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Sustainable Packaging
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Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
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Beverage
Food
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Proposed rules on gluten finish the thought on food allergens law
Under its proposed rule, FDA defines ‘gluten’ as proteins that occur naturally in a ‘prohibited grain’ and that may cause adverse health effects in those with celiac disease.”
April 3, 2007
Dairy: Page 42
Closures
Single-serves with curves
Reid's Dairy milk launches in 250-mL cartons with screw caps and curved top and side panels.
April 3, 2007
Contract Packaging
Peracetic sterilant accepted for low-acid aseptics at Kan-Pak LLC
FMC's Clarity™ gains FDA acceptance for use by copacker Kan-Pak LLC.
March 29, 2007
Controls & Machine Components
Cup filler
The Jackopack 4-cup filling machine from Tek Makina fills dairy products such as yogurt drinks and crème fraiche in quantities from 50g to 500g at constant speeds of 92 cups/min.
March 9, 2007
Conveying & accumulation
Data flows from ERP to packaging machines
Just five operators run two lines that span three floors and churn out 600 bottles/min. An automated order system plays a pivotal role in streamlining changeover.
March 9, 2007
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
CAN-based concepts run food slicing machine
A CAN network links I/O, a checkweigher, and an optical weigher over a distance of 164’.
March 9, 2007
Flexibles
Adding flexibility to case-packing & palletizing
Dean Foods fine-tunes packing and handling efficiencies for popular ‘Milk Chug’ products by installing versatile, easy-changeover case load/palletize equipment.
March 8, 2007
Secondary Packaging
Daisy Brand grows with RFID
The company automates its RFID processes using a print-and-apply applicator to tag all of its pallets with smart labels.
March 8, 2007
Tamper-evident machinery
Flexible filler doubles pack speeds
Dual-head auger filling system with integrated checkweigher easily adapts to different powder density, humidity, and temperature conditions.
March 8, 2007
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Frozen treat package mimics energy drink can
Hershey’s Ice Cream, Harrisburg, PA, has co-branded with Hammond, IN-based Swanel Beverages Inc., the manufacturer of an energy drink called Banzai, to create Banzai Energy Ice. The 4 oz treat is packaged in a squeeze-up tube made of solid bleached sulfate from Solo Cup Co. (www.solocup.com). Hershey fills the tubes using a Flex E Fill Rotary Filler from Solo Cup Co. and heat seals them with a thin foil lid, also from Solo Cup.
March 8, 2007
Flexibles
Sustainability News Digest
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March 8, 2007
Containers
Frozen treat tube mimics energy drink can
Hershey's Ice Cream cobrands with Banzai energy drink manufacturer Swanel Beverages Inc. to create Banzai Energy Ice in a 4-oz squeeze tube.
February 16, 2007
Sustainable Packaging
Seven packaging resolutions for 2007
Yes, I’m sick of hearing about (and breaking) the typical resolutions, but it’s worth pondering these packaging resolutions from JoAnn Hines, self-proclaimed “packaging diva.”
January 31, 2007
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