Consumer packaged goods

Thermal control protection panel

The Thermal Control Panel from TCP Reliable comprises blow molded bottles with tabs that allow them to be interconnected in a variety of ways. Inside the bottles are special formulations of chemicals whose phase-change temperatures are at the optimum storage temperature of the temperature-sensitive product stored within the formed shape.

February 28, 2006

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Protective/transport packaging

'Book-smart' system doubles productivity

Book seller cuts labor requirements, shipping costs, and lost-in-mail rates with new shipper packaging system.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

FPA Silver Award Winners, continued

This is a continuation of the FPA Silver Award winners...

February 28, 2006

Consumer packaged goods

Thermal control protection panel

The Thermal Control Panel from TCP Reliable comprises blow molded bottles with tabs that allow them to be interconnected in a variety of ways. Inside the bottles are special formulations of chemicals whose phase-change temperatures are at the optimum storage temperature of the temperature-sensitive product stored within the formed shape.

February 28, 2006

Consumer packaged goods

Making new 'antiques'

One of the great things about getting old is, as the old joke says, you’re still on the sunshine side of the grass.

February 28, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Foams market faces rising costs and environmental regulations

If your company uses polymer foams in the packaging process, you might want to consider the challenges facing foam suppliers, as described in a recent Frost & Sullivan study on European markets for polymer foams.

February 28, 2006

Consumer packaged goods

People

Jerry Bennish was appointed vice president, strategy-Americas; and Tom Cochran vice president, sales & marketing for U.S healthcare and personal care businesses for Amcor Flexibles.

February 28, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Companies

Phoenix Closures, Inc.

February 28, 2006

Cartoning

Coordinate package design with machinery capabilities

At the Package Design 2006 Conference, designers saw how innovative package designs sometimes require all-new machine designs – and why it pays to collaborate with packaging engineering up front.

January 31, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Envisioning a new environmental package design

Since innovative thinking on ways to balance packaging and the environment is always in short supply, I was curious to see if Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World by Daniel Imhoff would contribute something new to the dialog.

January 31, 2006

Flexibles

People

Bradman Lake Group appointed Simon Wheatley chief executive officer.

January 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Companies

Sato announced a definitive agreement to purchase Checkpoint’s Bar Code Systems Business, with operations in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, including its hand-held labeling solutions in the U.S.

January 31, 2006

Reusable/Returnable

From shells to shrink

To gain operational efficiency, cost savings, and distribution benefits, this Canadian Pepsi bottler has substituted stretch wrap in place of returnable plastic carriers.

January 31, 2006