Conveying & accumulation

Aseptic PET is Henniez's cup of tea

A leader in the bottled water business in Switzerland, Henniez is making a bold move into in-line blowing and aseptic filling of plastic bottles for iced teas.

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Web Plus: Suppliers of 'hands-on' equipment take to the Web

T hanks to the low cost of disseminating product information via the Web, it's now easier than ever to obtain information on packaging equipment from smaller suppliers that cater more toward users of low-cost, entry-level or "hands-on" packaging equipment.

July 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Film structure is tops with Bel/Kaukauna

A multilayer peelable lidding film for plastic cups of hot-filled salsa eliminates leakers and provides easy opening.

July 31, 1999

Containers

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Trilla Steel Drum Corp. (Chicago, IL) and Russell-Stanley Corp. (Bridgewater, NJ) have formed a strategic alliance to strengthen both cos. in the Chicago metro market.

July 31, 1999

Containers

Supplier news: International agreements

Greif Bros. Corp. (Delaware, OH) has completed the exchange of its spiral core mfg. assets with Abzac S.A., a privately held co. in France, for a 49% equity interest in Abzac's fibre drum business.

July 31, 1999

Labels

Mixer bottle shapes up

Cocktail mixer bottles take new shape in pinch-grip PET. Also new are a gold hot-stamped, pressure-sensitive label and HDPE closure.

July 31, 1999

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Home meal replacements on the move

Increased consumer demand for home meal replacement spurs development of new technologies, new markets. A Packaging World special report.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Sonoco dedicates sculpture for centennial

A revolving bronze sculpture, dedicated to honor the men and women of Sonoco Products, has been placed in a landscaped setting in front of the company's corporate offices in Hartsville, SC.

July 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Filling PET aseptically at 200/min

With a prototype system in one plant and generation two in another, this Italian food company likes what it sees in rotary, aseptic filling of teas and sports drinks in PET.

July 31, 1999

Closures

Package design goes for the gold

In this year's annual Clio Awards a history-making computer game and a new beer take home two of many prizes.

July 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Del Monte adds food to aseptic PET beverage line

A blow/fill system originally installed for aseptic packaging of teas and juice-based beverages now is being used to bottle a specialty tomato sauce.

July 31, 1999

Converting equipment

Water bottler in Spain launches handled PET

Solan de Cabras, a bottled water marketer in Cuenca, Spain, is among the first users of a new injection/ stretch blow-molding technology from Aoki (Elk Grove Village, IL).

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Colorful wine labels attract younger demographic

To revitalize the Sol/o brand and appeal to a younger audience, Trinchero Family Estates, formerly Sutter Home Winery, has redesigned the pressure-sensitive labels on its line of wines.

July 31, 1999