Sustainability

Pad packing cuts costs, materials

Cleanser manufacturer SerVaas Laboratories cleans up on costs and materials savings when it swaps its shipping cases for shrink-wrapped pad packs for retail and distribution.

June 4, 2009

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Flexibles

Lakeside Foods steams ahead with stand-up pouches

The private-label vegetable packer offers its customers a new microwavable, self-venting format to replace steamable pillow packs.

June 4, 2009

Flexibles

Talking at length with an eco-revolutionary

A Q&A with Albe Zakes, eco-revolutionary and vp media relations for TerraCycle, which turns old packaging into new products.

June 3, 2009

Beverage

AriZona, Poland Spring, Nestlé launch tea-infused waters

AriZona, Poland Spring, Nestlé beverages use amber-colored UV- and oxygen-barrier PET bottles.

June 3, 2009

Labels

NACD's best packages highlighted

Activate earns best of show in NACD's 46th annual competition.

June 3, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

New labeling, loading method is a smash hit at Blockbuster

With capacity limitations and tight movie-title deadlines, Blockbuster Video redesigns four packaging lines and adds a fifth to its distribution center.

May 14, 2009

Bakery/Snack

Compact case packer with servo automation

In this video from A-B-C Packaging, watch this case packer provide high-speed operation with gentle, servo precision.

May 13, 2009

Sustainability

Industry watch

May 5, 2009

Flexible packaging

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

April 5, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Robots cement bagging operations

Sometimes the best 'person' for the job is a robot, especially when the job is hefting 80-lb of cement.

April 4, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Compact industrial PCs

Nematron’s ePC-Plus Series of Industrial Computers features PCI expansion (two 3/4-length cards), two easily removable hard drives, and a hot swappable, easily removable DVD-R/W drive.

April 4, 2009

Flexibles

Squeezable pouch is perfect for Squish'ems!

A new vitamin-enriched fruit snack from Dole Packaged Foods Canada encourages kids to squeeze and slurp their food.

April 2, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Mechatronic update for proven overwrapper design

Scandia Packaging Machinery specializes in high speed overwrapping systems for pharmaceuticals, media DVDs and CDs, candy, tobacco and more.

March 2, 2009