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Package graphics: cutting time and costs

Lead times and costs of package graphics are clearly in the ‘cross-hairs’ of most packaging buyers, say survey respondents.

April 30, 2003

Meat/Poultry/Seafood: Page 69

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Beauties and the bests

Holographic substrates were among the big winners in the annual competition of the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters, and Laminators.

April 30, 2003

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AIMCAL competition winners

Honolulu Fish PackageProma Technologies, 800/343-6978, www.promatechnologies.comWeyerhaeuser Corp., 808/536-3814, www.weyerhaeuser.comITW Foilmark, 978/462-7300, www.foilmark.comAutomatan, 715/341-6501, www.automatan.comInova MicrolightProma Technologies, 800/343-6978, www.promatechnologies.comChallenge Printing, 952/903-4400, www.challengeprinting.comElizabeth ArdenUnifoil Corp., 973/365-2000, www.unifoilHub Folding Box, 508/339-0005CFC Intl., 708/891-3456, www.cfcintl.comInternational Paper, 888/815-4873, www.ipbleachedboard.comET DVD caseHazen Paper, 413/538-8204, www.hazen.comUnifoil Corp.

April 30, 2003

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What packagers think about the environment

Respondents to a recent survey on Packworld.com were asked to describe the current attitude at their company with regard to packaging and the environment.

April 30, 2003

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Fee or tax?

Like the budgets of other administrations before it, the Bush 2004 budget contains “user fees” on food processing facilities regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

March 31, 2003

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Need more information sharing

One of the easiest ways for journalists to keep up-to-date on technical and marketing advances is to participate in the judging process for the competitions in their chosen fields.

March 31, 2003

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Convenience is key

Pet-food manufacturers discuss the future of packaging and how innovation, customer convenience, and ease-of-use fit in with upcoming packaging plans.

March 31, 2003

Dairy

Strong visuals help launch product

Ionic Communications Group (Cincinnati, OH) created a packaging strategy to launch a line of frozen, breaded shrimp for Cincinnati-based Azure Waves Seafood, Inc.

February 28, 2003

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Omstead: Smooth vf/f/s for IQF chicken

On this vertical form/fill/seal machine at Omstead, a servo motor-driven cross-seal assembly is synchronized with side belts. Seal jaws make a smooth “D”-shaped cycle to close on the film tube, simultaneously sealing the top of the filled bag and forming a bottom seal for the next bag.

December 31, 2002

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Skin-packing for fish

Better appearance and increased throughput are the chief benefits gained by Golden Valley, MN-based Morey’s Seafood since the installation of an R270 vacuum skin packaging system from Multivac (Kansas City, MO).

December 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

USDA voluntary allergen-labeling guidelines

The U.S. Department of Agricultures’s Food Safety and Information Service will consider any nonmisleading symbols, statements, or logos that meat and poultry packages might want to use to inform consumers of the presence of potential food allergens in meat, poultry, and eggs.

December 31, 2002

Closures

Pipeline: Confessions of a club store addict

It doesn’t matter what name is over the door; there is something about club stores that makes them a magnet for me. It wasn’t so bad when we had a big chest freezer in the basement plus a second refrigerator.

December 31, 2002

Containers

Vf/f/s, scales speed Janes' progress

New vf/f/s equipment and scale double production, eliminating overtime costs. Machinery also accommodates larger fills and reduces product giveaway at Janes Family Foods.See in-plant video

December 31, 2002