Converting equipment

Cooperation proves critical in tube manufacturing

In this Q&A, Mel O’Leary, Jr., president and CEO of Meredith-Springfield Associates, describes how copolyester resin and supplier cooperation helped make the Artegraft tube.

January 10, 2008

Bakery/Snack: Page 47

Bakery/Snack

Technical paper on Active Packaging Systems

Active or "smart" packaging systems create a new, interactive environment inside a package or pouch. Read about these "smart" packaging technologies in a white paper from Multisorb.

January 3, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Markem and Imaje join to form Markem.Imaje

Dover Corporation announced the combination of two of its Dover Engineered Systems companies: Markem Corporation, Keene, NH, and Imaje S.A., Bourg-lès-Valence, France.

November 21, 2007

Flexibles

Air-pouch void-fill system packs a big payback

A mail-order nutraceutical company packs up the loose-fill peanuts and switches to air pouches for greater productivity, less mess, and reduced costs.

November 7, 2007

Flexibles

Berry packer revamps bagging and casing lines

Renovation of blueberry packaging operations includes installation of vf/f/s machine for retail bags, bag-in-box equipment for bulk packs, plus several new auxiliary systems.

November 7, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Cereal manufacturers should switch from two inner bags to one for club store packaging

Sustainable packaging is an incremental pursuit, quickened when adoptions are made by an entire category. For example, club-store-size cereals with twin bags inside a carton could be switched by cereal manufacturers to one large bag.

November 7, 2007

Closures

Shapely can is the apple of Heinz's eye

Switch to hourglass-shape can lifts sales in the Netherlands.

October 18, 2007

Beverage

Organic cookies in resealable pillow packs

New horizontal wrapper enhances production speeds, package appearance, and product shelf life.

October 7, 2007

Dairy

Worldwide Food Expo '07

The breadth of educational features is just one of the special features that make this October 24-27 show unique. Packaging professionals seeking growth and opportunity in the global food and beverage industries won’t want to miss Worldwide Food Expo when it rolls into Chicago’s McCormick Place October 24-27.

October 4, 2007

Cartoning

Call for PAF presentations

With the third rendition of the Packaging Automation Forum set for May 19 - 20 in Chicago, PAF organizers are seeking speakers who can address the broad area of packaging automation through better use of integrated controls technology.

October 3, 2007

Flexibles

Video: Air-pouch void-fill system packs a big payback

A mail-order nutraceutical ocmpany packs up the loose-fill peanuts and switches to air pouches for greater productivity, less mess, and reduced costs.

October 2, 2007

Flexibles

Cartoner allows for custom cake packs

Finnish bakery's carton has film windows and two handles.

October 2, 2007

Bakery/Snack

SunChips packs boast Green-e logo

On-package designation fronts Frito-Lay's support of renewable energy.

September 17, 2007