Conveying & accumulation

Labeling low-profile confectionary products

Low-profile plastic containers for flash breath strips are labeled in a special product handling system in this CTM Labeling application video.

January 29, 2007

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Labels

Eclipse goal: build consumption with stationary pack

The Wm. Wrigley Co. challenged its Marketing Department to increase consumption among loyalists of the company's Eclipse chewing gum.

December 18, 2006

Flexibles

'Molten' chocolate bar flows from stand-up pouch

Billed as “the world's first liquid chocolate bar,” is Lava Bar from Calabasas, CA-based Lava Chocolate, LLC.

December 18, 2006

Flexibles

Food Packaging Safety Regulations

Download this white paper from Rohm and Haas to make the best decisions about selecting and handling food contact materials.

October 26, 2006

Flexibles

'Molten' chocolate bar flows from stand-up pouch

Calabasas, CA-based Lava Chocolate LLC's Lava Bar is billed as “the world's first liquid chocolate bar."

October 17, 2006

Dairy

Integrated system boosts efficiencies

Richmond Baking meets upgraded speed and capacity goals by installing six new v/f/f/s bagging lines.

October 6, 2006

Sustainability

PLA-Packed Vitamins

This summer, Highland Laboratories, Mt. Angel, OR, began to replace its more than 200 opaque and amber PET bottles used for dietary supplements with similar containers made of polylactic acid from NatureWorks LLC (www.natureworksllc.com).

August 31, 2006

Sustainability

Polymer advances 'resin-ate' with packaging

Consumer- and technology-driven packaging trends come together at the National Plastics Exposition.

July 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

Four keys to efficient food wrapping

The biggest issues facing those involved in food packaging operations are the transition and movement of product with controlled orientation and integration. New white paper from George Gordon presents four considerations that can greatly enhance a production line and often dramatically increase efficiency.

July 12, 2006

Labels

Microwave Coffee-Brewing Cup

JavaVoo LLC’s Micro-Brew Personal Barista is a single-use, disposable container that pressure-brews a ready-to-drink cup of coffee in the microwave in two minutes.

June 30, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

A roadmap for developing a new 'new look'

Define your visual equities, design for the future, trust your agency, and take a fresh approach to design. These steps will help you to keep the forces of the familiar at bay.

May 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling regulations: A bug's life?

“Stop bugging me: Consumers unwittingly eating insects.”

May 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Bioplastics magazine launches

First-of-its-kind Bioplastics magazine debuts in May featuring an interview with Nestlé’s VP of packaging.

May 31, 2006