Secondary Packaging

Minced meat line

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. High-speed minced meat line from Sealpac denests trays automatically and loads minced meat loaves at 120 packs/min before sending filled trays into the A-10 tray sealer.

July 5, 2011

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Labeling

High-speed tray casing

VIDEO FROM INTERPACK. From Multivac comes a high-speed system for loading trays of MAP meat into cases, including a twin-lane tray sealer, a converging system for single filing of trays, metal detection, checkweighing, top and bottom labeling, and a robotic case loader.

June 30, 2011

Beverage

A life in packaging

It was 48 years ago that I walked into an office in London’s West End to begin my first job in packaging.

June 9, 2011

Beverage

Alan Traylor joins MOCON as head of food safety business unit

Alan Traylor has joined MOCON, Inc. as the company’s new business manager of food safety products.

June 6, 2011

Flexibles

CCL Industries announces organization change

CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in the development of labeling solutions and specialty packaging for the consumer products and healthcare industries, announced today that Gaston Tano, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has tendered his resignation to accept a new position, in a similar capacity, at a consumer products company in the private sector and will be leaving CCL at the beginning of August following the release of the Company's second quarter earnings.

June 6, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Induction sealing requires coordination

There are too many variables to keep a lid on, unless all parties are kept in the loop.

June 1, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Cartoning/casing equipment cuts operating costs

ePoultry packager improves operating efficiencies, while slashing labor requirements and reaping rapid ROI.

May 31, 2011

Flexibles

Malt-O-Meal launches 'Bag The Box' campaign

Cereal maker, with five product families in flexible packaging, uses new Web site to encourage consumers to switch to cereal brands that ‘Bag The Box.’

May 31, 2011

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Pfizer, Campbell Soup address interpack luncheon

"Simplistic flexibility" is what pharmaceutical manufacturers will need from packaging machinery suppliers going forward, and food manufacturers must adjust how they address consumer macro trends.

May 14, 2011

Flexible packaging

A whole new look at micro-perfs for produce packs

A new way of micro-perforating PP film right in the produce packager’s plant is helping this Scottish firm sell more rutabagas in a consumer-friendly, microwavable format.

May 8, 2011

Cartoning

A winning package for Old Style and the Cubs

Pabst and its design firm hit one out of the park with this full-body heat-shrink label designed to make a 12-oz glass bottle look like a wooden baseball bat.

May 8, 2011

Dairy

Enthusiasm builds for Expo Pack Mexico

Expo Pack Mexico is June 21-24 in Mexico City, and by now it’s clear that both packaging and processing solutions providers are ready and enthusiastic.

May 7, 2011

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Open innovation hits its stride

Asad Hamid, VP global packaging at Campbell Soup Co., talks about packaging and open innovation at Campbell.

May 7, 2011