Dairy

Odom's takes 'Tennessee Pride' in cartoning

New carton-forming and -closing equipment improve efficiency at Tennessee Quality Foods’ breakfast sandwich packing facility in Dickson, TN.

January 31, 2005

Beverage: Page 260

Beverage

Dimensions.05 delivers for packaging pros

Manufacturers, distributors, packaging suppliers, and testing laboratories should not miss Dimensions.05, The International Forum on Transport Packaging.

January 31, 2005

Flexibles

Taste of the earth

Coffee bean roaster and marketer GHH Select sells unique whole beans in a valved bag with stunning digitally printed images on labels.

January 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Higher IQ packaging

From thwarting would-be counterfeiters to adding value through functionality, smart packaging keeps getting more intelligent.

January 31, 2005

Containers

Ergonomic package design

A package designer of award-winning containers suggests that ergonomic considerations could help lift your packaging above the competition.

December 31, 2004

Secondary Packaging

UF project meshes bar code and RFID technology

Research at the University of Florida on a productivity-tracking system for manual case packing is receiving an RFID-enabled boost using a multifunctional device.

December 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Packagers to benefit from ISA--OMAC merger

ELAU, with ties to ISA and OMAC, already sees a convergence in the Make2Pack initiative, integrating best of breed automation solutions across the supply chain.

December 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC and ISA to merge

On January 17, the OMAC Board of Directors announced that it has started detailed planning activities which will lead to a merger with ISA (The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society).

December 31, 2004

Labels

Cut heat shrink label costs by up to 80%

New high speed, high quality shrink labeling machinery uses roll-fed material in place of sleeves that cost 3-5X more.

December 31, 2004

Beverage

Brewer responds to disaster

A Sri Lankan brewery switches from beer to water to assist the tsunami survivors.

December 31, 2004

Bio-based

PLA 'milks' new market

Sustainable packaging is a hot and growing trend. Recently, BIO—TA Brands of America introduced water bottles made of polylactide (PLA) (see packworld.com/go/c123).

December 31, 2004

Beverage

TAKE IT BACK! 2005

Take it Back!

December 31, 2004

Flexibles

Golden Mummy awards unwrapped

The 18th annual Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards from the Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical were celebrated Nov. 8 during Pack Expo International.

December 31, 2004