Protective/transport packaging

SJSU engineers a new course

San José State University gains a new packaging program director, receives package engineering accreditation, and earns national recognition for its program.

October 31, 2003

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Secondary Packaging

Glaxo rolls out three more dentifrice innovations

Continuing its roll-out of new dentifrice products, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Moon Township, PA, has now introduced a toothpaste and floss combo, Aquafresh Floss 'N'Cap.

October 31, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Stainless washdown conveyors

AquaPruf™ conveyors, a just-launched line of all stainless-steel conveyors engineered for the washdown and sanitary markets, are suitable for food, pharma, medical, and personal-care products industries.

September 30, 2003

Flexibles

See the latest from ITW at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003

ITW will show products including barrier packaging films, cap sealers, corona treating equipment, ink-jet coding, shrink sleeves, web cleaners, and much more at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003.

September 30, 2003

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Packaging in the U.K. and beyond (Part 5)

Coors' new £35 million brewery (Part 5 of a 6-part series)

September 30, 2003

Secondary Packaging

Lion Precision: Dual sensor

Lion Precision has released a new dual sensor for overwrap applications. The LRD7100 simultaneously detects presence/absence of tear tape and splices in overwrap film.

September 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Washdown product brochure

Baldor Electric Co. offers a new 40-page brochure on its line of washdown duty products. Brochure offers an exploded view of a 3-phase washdown duty motor with call-out text describing each feature.

September 30, 2003

Prepared Foods

Web Plus: Reverse auctions: Love 'em or hate 'em

Reverse-auction buying of packaging seems to have a toe-hold among manufacturers. It may even be on the verge of becoming a trend, according to a Web-based survey conducted on Packworld.com earlier this summer.

September 30, 2003

Detergents/cleaners

Mohawk Paper reinvents its labeling operation

Glue-applied pre-printed labels were both unattractive and a drag on efficiency at Mohawk Paper, so the firm switched to online print-and-apply technology.

September 30, 2003

Beverage

Lafarge constructs sturdy shipments

A water-based palletizing adhesive helps stabilize pallet loads of construction materials in transit.

September 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

HMI paints a powerful picture

Raque Foods’ new HMI provides a “wide open canvas” for an innovative robotic tray filler.

September 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Obstacles to information integration abound

Manual data collection, lack of technical infrastructure, and improper training are just a few of the obstacles readers grapple with in collecting, analyzing, and acting on packaging line data.

September 30, 2003

Adhesives/tape

Pressuring the competition

Gro-Tec’s Eliminator herbicide comes in a unique pressure tank applicator that’s now being used for other products, too.

September 30, 2003