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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
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
Food: Page 282
Flexibles
Trayed entrées bring blessings
Mary Ellen’s Blessings At Home cartoned frozen meals literally make an inspired entry into the family-sized entrée category.
October 31, 2002
Flexible packaging
Vf/f/s pouch system donated to Clemson
Clemson University students are receiving first-hand experience with pouch packaging thanks to the donation of a Model 2050 vertical form/fill/seal system from Cryovac (Duncan, SC), a subsidiary of Sealed Air Corp.
October 31, 2002
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
A 'fishy' redesign
Van De Kamp’s decided to revamp the graphic design for the cartons containing its line of frozen seafood entrées. The company turned to Deutsch Design Works (San Francisco, CA) to help reposition the brand as a main meal for the entire family.
October 31, 2002
Flexibles
Say 'cheese' for new packaging graphic design
With the help of LAM Design (Pleasantville, NY) Fujifilm unveiled its new Fujicolor QuickSnap Flash one-time-use camera with a sleek, stylish body design and vivid package graphics.
October 31, 2002
Flexibles
Companies
(Left to right) Baron Georges Jacobs, chairman of the executive committee of UCB Films PLC (Wigton, Cumbria, United Kingdom), William Lowther, dir.
October 31, 2002
Bakery/Snack
Mindflow Technologies announces the Mindflow Sourcing Ste. 4.0
Sets the industry standard for breadth of solution for strategic sourcing professionals to deliver unequaled cost reductions.
October 31, 2002
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
'Cordial' robots hit savings sweet spot
Twenty-four robotic arms place Queen Anne brand cordials at rate of 90/min/arm into six-count plastic trays.See in-plant video
October 31, 2002
Confection/Candy
Supply chain experts see change a comin' (sidebar)
In the warehouse
October 31, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Supply chain experts see change a comin'
In a future marked by price-sensitive consumers and fierce competition, companies will fail or flourish according to the efficiencies of their supply chains.
October 31, 2002
Fruits/Vegetables
Fruit-packing line learns to count
Hand-stamping of variable information has been replaced by automatic ink-jet printing. A machine vision system counts fruit pieces and relays totals for each box to the printer.
October 31, 2002
Flexible packaging
Does packaging need more machinery education?
Some in packaging feel that packaging universities shortchange students on machinery. Can it—or should it—be learned in college?
October 31, 2002
Beverage
How the recession affected packaging professionals
Since mid-2001, packagers report heavier workload and fewer company perks such as travel and attendance at shows. Some took pay and benefits cuts, too.
October 31, 2002
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