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

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Additives, coatings & inks

Carbon monoxide has congressmen seeing red

Democrats in Congress will push for a ban on MAP until safety can be proven.

October 4, 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

Labels

Which comes first--structural or graphic branding?

Let each project’s specific needs, rather than a formal protocol, determine who leads.

October 4, 2007

Flexibles

Tender's label debugs bilingual demands

Hinged labels for the company’s Ben’s 30 insect repellent pack a lot of information in a small space to meet bilingual requirements.

October 4, 2007

Labels

Smart packaging--gaining traction in the marketplace

The promise of smart packaging has always been impressive. Now, at last, some pretty intriguing commercial applications are starting to surface.

October 3, 2007

Closures

Thermoformed cups give pâté long shelf life

Increased competition for space in refrigerated cases at grocery stores is shifting product marketers’ focus toward food packaging that can deliver a long, ambient shelf life elsewhere in the store.

October 3, 2007

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Bottom-discharge system for ibcs

Arena Products will demonstrate its Blowfish™ Air-Evac® system for the efficient, sanitary, and ergonomic discharge of high-viscosity products.

September 6, 2007

Closures

The right TLC defines the 'Herbal Girl'

Procter & Gamble is infusing the power of design across the company. The restaging of Herbal Essences is one example. The brand is again on target, and sales are up.

September 5, 2007

Bakery/Snack

Snack packer improves X-ray inspection

Snack maker King Nut upgrades X-ray inspection systems used for metal detection on multipacks of single-serve bags of airline snacks.

September 5, 2007

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Lessons from China are for your quality program

At some point, headlines about problematic products from China give one leave to ask, What’s up with China?

September 5, 2007

Dairy

Revamped Peter Pan returns

ConAgra's venerable peanut butter is back on shelf in mid-August with a new look.

August 21, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Picking, packing, and palletizing with robots

Robotics—a flexible automation system that improves productivity, quality, and workforce capabilities—continues making inroads into packaging.

August 9, 2007