Flexibles

Snack brand gets turned on its side

New Lay’s Cracker Crisps and Cheetos Cracker Trax baked snack crackers are taking the traditional Frito-Lay snack experience and turning it on its side—literally.

May 12, 2008

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Flexibles

Organic cereals boast compostable, laminated bag

Jordan's in the U.K. uses bags that are certified as compostable.

April 23, 2008

Reusable/Returnable

2008 packaged goods trends--top 10 countdown...

#10—Probiotics are everywhere.

April 17, 2008

Flexibles

Convenience drives frozen food packaging

The market will see growth rates of 4.1% per year through 2011.

April 6, 2008

Beverage

Break the rules by thinking in new dimensions

Sometimes, insightful breakthroughs originate from unlikely places.

April 4, 2008

Containers

New bagger brings sweet rewards

Constant breakdowns and an increase in production prompt Windy Acres to invest in a new vf/f/s machine.

April 4, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

Bundle wraps answer today's promotional challenges

If stacking strength is essential, consider cartons. But when thick-film packs with carrying strength and message flexibility are key, bundle wraps are an emerging option.

April 1, 2008

Contract Packaging

Ready to innovate? CP 08 is the place to be

If you’re looking to introduce or expand on an innovative mind-set at your company, consider attending Contract Packaging magazine’s CP 08: Succeeding With Contract Packaging conference.

March 31, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Small and large character ink-jet printer, perfect for in-line marking of 1 to 5 lines

The DOD 8400e is Matthews' new small and large character ink-jet printer, perfect for in-line marking of one to five lines, at speeds up to 780 fpm. Designed to achieve more uniform, higher-quality marks at faster speeds, the 8400e is certain to be the most reliable system to date. Watch this video from Pack Expo Las Vegas to see it in action.

March 20, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Next generation drives speed flow wrapping of snack foods

Bosch Rexroth's GenNext™ technology boosts uptime, productivity, ease of use of flow wrapping.

March 12, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Horizontal cartoner and case packer team up for efficient cereal packaging

In this video from Langen, watch how a newly-installed packaging line performs in a cereal packaging plant.

March 11, 2008

Bakery/Snack

New cartoner equiped with servo motors for carton feeding, carton transport and bucket conveyor

This new stainless-steel cartoner from Langen has a 6' extended carton magazine, fitted with pre-sized templates for quick and simple carton size changeovers. See how it works packaging pies in this video.

March 11, 2008

Bakery/Snack

4 new antennas

RSI ID Technologies has released 4 new antenna designs featuring NXP’s next-generation UCODE G2X IC for passive smart tags and labels.

March 4, 2008