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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Labels
Very merry graphic design
Just in time for the holiday season, Smith’s Dairy is releasing Moovers Premium eggnog decorated with three of Santa Claus’ elves.
November 30, 2002
Food: Page 281
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Companies
Rohm and Haas (Philadelphia, PA) is relocating its pilot coating and lamination equipment to a new facility at its Ringwood, IL mfg. facility.
November 30, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
People
Max Garcia has been hired as a field service technician based in Mexico City, Mexico, for Multivac (Kansas City, MO). Bob Koch has been named director of sales, food div.
November 30, 2002
Containers
New bagger's a boon to ConAgra
New four-corner-sealed vf/f/s bagger with transverse zipper technology offers dependability as well as materials savings for major international food manufacturer.
November 30, 2002
Confection/Candy
Robots sweeten case packing efficiency
On two lines, Gray & Co. uses a robotic case loader positioned between an automatic case former and an automatic sealer to pack cartons into cases at rates up to 90 cartons/min.See in-plant video
November 30, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Flexible packaging and labeling winners unwrapped
During Pack Expo, ExxonMobil Chemical (Macedon, NY) recognized excellence and innovation in flexible packaging and labeling at its 16th annual Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards ceremony, held November 5 in Chicago. There was a total of seven winners.
November 30, 2002
Beverage
See Janes run
New folding-carton erecting and sealing equipment improves efficiency and lowers labor and material costs for two Janes Family Foods plants in Canada.See in-plant video
November 30, 2002
Secondary Packaging
Ergonomics guides give packaging a lift
New voluntary guidelines from OSHA should give packaging departments added leverage with upper management.
November 30, 2002
Closures
Super-sized cookie can
Buffalo, New York-based KK Baking decided to stack its super-sized Keith’s Kookies-brand cookies in a new composite can that emulates a cookie jar topped with a polyethylene overcap to lock in freshness after opening.
November 30, 2002
Confection/Candy
Gray & Company: Robots hit savings sweet spot for cherry cordial packaging
Gray & Co., Hart, MI, operates 24 robotic arms on two ‘counterflow’ production lines. Each of the arms picks and places Queen Anne brand chocolate-covered cordials at an amazing rate of 1.5 cordials/sec into six-count plastic trays. Robotic system includes infrared scanners, PLCs, and proprietary software.
October 31, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Shrink sleeve labeler/splicer combo
NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: PDC Intl. (Norwalk, CT) displayed its Model R300 shrink labeler inline with a KTI (South Beloit, IL) Series JS butt splicer at Pack Expo.
October 31, 2002
Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings
Glass-clear multilayer containers
NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: Patent-pending Gamma-Clearâ„¢ multilayer, oxygen-barrier OPP containers from Pechiney Plastic Packaging (Chicago, IL) offer glasslike clarity for packing food products at a lower cost than multilayer PET containers, the company says.
October 31, 2002
Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings
Steam tunnel with generator
NEWS FROM PACK EXPO: PDC Europe (Austin, TX) offers what it claims is the first steam shrink tunnel with its own built-in steam generator. The 3.6’-long x 3.6’-deep TGV-1000 electric steam generator offers variable power rating from 49 to 60 kW and is designed for locations where a steam source is problematic.
October 31, 2002
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