Recycling

Boulder Canyon claims bio-bag is a first for natural snacks

Snack maker jumps on the compostable bag bandwagon, but with a wood pulp-based alternative for its all-natural potato chip line.

April 30, 2010

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Containers

Eat a tiger, save a tiger

Kraft Foods’ Animal Crackers limited edition package gives consumers a cause they can support.

April 23, 2010

Secondary Packaging

New wrapper for folding cartons

New overwrapper for cartons of matzos crackers takes Aron Streit from 30 to 50 cartons/min.

April 9, 2010

Beverage

A brief message

A brand-owner should never give short shrift to the package design brief.

April 7, 2010

Bio-based

100% compostable bag debuts for SunChips

Making good its promise to convert its one-third PLA bag to a 100% compostable version by Earth Day 2010, Frito-Lay debuts the new SunChips bag in the U.S.

April 5, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Embedded parameter chip

B&R’s embedded parameter chip stores pertinent mechanical and electronic motor data such as serial number, type, parameters, and manufacturer specifications making the entire power transmission system clearly identifiable in the application program.

March 21, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

California considers Prop 65 for acrylamide, citing reproductive harm

New proposal targets acrylamide for its ‘reproductive toxicity’ and seeks to set maximum allowable dose.

March 11, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Frito-Lay helping Canada stock its 'portable pantries'

Research shows that Canada consumers are adopting a ‘Pick’n’Pack’ meal approach. Frito-Lay’s new multipacks respond with variety and portion control.

March 10, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

March is National Nutrition Month--read your labels carefully!

American Dietetic Association offers help navigating food labels—more consumer confusion.

March 10, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

New director and new directions are focus of MSU forum

At its third annual Packaging Executives Forum, The School of Packaging at MSU talks about tackling new complexities of the industry and launching the Center for Packaging Innovation.

March 7, 2010

Containers

Portable "Sushi Popper" ultimate convenience food?

Uses for tubes have grown in the past few years, but this package may smell a little fishy!

February 26, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Three Pack Expo initiatives

PMMI announces not only a Manufacturing Excellence Conference at Chicago’s Pack Expo International this Fall but also two special pavilions.

February 17, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Video: Automatic Cartoner - up to 120 CPM

The Pegasus Cartoner: Continuous motion, horizontal cartoner for erecting, loading and closing glue or tuck style cartons. This video from Econocorp shows automatic bottle orienting, loading, and cartoning on a production line.

February 10, 2010