Consumer packaged goods

Domestic acquisitions, agreements

—Kliklok Corp. (Decatur, GA) and its wholly owned subsidiary The Woodman Co. have realigned their operations and will now be represented through the single unified sales channel of Kliklok-Woodman.

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Flexibles

Relocations, expansions

—Doyen (Lakeland, FL) has established a holding company known as Doyen Group PLC, the overall holding company for Doyen’s five operations.

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Flexible packaging

A different kind of portal (sidebar)

Capsule reviews

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Beverage

Used equipment buyers offer 'suggestions'

Packaging machine buyers sound off about buying used or rebuilt packaging machines. Many say the process needs to resemble how they buy new equipment.

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Flexible packaging

Non-food flexible packs devour awards

FPA recognizes a multilayer p-s ‘book’ label for cleaners, a plastic header bag, a resealable stand-up pouch, a high-barrier industrial wrap, formable and peelable webs for a medical package, and a CR reclosable bag for pharmaceuticals.

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Secondary Packaging

Technical prowess, flexible style

Two improved package materials, one for cup lidding, one for microwave wrapping, secured Technical Innovation awards in the Flexible Packaging Assn. competition. Printing and Environmental Achievement awards also went to new technologies.

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Converting equipment

A clear 'Hero'

When Dutch drink manufacturer Hero Nederland BV launched its FruitOntbijt breakfast drink in April '00, it sought a transparent, cost-effective container to compliment its new beverage. Hero found its solution in Millad 3988, a clarifier from Milliken Chemical (Spartanburg, SC).

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Flexibles

Lava stuck on WD-40 cans

The WD-40 Company, San Diego, CA, has combined two of its brands in a major promotion. A total of two million flexible sample packs of its Lava cleaner were attached to 8- and 11-oz cans of WD-40 shipped from mid-October through mid-December of last year.

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

Film brochure

Dow Chemical (Midland, MI) has released a brochure describing Covelle™ HF Weldable Polyolefin Films. It describes the materials that can be used for liquid packaging and form/fill/seal applications.

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Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Drives and motors

Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) has expanded its line of inverter and vector drives and motors. Inverter and vector drive products include: Enclosed non-ventilated (TENV) ratings through 20 hp; enclosed blower-cooled (TEBC) ratings through 800 HP; inverter drive motors approved for explosion-proof environments, from ½ to 75 HP; washdown-duty inverter drive and vector drive motors through 10 HP; paint-free washdown inverter drive motors from ½ to 10 HP.

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Consumer packaged goods

'Encyclopedia' of package-failure law

Guidance about package-failure litigation is offen tedious and dull. But a new compendium describes cases that can help manufacturers understand their responsibilities and avoid problems.

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Detergents/cleaners

Introductory design for teen girls

When Caboodles The Teen Brand, Plano, IL, decided to enter the fast-paced bath and body market, its packaging ideas went to Expac Corp. (Montvale, NJ).

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Controls & machine components

International agreements

Amcor Twinpak-North America Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) has signed an agreement with CNC Containers (Tumwater, WA) that gives Amcor a 100% equity position in CNC.

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