Flexibles

Hospital sterilization pouch

Autopak® is a three-ply structure from Alcan Packaging-Medical Flexibles Americas for in-hospital sterlization of products such as medical trays used for surgery.

August 31, 2005

Beverage: Page 248

Closures

On-the-go reclosable cup lid

With the Silver-Award-winning Traveler Plus™ lid there’s no more crying over spilled coffee.

August 31, 2005

Dairy

Snout gets to the root of problem hair

Unilever Home & Personal Care, Seaquist Perfect Dispensing and Flurer Design were awarded silver for a special dispensing actuator.

August 31, 2005

Flexibles

Quilt packaging enhances microwave heating

Browning and crisping of microwave foods such as baked goods and sandwich breads are enhanced by QuiltWave™ packaging from Graphic Packaging International.

August 31, 2005

Containers

A batch processing approach to packaging

Arla Foods’ automated order system lets production orders flow through its new fresh-milk bottling lines in batches.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Robots and the future

At a recent Motoman Technical Forum in the firm’s West Carrollton, OH, offices, Motoman president Craig Jennings was enthusiastic about the potential for robotic applications in the packaging sector.

August 31, 2005

Protective/transport packaging

Cylinders help save space on conveyor line

Compact cylinders offer power and efficiency on a filling line conveyor system.

August 31, 2005

Dairy

The wrap-up: Paying lip service to packaging

A designer looks at lip topology—and explains why the best design is the one that doesn’t get noticed.

August 31, 2005

Flexible packaging

BIB tap maintains sterility in use

A patented dispenser tap that keeps low-acid bag-in-box products aseptic after opening draws end-user interest, including Dale’s Kitchen for soup stocks.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

GAMP Americas Forum generates audience participation

The Food and Drug Administration’s 21 CFR 11 regulations and guidance on electronic records and signatures are being rewritten, confirmed Robert Tollefsen, consumer safety officer with the FDA.

August 31, 2005

Containers

Starbucks new bottle is changeover friendly

A new bottle from Starbucks is designed with production in mind.

August 31, 2005

Cartoning

Kraft's video data recorder

Kraft has developed ROME, a ‘black box’ diagnostic tool for packaging machinery that combines data collection and video from two cameras.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Thermal inkjet-- crisp codes in real world plants at affordable costs (sidebar)

Coding Inks — Advancing Technology Solves More Problems

August 31, 2005