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Containers

Labeler sings a new tune at Music Mountain

A new labeler at the heart of a new bottling line is helping Music Mountain Water respond to growing demand for its own-brand and private-label bottled water.See in-plant video

September 30, 2003

Beverage

Ink-jet printing helps winery grow

Pressure-sensitive labels were getting costly at French winery Les Vins Skalli. On-case ink-jet printing in letters up to 4” tall cuts costs and adds flexibility.

September 30, 2003

Beverage

Foiled again

Petropolis Brewery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the first to install a Krones Taxomatic can lid labeler. The machine applies foil over the top of can lids to prevent the lids from getting soiled.

September 30, 2003

Containers

Creating a sophisticated package

To help create a package that could communicate the rich, luxurious character of its new line of beauty products called Lineance European Body Essentials, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. of Princeton, NJ, looked to Sonoco to help design a sophisticated line of folding cartons.

September 30, 2003

Tamper-evident machinery

PEF elects 'Class of 2003' Packaging Hall of Famers

Members of the Packaging Education Forum (PEF) elected Arnie Orloski Jr. (shown), William E. Archibald, William R. Armstrong, and Richard G. Lee into the Packaging Hall of Fame, Class of 2003.

September 30, 2003

Closures

Three wineries try 'twist-cork' closure

In August, three wineries began shipping quantities of their vintages in new bottles that are closed by the MetaCork from Gardner Technologies.

September 30, 2003

Beverage

PSI shares expertise at MSU Safe Shipments Seminar

In a seminar entitled “Package Design and Testing for Safe Shipments,” sponsored by the School of Packaging at Michigan State University, seven industry experts were chosen by MSU to share their real-world knowledge of the critical issues affecting the packaging and distribution of active or volatile products.

August 31, 2003

Flexibles

HP Digital Package Printing Conference and Exhibition

The HP Digital Package Printing Conference and Exhibition is a two-day symposium and exhibit sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Specialty Printing Systems.

August 31, 2003

Containers

On the road again

Covering the world of packaging necessitates traveling to plants and functions beyond the borders of the United States. During the last week of August, this editor enjoyed the opportunity to visit packaging facilities in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

August 31, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc: Air-actuated switches

A new group of air-actuated electrical switches that use pneumatics to remotely pilot electrical switches is available from Clippard Instrument Laboratory.

August 31, 2003

Containers

Rigid bulk packaging growth projected

Rigid intermediate bulk containers (RIBCs) and materials handling containers will pave the way for rigid bulk packaging growth in the United States. That’s according to The Freedonia Group, whose study Rigid Bulk Packaging projects demand for this type of packaging in the U.S.

August 31, 2003

Beverage

Brewing up a new packaging design

Portland-based bottler Widmer Brothers employed Hornall Anderson Design Works to complete the brand design for a new microbrew. To help Widmer carve out a niche within the amber beer market, designers focused on the tradition of slow-paced, easy drinking that draws consumers of amber beer.

August 31, 2003