Protective/transport packaging

Dell eliminates use of 18.2 million pounds of packaging since 2008

Reductions result from the company’s ‘three Cs’ packaging strategy: the cube, the content, and the curbside recyclability of its packaging materials.

August 26, 2010

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label issues present varied challenges

Distribution environment, regulatory and compliance issues, and marketing messages are among the key concerns for manufacturers.

August 25, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

In pharmaceuticals we trust?

Drug recalls, counterfeiting, and diversion are creating distrust in the pharmaceutical sector.

August 19, 2010

Containers

OFF THE SHELF: P&G breakthrough with PP

Procter & Gamble pushes the boundaries of injection stretch blow molding with its range of household products packaged in bottles blown from polypropylene preforms.

August 16, 2010

Contract Packaging

Plastic or wood pallet choice prompts questions, confusion

Recent LinkedIn discussions raise questions about pallet choices. Tylenol recall adds another dimension to the issue.

August 12, 2010

Secondary Packaging

2-pack "convenience case" case packers

Schneider Packaging Equipment's 2-pack convenience case packing solution for packaging gable top cartons is designed for any application where gable cartons are packaged into corrugate cases.

August 10, 2010

Detergents/cleaners

Package reflects the toughness of new WD-40 products

WD-40 Co. faced a marketing challenge with its new Blue Works™ line of specialty maintenance products. It needed a package that was just as tough as the brand.

August 9, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

California chemicals law still causing headaches

In a dramatic and as-yet unresolved accusation, an environmental group has alleged that a long list of fruit companies are exposing people to too much lead in their fruit drinks and other products.

August 8, 2010

Consumer packaged goods

Flex America Inc: Flex America Inc: Ethernet cables

TURCK’s Cat 5e Ethernet cables are gigabit capable and incorporate flexlife® high-flex cable jackets.

August 7, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

Biodegradable foam protects Sandoz's shipments

Cornstarch-based foam within shipping coolers provides insulation properties and environmental benefits at a cost comparable to the EPS material it replaces.

August 7, 2010

Flexibles

Premium packaging for premium pet food

MultiFit Tiernahrungs GmbH, a subsidiary of Fressnapf Holding, Krefeld, Germany, is Europe’s largest provider of pet foods, pet accessories, and pet services.

August 7, 2010

Converting equipment

Three technologies worth tracking

A number of good ideas and a new technology or two have crossed my desk lately in no particular order. So rather than wait for them to magically assemble themselves into a single-topic column, I've decided to present them here in the same manner that they arrived: in no particular order.

August 5, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Proposed legislation could impact cosmetic packaging

Following FDA’s recent push to monitor health claims on functional foods, this proposal calls for full disclosure of ingredients, reporting of adverse health effects and random testing for pathogens or contaminants.

August 4, 2010