Flexibles

Quick and accurate labeling of pre-formed bags

A video from Exact Packaging takes the viewer through the labeling process for pre-formed bags. Packagers looking for a versatile labeler will appreciate how this video shows key operations and machine construction and precision qualities.

February 19, 2009

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Dairy

Food spoilage indicator

URI research partnership creates smart packaging to alert consumers, grocers when refrigerated foods spoil.

February 11, 2009

Beverage

Tinned teas target tikes

The Republic of Tea debuts Little Citizens' herb teas in three varieties packed in tins.

February 11, 2009

Cartoning

Gentle robotic handling for beverage packaging

Schubert Packaging Systems TLM (Top Loading Machine) Robotic Packaging system is seen in a beverage (beer) application in two of seven available modules; the first is the grouping or collating section, the second is the cartoning section where a 2-axis robot tracks the conveyor for gentle handling. The system includes bottle inspection.

February 6, 2009

Closures

Miller Lite launches in aluminum pint bottles

Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI, is serving up Miller Lite Beer in 16-oz Alumi-Tek® aluminum pint bottles supplied by Ball Corp. (www.ball.com).

February 1, 2009

Beverage

RAMP debuts at Pack Expo International

Remote Access Management Program lets a packaging machine communicate its requirements automatically over a wireless connection.

February 1, 2009

Flexibles

Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

February 1, 2009

Recycling

Glass container recycling Rate Climbs in U.S./California

New U.S. EPA data shows the glass recycling rate jumped to 28.1% in 2007, up three percentage points from 2006 (25.3%). An estimated 3.2 million tons were recovered compared to 2.9 million in 2006.

January 30, 2009

Labels

Wine label chills nicely

Wineries that capture customers with their finest wines might be losing sales when their labels get wet.

January 30, 2009

Bio-based

Probiotic straw gives kids drink a boost

A first for children’s nutritional beverages, new Boost Kid Essentials from Nestlé Nutrition provides a dose of live, active probiotic cultures for added immunity protection through a unique delivery system.

January 30, 2009

Sustainability

Prudence remains compulsory in packaging

As policy makers attempting to fix the nation’s economy seek a balance between big-time government intervention and America’s passionate belief in free markets, many economists are turning conventional wisdom on its head.

January 30, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

New unscrambler concept speeds throughput, reduces downtime and has smaller footprint

The new NECOSORT-III high-speed plastic bottle unscrambler from Nalbach has a unique design consisting of a rotating vertical drum and only two moving parts, reducing maintenance and downtime.

January 28, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Data acquisition a good fit at vertically integrated water bottler

Packaging line analysis is never so important as it is in a rotten economy. That's when every ounce of efficiency must be wrung out of a packaging line just to keep Chapter 11 at bay.

January 28, 2009