Nestlé launch tea-infused waters

AriZona, Poland Spring, Nestlé beverages use amber-colored UV- and oxygen-barrier PET bottles.

June 3, 2009

Labels

NACD's best packages highlighted

Activate earns best of show in NACD's 46th annual competition.

June 3, 2009

Beverage

Pick and place packer for gentle product handling

In this video from A-B-C Packaging watch this case packer provide smooth and gentle product handling for glass or plastic, cans or cartons.

May 13, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Authentication that also engages consumers

Technology once viewed exclusively as a means of brand protection and authentication is now seen as a dynamic new way to communicate with consumers.

May 12, 2009

Containers

Automated machine vision system enhances bottling line accuracies

Winery achieves more precise inspection of bottle fill height and corking/capping/labeling efficiencies.

May 5, 2009

Weighing/combination scales

Cheese packer automates weigh-price-labeling ops

Kickapoo Valley improves bottom line by lowering labor costs and increasing throughput.

May 5, 2009

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Juice it up

A new rinsing, filling, and capping system helps one nutraceutical contract packager eliminate microbial growth and reduce product giveaway.

May 5, 2009

Dairy

June brings ExpoPack Mexico

Packaging machinery imports in Mexico grew 3.8% last year, so ExpoPack sponsors and exhibitors alike are anticipating a solid 2009 event.

May 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Oxygen-free filling line sets custom winemaker apart

New custom-crush and wine-bottling company Terravant Wine selects state-of-the-art bottle-filling monobloc to ensure the integrity of its customers' wines.

May 4, 2009