Sustainable Packaging

New sustainable web site/awards competition

Summit Publishing Co., publishers of Packaging World, announced the 2008 launch of GreenerPackage.com, a sustainable packaging Web site, and a companion competition, the Greener Package Awards.

August 31, 2008

Beverage: Page 190

Beverage

Whisky packaging's got marketing game

The Scotland-based Edington Group has introduced bottled Black Grouse Scotch Whisky in handsome, board-to-board laminated over-cartons converted by Chesapeake Corp. (www.chesapeakecorp.com) and incorporating bright white Incada paperboard from Iggesund (www.iggesund.com).

August 31, 2008

Closures

Avoid these project pitfalls

Although a list of things that can undercut a packaging project are legion, here are some key ones.

August 31, 2008

Additives, coatings & inks

Drum labels

Labelmaster’s new line of Premium Laser Litho(TM) and Dura-Vinyl(TM) drum labels for shipping dangerous goods meet stringent regulatory and compliance requirements.

August 31, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

The power of cooperation

Whenever I’m asked what I like best about my job, the answer is always the same: plant visits.

August 27, 2008

Labels

How to specify application equipment for heat shrink labels

White paper from Axon explains how to properly specify equipment for a heat shrink labeling application. Covers all the criteria related to both the package type as well as the equipment itself.

August 15, 2008

Closures

WEB PLUS

New or enhanced web sites.

August 5, 2008

Dairy

INDUSTRY WATCH

August 5, 2008

Additives, coatings & inks

Recycled-content resins

Invista has formulated Polyclear® Conserve™ PET, a polyester polymer that contains as much as 20% post-consumer recycled PET and features good color and clarity.

August 5, 2008

Closures

New-generation multipacks

Prelabeled merchandising panel carrier with zipper-release handle paves wider avenues for multiple-container marketing.

August 5, 2008

Sustainability

Hazardous chemicals get added container security

Closed-system drum dispensing connector is engineered to prevent drips, spills, and contamination potential.

August 5, 2008

Sustainability

Bisphenol-A safety ignites controversy

Used for years for reusable polycarbonate baby bottles and water bottles, as well as in can liners, Bisphenol-A is under increasing fire on several fronts.

August 5, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Wine lines enhanced with robotic palletizers

After the successful 2006 implementation of an automated material-handling system in its Daimiel plant in Castilla La Mancha, Spain, fruit-juice producer J. García Carrión made the strategic decision to enhance and expand its plant automation with an end-of-line solution.

August 5, 2008