Flexibles

Reclosable bacon package

Oscar Mayer makes bacon more convenient with its Stay-Fresh Reclosable Tray.

January 21, 2008

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Flexible packaging

High-volume retailers set the pace for packaging

Consumer packaged goods companies follow high-volume retailers’ packaging lead as they seek to align with retailer strategies, brand positioning.

January 11, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Action plan, food protection plan now lead the pack

It was only a couple of months ago that an obscure provision about reporting dangerous food products, embedded in a big law that mostly dealt with toughening drug regulation, was the biggest change in food safety law in quite some time (see www.packworld.com/view-24168).

January 10, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Shelf-life breakthrough for case-ready meat

White paper from Multisorb describes new low-cost system said to reliably preserve the taste and visual appeal of refrigerated meat for three weeks on average.

January 3, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Oxygen absorber insertion machine video

Video shows Active-Pak sorbent dispensing system dispsensing oxygen scavenger sorbents. Can be customized to insert into any package type. Ideal for meat & poultry applications.

January 3, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

The wrap-up: Got a cool packaging job?

Automation jobs are cool, and my job is cool, too. Is yours?

December 3, 2007

Flexibles

Smart label sensor gives Superior results

Bacteria-triggered smart label ensures freshness for Superior Farms MAP meats.

November 13, 2007

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Bagger doubles speeds, reduces product giveaway

In the wake of Katrina, shrimp processor/packer rebounds, rebuilds, and re-invigorates efficiencies by installing an automated scale/bagging system.

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

Recycling

New food reporting requirement hidden in drug law

You probably heard about that new law giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration new powers over drugs. Surprise! It also gives FDA the power to order food recalls (almost and sort of).

November 7, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Views of a contract drug packager

Andrew Billington, operations manager at Brecon Pharmaceuticals in Wales, addresses recent trends in packaging.

November 7, 2007

Labels

Give packaging innovation a listen

For more information, check out our library of Podcasts available for your listening convenience.

October 30, 2007

Dairy

Robotic pick and place

ABB is displaying its IRB 360 FlexPicker at Pack Expo Las Vegas. Machine offers high-speed flexibility, high capacity (up to 3kg payload), top mounted design, and more.

October 17, 2007