Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Sobeys' EAS tags thwart thieves

Canadian supermarket chain uses electronic article surveillance on a variety of packages—including fresh meats—to minimize shoplifting.

December 31, 2004

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Film drapes Sengewald in success

Appearance, tear resistance, and peel properties are key benefits of a top film web used by Sengewald in Germany for thermoformed packs of surgical drapes and gowns.

December 31, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Consumers help GE see the light

Three-year project uncovers consumer frustrations in buying light bulbs and responds with a package design that takes the guesswork out of product selection.

December 31, 2004

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

Film properties benefit Sengewald in Germany

Appearance, tear resistance, and peel properties are key benefits of a top film web used for thermoformed packs of surgical drapes and gowns sold primarily in Europe.

November 30, 2004

Additives, coatings & inks

Trends in glass-like packaging

The look of glass is in, but the price isn’t. That’s what two manufacturers showed visitors at the HBA expo this September in New York. Both Merle Norman and G.

November 30, 2004

Labels

Companies

Sun Chemical Corp.

November 30, 2004

Consumer packaged goods

Leased labelers lend Cadbury Schweppes' promo 'punch'

Four machines help Cadbury’s Aspers, PA, plant economically apply fan-folded stacked labels to nearly 13 million 1-gal PET bottles for a nationwide promotion.

November 30, 2004

Recycling

A flair for Hispanic packaging

Hispanic package design expert Mariví shares her advice about packaging for this hot, high-growth market.

November 30, 2004

Consumer packaged goods

Sun Chemical forms security solutions business unit

Sun Chemical has formed Sun Chemical Security, a new global business unit that will provide a range of products used to print packages, documents, and currency that incorporate security measures.

November 30, 2004

Flexibles

The wrap-up: Old wine in old pouches

In this article from National Geographic, an archaeologist traces drink to the Stone Age and finds pouched wines.

November 30, 2004

Flexibles

Flexible pouch mated with trigger sprayer

PACK EXPO : Kapak released its flexible pouch mated with trigger sprayer at its booth, S-575, at Pack Expo International 2004.

November 30, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

RFID: The promise and the struggle

Hype about radio-frequency identification clashes with reality at Baltimore EPC Global conference.

November 30, 2004

Flexibles

Flexible Packaging Conference includes hard-hitting keynotes, panelists

The Flexible Packaging Conference scheduled for March 14-16 at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld in Orlando, FL, will include top-flight keynote speakers to analyze the ongoing shift from rigid to flexible packaging.

October 31, 2004