Flexibles

Dog bone packaging fetches Gold

Technical Innovation, Printing Achievement, and Packaging Excellence Gold Awards have been earned by Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC for development of flat-bottom, stand-up, window bags with oxygen and moisture barriers.

February 23, 2012

Petfood/Pet Care: Page 8

Petfood/Pet Care

Mexican company wins with Ganador dog food package printing

Seems that no matter what the economic condition, many of us want to treat our pets well, be it in the U.S. or elsewhere.

February 23, 2012

Petfood/Pet Care

Family-member status of dogs helps sell pet treats

Del Monte Pet Products plays up the bond between pets and their owners in the packaging for a new line of home-style dog treats.

December 6, 2011

Flexibles

Raw pet-food bag uses renewable, compostable materials

Flexible, reclosable pouch for raw dog food from Steve’s Real Food is made from renewable compostable materials and is ‘green from the zipper to the sealant.’

November 10, 2011

Flexibles

'Smart bag' design for pet food educates, differentiates

New packaging for dog-food brand Blackwood Pet Food places key product information on the front of the bag to aid ‘dog Moms’ in search of best nutrition.

September 30, 2011

Petfood/Pet Care

Keeping dog treats metal-free

A manufacturer of dog treats and chews, TFH Publications takes no chances when it comes to metal detection technology on its plant floor.

September 1, 2011

Operational Excellence

FDA workshop talks Turkey about item-level pharmaceutical packaging

Turkey and France are out in front requiring serialization of drug packages, while the U.S. is in a catch-up position.

June 9, 2011

Material handling

FDA's track-and-trace workshop talks Turkey about item-level pharmaceutical packaging

The packaging executives gathered at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration track-and-trace workshop in mid-February didn't mean the bird when they talked Turkey between sessions at the FDA White Oak Complex in Silver Spring, MD.

March 16, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Nestlé to describe how it wants packaging machines programmed

If optimizing manufacturing operations is anywhere on your list of things to do, be sure to attend the sixth Packaging Automation Forum April 26 in Chicago.

March 6, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

PMMI strengthens relationship with OMAC

PMMI has announced that it will provide staff support to further the mission of OMAC, the Organization for Machine Automation and Control.

March 3, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Graphics not sacrificed in new sustainable pet-food pack

Packaging for Kaytee’s new natural line of pet food uses a high-quality printing process to create rich, animal imagery for pet lovers, while employing FSC-certified, recyclable material.

January 5, 2011

Palletizing/depalletizing

High-speed bag palletizer packs 40 lb bags at 24 bags/min

Video from KUKA Robotics shows flexible high-speed palletizing solution of 40 lb bags at more than 24 bags/min.

October 19, 2010

Petfood/Pet Care

A peek into pet care packaging market

A Yahoo Finance article on best growth jobs provides a glimpse into pet care packaging potential.

September 8, 2010